Consider this, however: his story ends with him escaping the pair thanks to the swan wings they forcibly tied to him. Karma Houdini Warranty: Peter Watson thinks about how Ernie and Raymond have gotten away with breaking boys' arms and twisted them, while also bullying him for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.Just One Little Mistake: Ford probably would have gotten away with keeping the Roman silver if he hadn't left it out for a friend to see.He's able to spend years perfecting his powers of concentration because he has no real need to work. Idle Rich: Henry is noted to be one of these at the start of the story, and his passion for gambling is a result of simply having nothing better to do with his life.A Good Way to Die: Henry Sugar dies at a ripe old age without a penny to his name, having lived a rich full life of adventure with his friends, leaving behind twenty-one of the best orphanages in the world everywhere he traveled, having traded the idle greed he started his quest with for the rich happiness and satisfaction of a life well lived.This foreshadows that Henry has a natural aptitude towards spiritual development that leaves him dissatisfied with earthly riches and more compassionate to his fellow man. Furthermore, it took Imhrat Khan many more years than Henry to fully develop his yoga abilities, and Henry himself is noted to be unusually fast.Mocked in the " if this were a work of fiction" ending, where Imhrat Khan's fate prefigures Henry Sugar's death, but during the chapter where Henry finally puts his new yoga-derived superpowers to the test, he is already looking at his fellow gamblers with new eyes and finds himself mildly repulsed by them, suggesting his change of heart next chapter.The narrator even lampshades this shortly after that first night of gambling, stating that, were this a work of fiction, Henry Sugar would have a similar death, and even describes this hypothetical death in full, gory detail.but that's not the way it actually happened. Henry Sugar similarly uses his powers selfishly but instead has a change of heart on realizing the challenge is gone from gambling. Double Standard: According to the doctor's account in "Henry Sugar," the Indian magician Imrhat Khan died after telling his secrets to him and for using his powers selfishly.Direct Line to the Author: The story of Henry Sugar is explained as being apparently based on someone's actual life.Corporal Punishment: In "Lucky Break", Roald Dahl describes in detail being caned at school.Combo Platter Powers: While stopping by a roulette table on his way to the blackjack booth, Henry Sugar takes a look at the wheel and concentrates on it out of habit, only to realize he's gained the ability to predict the future in a limited fashion as well as to see the other side of a playing card when all the numbers except one blur out for him, which he didn't even train for.The authorities don't buy it but are forced to accept it when he sticks to his story. Blatant Lies: Ford keeps saying that he thought the Roman silver pieces were made out of pewter.It's worrying for his parents, who did nothing to deserve that, but the narrator hopes that the boy is happy. "The Boy Who Talked With Animals": The turtle is saved, but the boy runs off and has sea adventures with it.It's implied he survives, and his tormentors won't be escaping the consequences. "The Swan": Peter escapes the two ruffians but collapses in his mother's arms with a bullet in his leg, and she has to get him to the hospital.Bittersweet Ending: Most if not all the stories end this way:.Hilariously enough, Ford's grandson confirmed that the gist of the story was true. Based on a True Story: Dahl confirms that "The Mildenhall Treasure" was a real set of Roman tableware that was found by Gordon Butcher and Sydney Ford.Artistic License: Obviously, practicing yoga won't grant you supernatural powers.In 2022, Netflix would announce that a film adaptation based on the book directed by Wes Anderson is planned to be released on the service in 2023, with the film being Anderson's second adaptation of a Roald Dahl work (the first being Fantastic Mr. While many are fiction, a few are true and drawn from his life. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is a collection of tales by Roald Dahl, first published in 1977.
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