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She owns the Sweet Shop
Who is Mrs. Pratchett?
Dahl passed it everyday on the way home from school and occasionally bought stuff from it with his friends
What is the sweet shop?
They were made out of "rat mash"
What are Liquorice Bootlaces?
She was a horror, filthy, mean, and loathsome...
Who is Mrs Pratchett?
He is the Headmaster of the Llandaff Cathedral School for boys
Who is Mr. Coombes?
It is across the village green
Where is Dahl's old school?
A tangy candy powder you suck through a liquorice straw
What are Sherbert Suckers?
His dentist father tells him stories of what will happen if you eat sweets
Who is Thwaites?
A Prep-School in a part of England
Where is St Peter's School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset?
A large, color changing round candy that had the dead mouse dropped in it
What is a Gobstopper?
He had a frog stored in his tuck-box, which he would feed through a hole
Who is Arkle?
They are located along the esplanade and traveling across the bay
Where are the paddle-steamers?
A small hard candy that smelled of nail varnish and froze against the back of your throat
What are Pear Drops?
He had soap flakes poured in his mouth by the Matron
Who is Tweedie?
The back of the classroom, where the boys would store small treasures
What is under the loose floorboard?
It smelled of chloroform, and was "without a doubt" saturated was the dreaded anaesthetic
What are Tonsil Ticklers?