The Wish

 The Wish is a short, sharp, chilling story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale.
In this tale, Roald Dahl, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, an imaginative boy plays a game that quickly gets out of hand...
The Wish is taken from the short story collection Someone Like You , which includes seventeen other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish that baffles the police; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others. It was also published and featured in Skin and Other Stories .
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been been turned into hit films, and continue to make millions of readers shiver today.