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The Wish is a short, sharp, chilling story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale
In The Wish, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, an imaginative boy plays a game that quickly gets out of hand . . .
Also contained in:
[Alle Verhalen](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24208237W)
[The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16465607W/The_Circus_of_Dr._Lao_and_Other_Improbable_Stories)
[Collected Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561689W)
[Roald Dahl Omnibus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091154W/The_Roald_Dahl_Omnibus)
[Scare Care](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL744670W)
[Second Roald Dahl Selection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561719W)
[Skin and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45830W/Skin_and_Other_Stories)
[Someone Like You](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45868W/Someone_Like_You)
[Trickery](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL21156382W)
[Wolf's Complete Book of Terror](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3333967W)
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