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Speaking of Dahl, I found something interesting. This is one of his "lost" chapters from an early draft of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, discovered in mirror-script (aka backwards) on his desk. There were a LOT more kids to the point where it was impossible to keep track of them all. One of the kids that was cut was a "teacher's pet" named Miranda Piker:
A resurfacing of a chapter intended to be in the book which featured Miranda Piker (a character who was going to be in the original story but dropped later) appeared in 2005, the very year that the Tim Burton movie adaptation was released. Miranda Piker's traits were that of a "teacher's pet", a bit of a diva, and tattle-teller who has never played or laughed. Her father, who may be a wealthy man like Mr. Salt, was a headmaster/principal at a very privileged school that may or may not be the school that his daughter attends. There also was another character to appear in the book, named Marvin Prune, who is only described as conceited, but his chapter, physical appearance, and family has never been revealed to the public yet. Thus, the amount of Golden Tickets given out was originally going to be seven.
Miranda's elimination chapter is titled "Spotty Powder." Wonka introduces the group to a new candy that will make children temporarily sick so that they can miss school that day, which enrages Miranda and her father (as Miranda and her father believe that children should never play or get days off from school). They vow to stop the candy from being made, and carelessly storm into the secret room where it is made.
Unfortunately, two screams are seemingly heard and Wonka reveals that the candy wouldn't work if he didn't "put a few headmasters in the mix every so often." He then reassures Mrs. Piker that he was joking and her husband and daughter are not actually dead, and that they weren't screaming but laughing. It's unclear what eventually became of the Pikers, but it can be assumed that they exited the factory like the other families if revisions to her chapter were made.
You can read "Spotty Powder" here.
A resurfacing of a chapter intended to be in the book which featured Miranda Piker (a character who was going to be in the original story but dropped later) appeared in 2005, the very year that the Tim Burton movie adaptation was released. Miranda Piker's traits were that of a "teacher's pet", a bit of a diva, and tattle-teller who has never played or laughed. Her father, who may be a wealthy man like Mr. Salt, was a headmaster/principal at a very privileged school that may or may not be the school that his daughter attends. There also was another character to appear in the book, named Marvin Prune, who is only described as conceited, but his chapter, physical appearance, and family has never been revealed to the public yet. Thus, the amount of Golden Tickets given out was originally going to be seven.
Miranda's elimination chapter is titled "Spotty Powder." Wonka introduces the group to a new candy that will make children temporarily sick so that they can miss school that day, which enrages Miranda and her father (as Miranda and her father believe that children should never play or get days off from school). They vow to stop the candy from being made, and carelessly storm into the secret room where it is made.
Unfortunately, two screams are seemingly heard and Wonka reveals that the candy wouldn't work if he didn't "put a few headmasters in the mix every so often." He then reassures Mrs. Piker that he was joking and her husband and daughter are not actually dead, and that they weren't screaming but laughing. It's unclear what eventually became of the Pikers, but it can be assumed that they exited the factory like the other families if revisions to her chapter were made.
You can read "Spotty Powder" here.
