Dad says I should watch more T. V.

SCENE 1: THE WORMWOOD'S LIVING ROOM

(MR. WORMWOOD bursts in, pushing past MATILD A and speaking into
a telephone.)

MR. WORMWOOD

Yes, sir. That's right, sir. One hundred and fifty five
brand new luxury cars, sir.

MRS. WORMWOOD

Ahhhh! Harry!

screams noticing MATILDA reading a book

MR. WORMWOOD

Hang on-

MRS. WORMWOOD

Look at this, she's reading a book. That's not normal for a five-year-old. I think she might be an idiot.

MATILDA (reading out loud)

Listen to this: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

MRS. WORMWOOD covers her ears.

MR. WORMWOOD

Stop scaring your mother with that book, boy!

MATILDA

I'm a girl.

MRS. WORMWOOD

And she keeps trying to tell me stories, Harry. It's not normal for a girl to be all thinking-

MR. WORMWOOD

into the phone

I'm gonna call you straight back.

hangs up, to MRS. WORMWOOD

I'm trying to pull off the biggest business deal of my life and I have to listen to this?