The Witches
*The Witches* is a 1983 children's novel by Roald Dahl about a boy who encounters a convention of child-hating witches and gets turned into a mouse.
The story was adapted into a 1990 film starring Anjelica Huston and a 2020 remake with Anne Hathaway.
The title also refers to witches collectively in other contexts: The witches gathered at midnight.
- covenAssembly of witches
- broomstickCleaning tool's handle
- cauldronLarge metal cooking pot
- magic potionSupernatural drink with effects
- spellsMagical utterances or intervals
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- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
- Magical Movies/ShowsHarry Potter, Sabrina, Enchanted, Practical Magic, Charmed
- Roald DahlMatilda, BFG, Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, James
- Robert Zemeckis FilmsForrest Gump, Cast Away, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol
The WitchesThe BFG
Mary Poppins · Gandalf · fairy godmother · guardian angel · Aslan
The WitchesWinnie-the-Pooh
Beloved fictional bear
Goodnight Moon · The Velveteen Rabbit · Peter Rabbit · Paddington Bear · Anne of Green Gables
The Witchesfairy godmothers
Supernatural benefactors granting wishes
Tinker Bell · Santa Claus · Merryweather · Hagrid · Aslan
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