The Witches by Roald Dahl (English)

The Witches is a wickedly imaginative tale narrated by an unnamed seven-year-old boy who goes to live with his sharp-witted grandmother in Norway after his parents die. He learns from her that real witches—child-hating creatures disguised as ordinary women—are plotting to eliminate children everywhere. The boy stumbles upon a secret witches’ meeting in England and overhears a sinister plan led by the grotesque Grand High Witch to turn all English children into mice using "Formula 86 Delayed‑Action Mouse‑Maker." After being discovered, the boy is force-fed the potion and transformed into a mouse himself—but his human mind remains intact. With courage and cunning, he teams up with another boy-turned-mouse to sabotage the witches’ plot from within. Though he cannot return to his human form, the boy embraces his new identity with resilience, protected by his grandmother’s ingenuity and love. The story blends chilling suspense with Dahl’s trademark dark humor, making The Witches a timeless classic that is both eerie and enchantingly clever.