Another piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a British farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient Roman treasure.

Rich people want to buy it, while the manager of a nearby hotel wants to make turtle soup out of it, but both plans are foiled when a little boy appears and shames the crowd for their cruelty.

The police officer who writes the ticket acts particularly harshly, threatening the narrator with a long prison sentence and a huge fine.

Gordon Butcher, a ploughman, uncovers a vast hoard of Roman silver while working for a man named Ford.

Ford tricks Butcher into believing that the find is worthless and takes it home for himself, but he gets his comeuppance when a visiting archaeologist recognises it as unreported treasure trove.

He accomplishes this by cutting the bird's wings off and tying them to Peter's arms, before forcing him to climb to the top of a weeping willow.

Peter declines the bullies' invitation to jump, but a shot from Ernie's rifle hits him in the leg and knocks him off balance.

The patient had the ability to see even after doctors had sealed the man's eyes shut and bandaged his head.

He uses his powers to predict which number will win on a roulette wheel and makes a great deal of money at the blackjack tables, but refrains from more feats in fear of publicity.

A near-riot breaks out as the people of London rush to collect the twenty pound notes falling from Henry's apartment.

This plan works until he reaches Las Vegas, where he unknowingly collects a huge sum from three casinos owned by the same Mafioso and narrowly escapes the owner's thugs.

Henry flies to Hollywood, where he enlists the aid of a famous makeup artist to create various disguises and false identities to protect himself.

[6] In January 2022, it was announced that Wes Anderson would direct an adaptation of "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" with Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular character alongside Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, and Ralph Fiennes.

[9] Anderson later announced that he would also adapt "The Swan" for Netflix, starring Rupert Friend, as well as two additional Dahl short stories, "Poison" and "The Ratcatcher".