| Opening Line | Book |
|---|
| These two very old people are the father and mother of | |
| It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers | |
| Until he was four years old, James Henry Trotter had a happy life | |
| When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly | |
| The last time we saw Charlie he was riding high above his home town | |
| 'Mrs Silver,' he said. 'I do happen to know how to make tortoises grow faster' | |
| Not far from where I live there is a queer old empty wooden house | |
| In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks | |
| The farm next to ours is owned by Mr and Mrs Gregg | |
| Sophie couldn't sleep | |
| Little Billy's Mother was always telling him exactly what he was allowed to do | |
| What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays | |
| My father, Harald Dahl, was a Norwegian | |
| 'I'm going shopping in the village,' | |
| In the biggest, brownest river in Africa | |
| Down in the valley there were three farms | |
Novel by Opening Lines III 
Roald Dahl Books 
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