Lamb to the slaughter by Roal Dahl

LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER
In class we read, "Lamb to the slaughter", written by Roal Dahl. The story takes place one evening in the home of the Maloneys, who seem to be an ordinary married couple. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband Patrick, a policeman, to come home. Mary is pregnant and happy and looking forward to his return. However, Patrick has a nasty surprise for her. He says that he is going to leave her. Mary enters a state of shock and acts as if nothing has happened. From the deep freeze she gets a leg of frozen lamb for dinner. When her husband repeats that he's going out, Ma…