Danny, The Champion of the World

 Since childhood, he just lives alone with his father, a skilled mechanic, his
mother died since he was 4 months old. Danny's father had an old gas station
and a workshop, they also do not live in the house but in the former Gypsy
caravan. Little Danny already intimately acquainted with the car engine and
amazing stories, his father besides experts vehicle repair expert
storytelling. Even the occasional Danny believes that his tale was actually
real.

One day, Danny caught father secretly kept secrets in his life.  Turns out
Danny's father was a poacher, he often hunt pheasants in the forest region
Mr. Hazell. Danny's father then tells all her secrets about the hunt to Danny,
including how to capture a lot of pheasants.  There is a method of "Corks
horsehair" and the method "Sticky Hat".

The next poaching Danny's father was not done secretly, but with the
knowledge of Danny (although he has not been allowed to participate).  But
unfortunately, the hunt makes Danny's father was severely injured due to hit
the trap of guards pheasants in Hazell's Wood.  Danny is getting a feeling that
there is something going on father decided to follow into the forest and bring
his father home.

Since the incident, Danny's father often become moody and more subdued.  It
turned out that he secretly wants revenge not directly to Mr.  Hazell. Well,
Mr. Hazell also not a friendly against neighbors and about, she was a
domineering and rich snobs. The idea gained, Danny's father will catch as
much as possible in order to hunt pheasants Mr. Hazell are famous all over the
world to be a failure. But how can he can catch a lot of pheasants without
getting caught? Well, this is where the role of Danny's most important.  He
gave a cool idea, but how well it worked? If they can catch a lot of pheasants
without getting caught?
 Danny, The Champion of the World

Suatu hari, Danny memergoki Ayahnya yang diam-diam menyimpan rahasia

besar dalam hidupnya. Ternyata Ayah Danny adalah seorang pemburu gelap,
ia sering melakukan perburuan burung Pegar di wilayah hutan Mr. Hazell.
Kemudian Ayah Danny menceritakan semua rahasianya tentang perburuan itu
kepada Danny, termasuk bagaimana caranya agar dapat menangkap banyak
burung Pegar. Ada metode ”Sumbat bulu kuda” dan metode ”Topi Lengket”.

Perburuan berikutnya tidak dilakukan Ayah Danny diam-diam, tapi dengan

sepengetahuan Danny (meski ia belum boleh ikut). Tapi sayangnya, perburuan
itu membuat Ayah Danny terluka parah karena kena jebakan dari penjaga-
penjaga burung Pegar di Hutan Hazell. Danny yang mendapatkan firasat
bahwa ada sesuatu yang terjadi pada Ayahnya memutuskan untuk menyusul ke
hutan tersebut dan membawa Ayahnya pulang.

Sejak kejadian itu, Ayah Danny sering menjadi murung dan lebih
pendiam. Ternyata diam-diam ia ingin balas dendam tidak secara langsung
kepada Mr. Hazell. Yah, secara Mr. Hazell juga bukan seorang yang ramah
terhadap tetangga dan sekitar, ia orang yang sok berkuasa dan sok kaya. Ide
didapat, Ayah Danny akan menangkap sebanyak mungkin burung Pegar agar
acara berburu Mr. Hazell yang terkenal di seluruh dunia menjadi gagal. Tapi
bagaimana caranya agar ia bisa menangkap banyak burung Pegar tanpa
ketahuan? Nah, di sinilah peran Danny yang paling penting. Ia memberikan
ide yang keren, tapi apakah ide tersebut berhasil? Apakah mereka bisa
menangkap banyak burung Pegar tanpa ketahuan?

Reference:
Dahl, Roald. 1975. Danny, the Champion of the World. United States:  Alfred A.
Knopf, Inc.