Student Question
What happened when the Bloodbottler entered the cave in The BFG?
Quick answer:
When the Bloodbottler enters the cave, Sophie hides inside a snozzcumber to avoid being discovered. The Bloodbottler suspects the BFG has a human and searches the cave. To protect Sophie, the BFG offers the Bloodbottler a snozzcumber to taste. Sophie ends up in the Bloodbottler's mouth but is spat out due to the vegetable's foul taste. She lands on the BFG's cloak and remains hidden until the Bloodbottler leaves, prompting the BFG to plan against the giants.
In chapter nine, when a bigger giant enters the cave, Sophie hides behind a snozzcumber. This bigger giant is the Bloodbottler, and he's looking for a human to eat. He has heard the BFG talking to someone and thinks the BFG kidnapped a human. So the Bloodbottler starts searching the cave.
Sophie thinks quick and scoops seeds out of the snozzcumber so she can hide inside. Unfortunately, the BFG does not know where Sophie is hiding. The BFG tries to distract the Bloodbottler and get him to leave the cave, so his idea is for the Bloodbottler to taste a bite of the snozzcumber!
Sophie finds herself in the Bloodbottler's mouth, but because of the foul taste of the snozzcumber he spits her out. Sophie lands on the BFG's cloak and is able to hide in its folds until the hungry giant leaves.
This enounter with the Bloodbottler in the cave is significant because the BFG is now determined to make the other giants disappear. He and Sophie will have to make a plan.
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