Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison".

When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.

In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.

Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.

A schoolboy Nicholas always worries about something. When he goes on a school skiing trip, all his visions and nightmares take him over.