, ▁and ▁now ▁she ▁does ▁it ▁by ▁inc iner ating ▁a ▁tim id ▁English ▁w itch ▁for ▁speaking ▁out ▁of ▁turn . ▁She ▁has ▁already ▁tort ured ▁and ▁killed ▁thousands ▁of ▁children ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁she ▁also ▁keeps ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁just ▁recently ▁turned ▁into ▁fro gs ▁in ▁her ▁room , ▁int ending ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁e aten ▁alive ▁by ▁se ag ull s . ▁Now ▁she ▁plans ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁w itch es ▁of ▁England ▁her ▁new est ▁in vention , ▁the ▁" Form ula ▁ 8 6 ▁Del ay ed ▁Action ▁Mouse - M aker " ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁and ▁turn ▁all ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁into ▁m ice ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁ex termin ated ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁parents . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁The ▁Grand ▁High ▁W itch ▁is ▁a ▁tall , ▁myster ious , ▁attract ive , ▁sn obb ish , ▁foreign ▁arist ocrat , ▁a ▁gl am or ously ▁and ▁provoc atively ▁dressed ▁femme ▁f ata le ▁type ▁with ▁heavily ▁made - up ▁appearance , ▁full ▁of ▁domin ating ▁and ▁pre dat ory ▁" v amp " ▁sexual ity . ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁she ▁attract s ▁attention ▁of ▁men , ▁including ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Jenkins ▁who ▁un success fully ▁fl ir ts ▁with ▁her ▁right ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁( un aware ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁just ▁turned ▁his ▁son ▁into ▁a ▁mouse ), ▁and ▁acts ▁in ▁er otic ▁and ▁sed uct ive ▁ways