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"Lamb to the Slaughter" is a short story by Roald Dahl, first published in 1953. It is a darkly comedic tale about a woman named Mary Maloney who kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then tries to cover up the crime.

The story begins with Mary waiting for her husband Patrick to come home from work. When he finally arrives, he tells her that he is leaving her for another woman. Mary is stunned by the news and, in a fit of anger, grabs a frozen leg of lamb from the freezer and hits

After realizing what she has done, Mary goes into a state of shock and tries to come up with a plan to cover up the murder. She decides to cook the leg of lamb and serves it to the police officers who come to investigate Patrick's death. The officers are completely oblivious to the fact that they are eating the murder weapon, and they leave without suspecting Mary of any wrongdoing. Patrick over the head with it, killing him instantly.

The story ends with Mary feeling a sense of relief and contentment, knowing that she has gotten away with her crime. The final line of the story reads, "And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle."

"All right, she told herself. So I've killed him."
"And she told herself: so be it."
"It was extraordinary, now, how clear her mind became all of a sudden. She began thinking very fast."

"So she sat down, and when the clock said ten minutes to five, she began to listen, and a few minutes later, punctually as always, she heard the tires on the gravel outside, and the car door slamming, the footsteps passing the window, the key turning in the lock."

"At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause, she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head."
"The violence of the crash, the noise, the small table overturning helped bring her out of her shock."
"So she carried the meat into the kitchen, placed it in a pan, turned the oven on high, and shoved it inside. Then she washed her hands, ran upstairs, sat down in front of the mirror, tidied her hair, touched up her lipstick, and went out."

"She brought the whisky bottle and two glasses, and she set them down on the table. 'Patrick!' she called. 'Here's a nice big drink for you. And I've got some news.'"
"It didn't seem to matter. The whisky and the air of the room had taken care of that. The detectives merely sat there, studying her. 'And in the other room,' she began again, laughing softly, 'I have a lovely leg of lamb.'"

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