One little Indian boy left all alone He went out and hanged himself and then there were none. Two little Indian boys were out in the sun One got all frizzled up and then there was one*. Three little Indian boys walking in the Zoo A big bear hugged one and then there were Two. Four little Indian boys going out to sea A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three. Five little Indian boys going in for law One got into Chancery and then there were Four. Six little Indian boys playing with a hive A bumblebee stung one and then there were Five. Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six. Eight little Indian boys travelling in Devon One said he'd stay there and then there were Seven. Nine little Indian boys sat up very late One overslept himself and then there were Eight. The film is being made by Fox, who are also behind an adaptation of another of Christie’s classics, Murder on the Orient Express, which will be directed by Kenneth Branagh.The poem: Ten little Indian boys went out to dine One choked his little self and then there were Nine. In the US, the book was always known as And Then There Were None, but in the UK it wasn’t published under that title until 1985.
The novel attracted some controversy for its original English title, Ten Little Niggers, a reference to a nursery rhyme that plays a key part in the plot. But the last English-language film adaptation was in 1989, under the title Ten Little Indians – though M Night Shyamalan’s co-opted the conceit for an elevator setting in his 2010 movie Devil.Ĭhristie’s novel was first published in 1939 and – despite not featuring either Hercule Poirot or her other much-loved sleuth, Miss Marple – remains her bestselling book, having sold more than 100m copies. The story, about 10 people gathered on a remote island by a mysterious host, has already been the subject of multiple big- and small-screen versions, and the BBC are currently in production on a miniseries.
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