Esio TrotWinner of the Smarties Prize (6-8 category) 1990, this is a tale of true love involving two middle-aged people and no less than 140 tortoises. The author also wrote Rhyme Stew, Matilda, The Twits and George's Marvellous Medicine. |
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... balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a mechanic like Mr Hoppy . 凵 ает First he made two metal claws or fingers.
... balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a mechanic like Mr Hoppy . 凵 ает First he made two metal claws or fingers.
Page 35
... Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy went out on to his balcony armed with his long metal pole . He called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down on to Mrs Silver's balcony below ...
... Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy went out on to his balcony armed with his long metal pole . He called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down on to Mrs Silver's balcony below ...
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... Silver's balcony . As you will have guessed by now , Mr Hoppy's secret was a very simple one . If a creature grows slowly enough - I mean very very slowly indeed - then you'll never notice that it has grown at all , especially if you ...
... Silver's balcony . As you will have guessed by now , Mr Hoppy's secret was a very simple one . If a creature grows slowly enough - I mean very very slowly indeed - then you'll never notice that it has grown at all , especially if you ...
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afternoon Alfie's become a tortoise beside a nice bit bigger bit smaller cabbage leaves Charlie Chocolate Factory claws closed claws opened colour crawl crispy celery Dahl's darling door EGROG ELBBOG DOOF ELZZUG EMOC ESIO TROT FFUP PU FFUTS fifteen ounces GNIRPS PU grow hibernated hold Alfie holding the tortoise Hoppy chose Hoppy popped Hoppy took Hoppy's secret kitchen scales lady lettuce little house little tortoise living-room LLEWS PU looking magic words metal claws morning North Africa ounces End pet tortoise pet-shop popped his head PUT ON FAT Quentin Blake Roald Dahl Roberta shouting Silver answered Silver cried Silver had gone Silver was saying Silver's balcony slowly smile stroking his shell TEG REGGIB REGGIB tell thirteen ounces TIB RELLAMS titchy TOOHS PU tortoise language Tortoise Number tortoise-catcher TUP NO TAF twenty-seven ounces week TORTOISE weigh Alfie weighed exactly whispering endear winner WOLB PU WORG PU نا