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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... afternoon in a shop that sold newspapers and sweets . That made things a lot easier for Mr Hoppy . So on that first exciting afternoon , after he had made sure that Mrs Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy went out on to his balcony armed ...
... afternoon in a shop that sold newspapers and sweets . That made things a lot easier for Mr Hoppy . So on that first exciting afternoon , after he had made sure that Mrs Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy went out on to his balcony armed ...
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... afternoon of the seventh day , when Mrs Silver was at work , he lifted Tortoise Number 2 from the balcony below and brought it into his living - room . Number 2 had weighed exactly fifteen ounces . He must now find one that weighed ...
... afternoon of the seventh day , when Mrs Silver was at work , he lifted Tortoise Number 2 from the balcony below and brought it into his living - room . Number 2 had weighed exactly fifteen ounces . He must now find one that weighed ...
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Roald Dahl. The next afternoon , as soon as Mrs Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy lifted the tortoise up from her balcony and carried it inside . All he had to do now was to find one that was a shade smaller , so that it would just go ...
Roald Dahl. The next afternoon , as soon as Mrs Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy lifted the tortoise up from her balcony and carried it inside . All he had to do now was to find one that was a shade smaller , so that it would just go ...
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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