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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Page 19
... asked her . " 1 " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . ' About as much as a grapefruit . ” " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said solemnly . " But they can live for a hundred years . " " I know that ...
... asked her . " 1 " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . ' About as much as a grapefruit . ” " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said solemnly . " But they can live for a hundred years . " " I know that ...
Page 32
... asked his mates if he might use his old bench for an hour or two . What he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a ...
... asked his mates if he might use his old bench for an hour or two . What he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a ...
Page 50
... , he only needs to be just a tiny bit smaller and he could get in easily . " " How can he possibly get smaller ? " Mrs Silver asked . " That's simple , " Mr Hoppy said . “ Change the B W magic words . Instead of telling him to 50.
... , he only needs to be just a tiny bit smaller and he could get in easily . " " How can he possibly get smaller ? " Mrs Silver asked . " That's simple , " Mr Hoppy said . “ Change the B W magic words . Instead of telling him to 50.
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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