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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... BIGGER BIGGER ! COME ON , TORTOISE , GROW UP , PUFF UP , SHOOT UP ! SPRING UP , BLOW UP , SWELL UP ! GORGE ! GUZZLE ! STUFF ! GULP ! PUT ON FAT , TORTOISE , PUT ON FAT ! GET ON , GET ON ! GOBBLE FOOD ! " Mrs Silver examined the magic ...
... BIGGER BIGGER ! COME ON , TORTOISE , GROW UP , PUFF UP , SHOOT UP ! SPRING UP , BLOW UP , SWELL UP ! GORGE ! GUZZLE ! STUFF ! GULP ! PUT ON FAT , TORTOISE , PUT ON FAT ! GET ON , GET ON ! GOBBLE FOOD ! " Mrs Silver examined the magic ...
Page 38
... bigger . It was bigger by two ounces . This was Tortoise Number 2 . Mr Hoppy took Tortoise Number 2 out on to the. 38.
... bigger . It was bigger by two ounces . This was Tortoise Number 2 . Mr Hoppy took Tortoise Number 2 out on to the. 38.
Page 52
Roald Dahl. W magic words . Instead of telling him to get bigger and bigger , tell him to get a bit smaller . But in tortoise language of course . " " Will that work ? " " Of course it'll work . " " Tell me exactly what I have to say ...
Roald Dahl. W magic words . Instead of telling him to get bigger and bigger , tell him to get a bit smaller . But in tortoise language of course . " " Will that work ? " " Of course it'll work . " " Tell me exactly what I have to say ...
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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