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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... called Mrs Silver . Mrs Silver was a widow who also lived alone . And although she didn't know it , it was she who was the object of Mr Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy man ...
... called Mrs Silver . Mrs Silver was a widow who also lived alone . And although she didn't know it , it was she who was the object of Mr Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy man ...
Page 15
... called hibernating . In early spring , when Alfie felt the warmer weather through his shell , he would wake up and crawl very slowly out of his house on to the balcony . And Mrs Silver would clap her hands with joy and cry out ...
... called hibernating . In early spring , when Alfie felt the warmer weather through his shell , he would wake up and crawl very slowly out of his house on to the balcony . And Mrs Silver would clap her hands with joy and cry out ...
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... called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down on to Mrs Silver's balcony below . Alfie was basking in the pale sunlight over to one side . " Hello Alfie , " Mr Hoppy said . " You are ...
... called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down on to Mrs Silver's balcony below . Alfie was basking in the pale sunlight over to one side . " Hello Alfie , " Mr Hoppy said . " You are ...
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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