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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... cried . " Oh , please tell me ! Am I feeding him the wrong things ? " " I worked in North Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ...
... cried . " Oh , please tell me ! Am I feeding him the wrong things ? " " I worked in North Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ...
Page 50
... cried . " Come down at once . Mr Hoppy rushed down the stairs and Mrs Silver opened the door to him . Together they went out on to the balcony . " Just look at him ! ” Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he grand ! " " He's a big good ...
... cried . " Come down at once . Mr Hoppy rushed down the stairs and Mrs Silver opened the door to him . Together they went out on to the balcony . " Just look at him ! ” Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he grand ! " " He's a big good ...
Page 57
... cried out , " You really are the most wonderful man I've ever met ! You can do anything ! Come in at once and let me make you a cup of tea . That's the very least you deserve ! " Seated in a comfortable armchair in Mrs Silver's parlour ...
... cried out , " You really are the most wonderful man I've ever met ! You can do anything ! Come in at once and let me make you a cup of tea . That's the very least you deserve ! " Seated in a comfortable armchair in Mrs Silver's parlour ...
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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