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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... grow a little faster , Mrs Silver was saying . “ Every spring , when he wakes up from his winter sleep , I weigh him on the kitchen scales . And do you know that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ...
... grow a little faster , Mrs Silver was saying . “ Every spring , when he wakes up from his winter sleep , I weigh him on the kitchen scales . And do you know that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ...
Page 20
... grow up . " " You really would love him to grow bigger , wouldn't you ? " Mr Hoppy said , and even as he said it his mind suddenly went click and an amazing idea came rushing into his head . " Of course I would ! " Mrs Silver cried ...
... grow up . " " You really would love him to grow bigger , wouldn't you ? " Mr Hoppy said , and even as he said it his mind suddenly went click and an amazing idea came rushing into his head . " Of course I would ! " Mrs Silver cried ...
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... grown at all , especially if you see it every day . It's the same with children . They are actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told ...
... grown at all , especially if you see it every day . It's the same with children . They are actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told ...
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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