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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... tortoises . Now what you have to do , Mrs Silver , is hold Alfie up to your face and whisper these words to him three ... tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more expression into it when you say it ...
... tortoises . Now what you have to do , Mrs Silver , is hold Alfie up to your face and whisper these words to him three ... tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more expression into it when you say it ...
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... holding the tortoise in both hands and waving it above her head and shouting , " Guess what , Mr Hoppy ! Guess what ! He weighs twenty - seven ounces ! He's twice as big as he was before ! Oh you darling ! " she cried , stroking the ...
... holding the tortoise in both hands and waving it above her head and shouting , " Guess what , Mr Hoppy ! Guess what ! He weighs twenty - seven ounces ! He's twice as big as he was before ! Oh you darling ! " she cried , stroking the ...
Page 50
... hold Alfie myself ? " " Why , of course you can ! " Mrs Silver cried ... tortoise now , " Mr Hoppy said . " And you did it ! " Mrs Silver cried ... tortoise who was trying to push his way into his house . But he was too big . " I shall ...
... hold Alfie myself ? " " Why , of course you can ! " Mrs Silver cried ... tortoise now , " Mr Hoppy said . " And you did it ! " Mrs Silver cried ... tortoise who was trying to push his way into his house . But he was too big . " I shall ...
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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