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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... hundred years . " " I know that , " Mrs Silver said . " But I do so wish he would grow just a little bit bigger . He's such a tiny wee fellow . ” " He seems just fine as he is , ” Mr Hoppy said . “ No , he's not just fine ! " Mrs Silver ...
... hundred years . " " I know that , " Mrs Silver said . " But I do so wish he would grow just a little bit bigger . He's such a tiny wee fellow . ” " He seems just fine as he is , ” Mr Hoppy said . “ No , he's not just fine ! " Mrs Silver ...
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... hundred , perhaps more . And he had to choose them very carefully . To you and me there is not much difference between one tortoise and another . They differ only in their size and in the colour of their shells . Alfie had a darkish ...
... hundred , perhaps more . And he had to choose them very carefully . To you and me there is not much difference between one tortoise and another . They differ only in their size and in the colour of their shells . Alfie had a darkish ...
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... hundred and forty tortoises and he carried them home in baskets , ten or fifteen at a time . He had to make a lot of trips and he was quite exhausted at the end of it all , but it was worth it . Boy , was it worth it ! And what an ...
... hundred and forty tortoises and he carried them home in baskets , ten or fifteen at a time . He had to make a lot of trips and he was quite exhausted at the end of it all , but it was worth it . Boy , was it worth it ! And what an ...
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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