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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Page 16
... lettuce for you , my lovely , " she was saying . " And here's a slice of fresh tomato and a piece of crispy celery . " " Good morning , Mrs Silver , " Mr Hoppy said . " Alfie's looking well this morning . ' " Isn't he gorgeous ! " Mrs ...
... lettuce for you , my lovely , " she was saying . " And here's a slice of fresh tomato and a piece of crispy celery . " " Good morning , Mrs Silver , " Mr Hoppy said . " Alfie's looking well this morning . ' " Isn't he gorgeous ! " Mrs ...
Page 54
... it . This one went through nicely . Good . He placed the tortoise in the middle of the balcony beside a nice piece of lettuce and went inside to await Mrs Silver's homecoming . 07 That evening , Mr Hoppy was watering his plants. 54.
... it . This one went through nicely . Good . He placed the tortoise in the middle of the balcony beside a nice piece of lettuce and went inside to await Mrs Silver's homecoming . 07 That evening , Mr Hoppy was watering his plants. 54.
Page 62
... lettuce and tomato slices and crispy celery , and in the winters he hibernated in a box of dried leaves in the tool - shed . That was a long time ago . Roberta has grown up and is now married and has two children of her own . She lives ...
... lettuce and tomato slices and crispy celery , and in the winters he hibernated in a box of dried leaves in the tool - shed . That was a long time ago . Roberta has grown up and is now married and has two children of her own . She lives ...
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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