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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... he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a mechanic like Mr Hoppy . 凵 ает First he made two metal claws or fingers.
... he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a mechanic like Mr Hoppy . 凵 ает First he made two metal claws or fingers.
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Roald Dahl. 凵 ает First he made two metal claws or fingers , and these he attached to the end of a long metal tube . He ran two stiff wires down inside the tube and connected them to the metal claws in such a way that when you pulled ...
Roald Dahl. 凵 ает First he made two metal claws or fingers , and these he attached to the end of a long metal tube . He ran two stiff wires down inside the tube and connected them to the metal claws in such a way that when you pulled ...
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... metal pole . He called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down on to Mrs Silver's balcony below . Alfie was basking in the pale sunlight over to one side . " Hello Alfie , " Mr Hoppy ...
... metal pole . He called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down on to Mrs Silver's balcony below . Alfie was basking in the pale sunlight over to one side . " Hello Alfie , " Mr Hoppy ...
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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