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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... mind suddenly went click and an amazing idea came rushing into his head . " Of course I would ! " Mrs Silver cried . “ I'd give anything to make it happen ! Why , I've seen pictures of giant tortoises that are so huge people can ride on ...
... mind suddenly went click and an amazing idea came rushing into his head . " Of course I would ! " Mrs Silver cried . “ I'd give anything to make it happen ! Why , I've seen pictures of giant tortoises that are so huge people can ride on ...
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Roald Dahl. 19 . Mr Hoppy's mind was spinning like a fly- wheel . Here , surely , was his big chance ! Grab it , he told himself . Grab it quick ! " Mrs Silver , " he said . " I do actually happen to know how to make tortoises grow ...
Roald Dahl. 19 . Mr Hoppy's mind was spinning like a fly- wheel . Here , surely , was his big chance ! Grab it , he told himself . Grab it quick ! " Mrs Silver , " he said . " I do actually happen to know how to make tortoises grow ...
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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