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 14
... and in one corner there was a little house into which Alfie would crawl every night to keep warm . When the colder weather came along in November , Mrs Silver would fill Alfie's house عا الله דרך しいいま with dry hay , and the 14.
... and in one corner there was a little house into which Alfie would crawl every night to keep warm . When the colder weather came along in November , Mrs Silver would fill Alfie's house عا الله דרך しいいま with dry hay , and the 14.
Page 25
... night . Let me hear you practice them . " Very slowly and stumbling a little over the strange words , Mrs Silver read the whole message out loud in tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more ...
... night . Let me hear you practice them . " Very slowly and stumbling a little over the strange words , Mrs Silver read the whole message out loud in tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more ...
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... night , but now he can't get through the door . " They were standing on the balcony looking at the tortoise who was trying to push his way into his house . But he was too big . " I shall have to enlarge the door , " Mrs Silver said ...
... night , but now he can't get through the door . " They were standing on the balcony looking at the tortoise who was trying to push his way into his house . But he was too big . " I shall have to enlarge the door , " Mrs Silver said ...
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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