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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... pet tortoise . Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival and win the love of his lady will delight and amaze , involving as it does a cryptic riddle and no fewer than 140 tortoises , large and small . This is , quite simply ...
... pet tortoise . Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival and win the love of his lady will delight and amaze , involving as it does a cryptic riddle and no fewer than 140 tortoises , large and small . This is , quite simply ...
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... tortoise or two in the garden . In those days , a pet tortoise was a common sight crawling about on the family lawn or in the back yard . You could buy them quite cheaply in any pet - shop and they were probably the least troublesome of ...
... tortoise or two in the garden . In those days , a pet tortoise was a common sight crawling about on the family lawn or in the back yard . You could buy them quite cheaply in any pet - shop and they were probably the least troublesome of ...
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... tortoises into the country . This was not done to protect us . The little tortoise was not a danger to anybody . It ... pet - shop . ESIO TROT چیچ C Mr Hoppy lived in a small 6.
... tortoises into the country . This was not done to protect us . The little tortoise was not a danger to anybody . It ... pet - shop . ESIO TROT چیچ C Mr Hoppy lived in a small 6.
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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