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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Roald Dahl. Mr Hoppy , a retired bachelor , har- bours a secret passion for the attractive widow Mrs Silver . She , however , lavishes all her affection on another ... Alfie , her pet tortoise . Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat ...
Roald Dahl. Mr Hoppy , a retired bachelor , har- bours a secret passion for the attractive widow Mrs Silver . She , however , lavishes all her affection on another ... Alfie , her pet tortoise . Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat ...
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... his balcony . They grew in pots and tubs and baskets , and in summer the little balcony became a riot of colour . Mr Hoppy's second love was a secret he kept entirely to himself . The balcony immediately below Mr Hoppy's jutted out a good.
... his balcony . They grew in pots and tubs and baskets , and in summer the little balcony became a riot of colour . Mr Hoppy's second love was a secret he kept entirely to himself . The balcony immediately below Mr Hoppy's jutted out a good.
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... secret was a very simple one . If a creature grows slowly enough - I mean very very slowly indeed - then you'll never notice that it has grown at all , especially if you see it every day . It's the same with children . They are actually ...
... secret was a very simple one . If a creature grows slowly enough - I mean very very slowly indeed - then you'll never notice that it has grown at all , especially if you see it every day . It's the same with children . They are actually ...
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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