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 suddenly felt very brave . " Mrs Silver , " he said . " Do you think I could pop down to your balcony and hold Alfie myself ? " " Why , of course you can ! " Mrs Silver cried . " Come down at once . Mr Hoppy rushed ...
Roald Dahl. Mr Hoppy suddenly felt very brave . " Mrs Silver , " he said . " Do you think I could pop down to your balcony and hold Alfie myself ? " " Why , of course you can ! " Mrs Silver cried . " Come down at once . Mr Hoppy rushed ...
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... suddenly he heard Mrs Silver's shouts from below , shrill with excitement . " Mr Hoppy ! Mr Hoppy ! Where are you ? " she was shouting . " Just look at this ! " Mr Hoppy popped his head over the railing and said , " What's up ? " " Oh ...
... suddenly he heard Mrs Silver's shouts from below , shrill with excitement . " Mr Hoppy ! Mr Hoppy ! Where are you ? " she was shouting . " Just look at this ! " Mr Hoppy popped his head over the railing and said , " What's up ? " " Oh ...
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Roald Dahl. That smile of hers , so warm and friendly , suddenly gave him the courage he needed , and he said , " Mrs Silver , please will you marry me ? " " Why , Mr Hoppy ! " she cried . " I didn't think you'd ever get round to asking ...
Roald Dahl. That smile of hers , so warm and friendly , suddenly gave him the courage he needed , and he said , " Mrs Silver , please will you marry me ? " " Why , Mr Hoppy ! " she cried . " I didn't think you'd ever get round to asking ...
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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