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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... ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " 1 " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . ' About as much as a grapefruit . ” " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy ...
... ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " 1 " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . ' About as much as a grapefruit . ” " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy ...
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... thirteen ounces , others a great deal more , but he didn't want any that weighed less . " Feed them cabbage leaves , " the pet - shop owners told him . " That's all they'll need . And a bowl of water . " When he had finished , Mr Hoppy ...
... thirteen ounces , others a great deal more , but he didn't want any that weighed less . " Feed them cabbage leaves , " the pet - shop owners told him . " That's all they'll need . And a bowl of water . " When he had finished , Mr Hoppy ...
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Roald Dahl. End of sixth week End of seventh week Alfie's weight was thirteen ounces . Tortoise Number 8 was twenty - seven ounces . Very slowly , over seven weeks , Mrs Silver's pet had more than doubled in size and the good lady hadn't ...
Roald Dahl. End of sixth week End of seventh week Alfie's weight was thirteen ounces . Tortoise Number 8 was twenty - seven ounces . Very slowly , over seven weeks , Mrs Silver's pet had more than doubled in size and the good lady hadn't ...
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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