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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... are actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told himself . Don't hurry it . So this is how things went over the next eight. 43.
... are actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told himself . Don't hurry it . So this is how things went over the next eight. 43.
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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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... week later from one of the pet - shops by a small girl called Roberta Squibb , and he settled down in Roberta's garden . Every day she fed him lettuce and tomato slices and crispy celery , and in the winters he hibernated in a box of ...
... week later from one of the pet - shops by a small girl called Roberta Squibb , and he settled down in Roberta's garden . Every day she fed him lettuce and tomato slices and crispy celery , and in the winters he hibernated in a box of ...
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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