Overall, delightful to read and recommended. Silver never finds out about the trick and the original Alfie finds a new, loving home. This book is literally a 20-25 minute read with pictures on every page. Silver for her hand in marriage and she agrees. Hoppy finally has the courage to ask Mrs. Hoppy goes out and purchases 100 tortoises with markings similar to Alfie’s and slowly replacing Alfie by stealing him off her balcony.Įvery couple of weeks while Mrs. His plan is to tell her to whisper to the tortoise three times a day a ridiculous, backwards sayings. Hoppy hatches a plan to make Alfie grow, thereby winning over Mrs. Hoppy about how she wishes her tortoise would grow. Silver’s heart by replacing the tortoise named Alfie. Hoppy has to find a way to ingratiate himself into Mrs. Silver is in love with her tortoise (Esio Trot spelled backwards.) Mr. Hoppy, a retiree, is in love with the woman below his balcony, Mrs.
More of a short story than a novel, Esio Trot by beloved children’s book author Roald Dahl is sure to leave you with a smile on your face.
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