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Summary: A great job again Roald Dahl!
Review: "Esio Trot" is the story of a lonely old gentleman who finds the way to the heart of the middle-aged widow he had secretly adored for years. The lady could be seen tending to her beloved little turtle, for whom she had a little house on her balcony. Her one wish was to have the little critter "grow" a little bigger. Read how the old man "tricks" the woman into believing that her tiny tortoise had grown enormously through "magic". There is, of course, a wonderful happy ending. -- I can recommend this book especially for children who fear "lengthy reading" or who have difficulty focusing on a book for hours on end. The reading of "Esio Trot" can be completed in about an hour by most 8-10 year olds. If a child "breezes" through this book, then they are ready for such specialties as "Matilda" and "The BFG", both by the same author, Roald Dahl, and both deserving of 5 star ratings. You can never go wrong with ANY of Roald Dahl's books!
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Summary: Esio Trot
Review: Esio Trot has characters named Mr.Hoppy and Mrs.Silver. Mr.Hoppy went to all the petshops in town and got 140 tortoises to try to trick Mrs. Silver into believing that he made her tortoise, Alfie grow bigger. I like this book, it is cool and also it's nice to read. It is funny. I think Roald Dahl should write another book to let us know what happened to Mr. Hoppy and Mrs. Silver. The book is fun to read because of the characters.
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Summary: Not Dahl's best, and NOT a good book for your kids
Review: I got this book in a boxed set of Roald Dahl's books. While I loved Matilda and *liked* The Witches, I found this book almost, well, comepletely stupid. Mr. Hoppy has loved his neigbor Ms. Silver for a very long time, but has never summond up the courage to tell her his feelings. One day while they were having a chat, Ms. Silver mentions that she worries about her much loved tortises size. So Mr.Silver comes up with a ridiculous plan to make it look the it had grown, then before you know it, they're married. I read this book in about twenty minutes, and i can never see how this can be depictied as a novel. The story was absolutely just plain stupid! This was written for younger audiences, I kept that in mind, but I dont think it's the kind of story children would like, there's no point to it! NOT reccomended.
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Summary: Esio Trot
Review: I read Esio Trot by Roald Dahl.I tought it was the best book I ever read. Mr.Hoppy wanted to marry Mrs. Silver. Mrs. Silver did not know that Mr. Hoppy wanted to marry her. The book is about his plan to get Mrs.Silver to fall in love with him. I liked when Tortoise number 8 got stuck in his house. I also like when Mr. Hoppy wrote in tortoise language. That was funny. My favorite part was when Mr. Hoppy had 140 tortoises!
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Summary: Esio Trot
Review: Mr. Happy loved Mrs.Silver. Mrs. Silver wanted Alfie to grow but Alfie didn`t grow. If Mr. Hoppy could make Alfie grow, Mrs. Silver would be his slave for life. So Mr. Hoppy had a secret plan. He would make a grabber to switch Alfie with a bigger tortoise. Then Alfie got too big for his house so Mr. Hoppy put his plan in reverse. Then he asked Mrs. Silver to marry him. I thought this book was funny. The person who wrote Esio Trot is Roald Dahl.
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Summary: Esio Trot
Review: Mr.Hoppy secretly loves Mrs.Silver,but doesn't want to tell her. She has all her love for a tortoise named Alfie. He's so small that Mrs.Silver wants him to grow bigger. Mr.Hoppy gives Mrs. Silver a scroll. The scroll has tortoise langage on it. Mrs.Silver says these words to Alfie mornings and nights. Mr.Hoppy has a secret plan. He is going to buy as many tortoises as he can. Every day when Mrs.Silver is at work, Mr.Hoppy switches Alfie with one of the tortoises he bought. Then Mrs.Silver wants Alfie to grow a bit smallerause he won't fit to his house. So Mr.Hoppy switches Alfie with a smaller tortoise. They find out that they love each other and they marry. I think this book was great.It is one of my favorite Roald Dahl books!
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Summary: Romantic Plot
Review: Secretly in love with Mrs. Silver is the desperately shy Mr. Hoppy. He adores her completely and believes he must do something to make her fall in love with him and tear apart some from her obsession with her beloved tortoise, Alfie. The two are neighbors in the apartment building and they rarely do anything more but have a small chat. Mrs. Silver is displeased because Alfie is small. She has heard of great, immense tortoises that people could ride on and she wishes Alfie would grow. So, thinking this as a chance to win over Mrs. Silver, Mr. Hoppy gives her a little special something to make Alfie grow. He has devised a wonderful plan to finally have the woman of his dreams.Esio Trot was an exceptional book, and a short one. If you are looking for a quick read, this is the book to choose.
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Summary: Romantic Plot
Review: Secretly in love with Mrs. Silver is the desperately shy Mr. Hoppy. He adores her completely and believes he must do something to make her fall in love with him and tear apart some from her obsession with her beloved tortoise, Alfie. The two are neighbors in the apartment building and they rarely do anything more but have a small chat. Mrs. Silver is displeased because Alfie is small. She has heard of great, immense tortoises that people could ride on and she wishes Alfie would grow. So, thinking this as a chance to win over Mrs. Silver, Mr. Hoppy gives her a little special something to make Alfie grow. He has devised a wonderful plan to finally have the woman of his dreams. Esio Trot was an exceptional book, and a short one. If you are looking for a quick read, this is the book to choose.
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