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Esio trot
By Roald Dahl
Mr. Hoppy is a shy and lonely old man whose love
for the flowers he grows in his balcony is exceeded only by his
love for Mrs. Silver, the lady who lives in the apartment below
his. But Mrs. Silver devotes all of her attention to another
... Alfie, her pet tortoise, and the poor man's love remains
unrequited. If only Mr.Hoppy could do something tremendous- like
saving her live- or perform some feat that would prove him the
cleverest man alive. Finally he comes up with an ingenious plot
to defeat his rival and win his true love's heart- a plot that
will delight and amaze, involving as it does a cryptic riddle
and 140 tortoises of all sizes.