Stoically, he continues with his cunning plan to make Alfie miraculously grow and finally wins his way into Mrs Silver's heart - only to find he had been there all the while. When he finds she is distraught that her beloved tortoise, Alfie, doesn't appear to be growing, Mr Hoppy spots a chance to make his true love happy, and maybe even get closer to her in the process.Īs Mr Pringle ( Richard Cordery), another neighbour, sets his more lascivious sights on Mrs Silver, Mr Hoppy's world crumbles. Esio Trot (Paperback) Roald Dahl (author), Quentin Blake (illustrator). Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Esio Trot. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. From their first meeting in a cramped lift he is utterly captivated by her sparkle and warmth, but he regularly fails to tell her this during their neighbourly chats over the balcony. Esio Trot - Kindle edition by Dahl, Roald, Blake, Quentin.

Mr Hoppy ( Dustin Hoffman) lives a quiet retiree's life, tending to his balcony garden, pottering to the shops and back and secretly being passionately, hopelessly in love with his downstairs neighbour, Mrs Silver ( Judi Dench). by Roald Dahl Esio Trot Summary These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl