January 27, 2015
If you like turtles then I think you should read the book Esio Trot , by Roald Dahl. In this book there are three main characters: Mr. Hoppy, Mrs. Silver, and Alfie the turtle. Mr. Hoppy lives on the balcony above Mrs. Silver and her best friend Alfie. But Mrs. Silver wishes that Alfie would get just a little bit bigger, and says she will do anything to get Alfie bigger, and all of the sudden Mr. Hoppy get’s a great idea. I think Mr. Hoppy is nice and also a trickster.
I like Mr. Hoppy because he is nice for an example when he says to Alfie: “Alfie is looking well this morning” that is nice because it is nice comment . And another example of Mr. Hoppy being nice is when he writes her the letters of what to say to get the turtle bigger. And another example is when he says “Absolutely gorgeous”, that is nice because it would feel good for somebody to give you that comment. And He is a trickster for an example when he goes to every pet store in town and bys turtles that look like Alfie but weigh a little bit more, and look the same to get turtles to switch them with Alfie, so Mrs. Silver thinks he is growing.
And another example is when he gives Mrs. Silver the magic words, and says that they will make Alfie get bigger, but, when he is switches the turtles .
In conclusion if you like books with tricksters and nice characters in them then read this book.
By Anna
Great job introducing your characters! Even mentioning a trickster makes me want to read more! The example of the magic words and turning into a turtle really caught my attention. That's a situation I want to know more about.
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