在這本書中，住在樓上的Mr. Hoppy很喜歡樓下的Mrs. Silver，可是生性害羞的老先生連約老太太喝茶的膽子都沒有，而老太太把全部的注意力都放在她所養的小烏龜身上，也是因為這隻小烏龜，老先生想出了追求老太太的方法，到底是什麼法子呢？最後老先生跟老太太會有情人終成眷屬嗎？很有趣的故事，適合８歲以上兒童閱讀。An ancient spell, 140 tortoises, and a little bit of magic....
Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver, but she is in love with someone else--Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn't even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver's attention. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman's heart is through her tortoise. |
