Cultural depictions of turtles Adventures in Wonderland". In the illustration by John Tenniel, the Mock Turtle is depicted as a turtle with the head, hooves, and tail of a calf; referencing the real ingredients of mock turtle soup. In the children's story, "Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl, a character named Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, who she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories collections: Introduction by Jeremy Treglown Select Bibliography Chronology Appendix: Dates of Composition and First Publication There are other works that are arguably short stories, which are not included in this volume. The two halves of "Two Fables" were excluded by request of Felicity Dahl for unknown reasons. When the stories were next compiled, in 2012's two-volume "The Complete Short Stories" (an expansion/amendment of "Collected Stories"), the above seven stories were finally included, slotted chronologically into place, this time in publication rather than composition order. This brought "Two Fables" back into print for the first time in over 25 years and