Esio TrotShy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger. |
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... Africa once , " Mr. Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ! " cried Mrs. Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr. Hoppy ! I'll be your slave for life ...
... Africa once , " Mr. Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ! " cried Mrs. Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr. Hoppy ! I'll be your slave for life ...
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... Africa . But not many years ago a law was passed that made it illegal to bring any tortoises into the country . This was not done to protect us . The little tortoise was not a danger to anybody . It was done purely out of kindness to ...
... Africa . But not many years ago a law was passed that made it illegal to bring any tortoises into the country . This was not done to protect us . The little tortoise was not a danger to anybody . It was done purely out of kindness to ...
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... Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ! " cried Mrs Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr Hoppy ! I'll be your slave for life ...
... Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ! " cried Mrs Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr Hoppy ! I'll be your slave for life ...
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afternoon Alfie's become a tortoise bedouin tribesman told beside a nice bit bigger bought cabbage leaves claws closed claws opened crawl crispy celery darling door EGROG ELBBOG DOOF ELZZUG EMOC ESIO TROT excitement swept FFUP PU FFUTS Giant Peach GNIRPS PU hibernated hold Alfie holding the tortoise Hoppy chose Hoppy popped Hoppy took Hoppy's secret kitchen scales lettuce little house little tortoise living room LLEWS PU looking magic words metal claws morning North Africa once ounces End QUENTIN BLAKE Roald Dahl Roberta shiver of excitement shouting Silver answered Silver cried Silver had gone Silver was saying Silver's balcony slowly smile stroking his shell TEG REGGIB REGGIB tell thirteen ounces TIB RELLAMS titchy TOOHS PU tortoise language Tortoise Number tortoise-catcher tortoises grow faster tortoises in England TUP NO TAF twenty-seven ounces week TORTOISE weigh Alfie weighed exactly whispering endear WOLB PU words your slave WORG PU