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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... 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 . " When he heard the words your slave for life , a little shiver of ...
... 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 . " When he heard the words your slave for life , a little shiver of ...
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... family lawn or in the backyard . You could buy them quite cheaply in any pet shop and they were probably the least troublesome of all childhood pets , and quite harmless . Tortoises used to be brought into England by the thousand. 5.
... family lawn or in the backyard . You could buy them quite cheaply in any pet shop and they were probably the least troublesome of all childhood pets , and quite harmless . Tortoises used to be brought into England by the thousand. 5.
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Roald Dahl. Tortoises used to be brought into England by the thousand , packed in crates , and they came mostly from North Africa . But not many years ago a law was passed that made it illegal to bring any tortoises into the country ...
Roald Dahl. Tortoises used to be brought into England by the thousand , packed in crates , and they came mostly from North Africa . But not many years ago a law was passed that made it illegal to bring any tortoises into the country ...
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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