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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... that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a ...
... that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a ...
Page 35
... that sold newspapers and sweets . That made things a lot easier for Mr Hoppy . So on that first exciting afternoon , after he had made sure that Mrs Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy went out onto his balcony armed with his long metal ...
... that sold newspapers and sweets . That made things a lot easier for Mr Hoppy . So on that first exciting afternoon , after he had made sure that Mrs Silver had gone to work , Mr Hoppy went out onto his balcony armed with his long metal ...
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... that covered the floor . He flung open his front door and flew down the stairs two at a time with the love songs of a ... That's the very least you deserve ! " Seated in a comfortable armchair in Mrs Silver's parlour , sipping his tea ...
... that covered the floor . He flung open his front door and flew down the stairs two at a time with the love songs of a ... That's the very least you deserve ! " Seated in a comfortable armchair in Mrs Silver's parlour , sipping his tea ...
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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