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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... asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a grapefruit . " " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said solemnly . " But they can live for a hundred years . " " I know that ...
... asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a grapefruit . " " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said solemnly . " But they can live for a hundred years . " " I know that ...
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... asked his mates if he might use his old bench for an hour or two . What he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a ...
... asked his mates if he might use his old bench for an hour or two . What he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a ...
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... , he only needs to be just a tiny bit smaller and he could get in easily . " " How can he possibly get smaller ? " Mrs Silver asked . " That's simple , " Mr Hoppy said . " Change the по جون 11111- magic words . Instead of telling him 50.
... , he only needs to be just a tiny bit smaller and he could get in easily . " " How can he possibly get smaller ? " Mrs Silver asked . " That's simple , " Mr Hoppy said . " Change the по جون 11111- magic words . Instead of telling him 50.
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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