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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... course , was everything . Mr Hoppy chose all sorts of different sizes , some weighing only slightly more than Alfie's thirteen ounces , others a great deal more , but he didn't want any that weighed less . " Feed them cabbage leaves ...
... course , was everything . Mr Hoppy chose all sorts of different sizes , some weighing only slightly more than Alfie's thirteen ounces , others a great deal more , but he didn't want any that weighed less . " Feed them cabbage leaves ...
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... course you can ! " Mrs Silver cried . " Come down at once . " Mr Hoppy rushed down the stairs and Mrs Silver opened the door to him . Together they went out onto the balcony . " Just look at him ! " Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he ...
... course you can ! " Mrs Silver cried . " Come down at once . " Mr Hoppy rushed down the stairs and Mrs Silver opened the door to him . Together they went out onto the balcony . " Just look at him ! " Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he ...
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... course I'll marry you ! " Mr Hoppy got rid of his teacup and the two of them stood up and embraced warmly in the middle of the room . " It's all due to Alfie , " Mrs Silver said , slightly breathless . " Good old Alfie , " Mr Hoppy said ...
... course I'll marry you ! " Mr Hoppy got rid of his teacup and the two of them stood up and embraced warmly in the middle of the room . " It's all due to Alfie , " Mrs Silver said , slightly breathless . " Good old Alfie , " Mr Hoppy said ...
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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