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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... difference between one tortoise and another . They differ only in their size and in the colour of their shells . Alfie had a darkish shell , so Mr Hoppy chose only the darker - shelled tortoises for his great collection . Size , of ...
... difference between one tortoise and another . They differ only in their size and in the colour of their shells . Alfie had a darkish shell , so Mr Hoppy chose only the darker - shelled tortoises for his great collection . Size , of ...
Page 39
... followed a rather nervous two hours ' wait for Mrs Silver to return from work . Would she see any difference between the new tortoise and Alfie ? It was going to be a tense moment . Out onto her balcony swept Mrs Silver . " Alfie. 39.
... followed a rather nervous two hours ' wait for Mrs Silver to return from work . Would she see any difference between the new tortoise and Alfie ? It was going to be a tense moment . Out onto her balcony swept Mrs Silver . " Alfie. 39.
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... up and said , " You know , Mr Hoppy , I do believe he's getting a bit bigger . What do you think ? " " I can't see a lot of difference myself , " Mr Hoppy had answered casually . But now perhaps it was time to call a halt.
... up and said , " You know , Mr Hoppy , I do believe he's getting a bit bigger . What do you think ? " " I can't see a lot of difference myself , " Mr Hoppy had answered casually . But now perhaps it was time to call a halt.
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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