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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... door . " They were standing on the balcony looking at the tortoise who was trying to push his way into his house . But he was too big . " I shall have to enlarge the door , " Mrs Silver said . " Don't do that , " Mr Hoppy said . " You ...
... door . " They were standing on the balcony looking at the tortoise who was trying to push his way into his house . But he was too big . " I shall have to enlarge the door , " Mrs Silver said . " Don't do that , " Mr Hoppy said . " You ...
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... door of his little house ! It's a miracle ! " " Can I come down and look ? " Mr Hoppy shouted back . " Come down at once , my dear man ! " Mrs Silver answered . " Come down and see the wonders you have worked upon my darling Alfie ...
... door of his little house ! It's a miracle ! " " Can I come down and look ? " Mr Hoppy shouted back . " Come down at once , my dear man ! " Mrs Silver answered . " Come down and see the wonders you have worked upon my darling Alfie ...
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... door and flew down the stairs two at a time with the love songs of a thousand cupids ringing in his ears . This is it ! he whispered to himself under his breath . The greatest moment of my life is coming up now ! I mustn't bish it . I ...
... door and flew down the stairs two at a time with the love songs of a thousand cupids ringing in his ears . This is it ! he whispered to himself under his breath . The greatest moment of my life is coming up now ! I mustn't bish it . I ...
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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