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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... he's not gained more than three ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her ... He's such a tiny wee fellow . " " He seems just fine as he is , " Mr Hoppy said . " No , he's not just fine ! " Mrs ...
... he's not gained more than three ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her ... He's such a tiny wee fellow . " " He seems just fine as he is , " Mr Hoppy said . " No , he's not just fine ! " Mrs ...
Page 42
... he's lovely , " Mrs Silver said , looking up and beaming . " And he's developing such an appetite ! I've never seen him eat like this before ! It must be the magic words . " " You never know , " Mr Hoppy said darkly . " You never know ...
... he's lovely , " Mrs Silver said , looking up and beaming . " And he's developing such an appetite ! I've never seen him eat like this before ! It must be the magic words . " " You never know , " Mr Hoppy said darkly . " You never know ...
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... He's a big good - sized tortoise now , " Mr Hoppy said . " And you did it ! " Mrs Silver cried . " You're a miracle man , you are indeed ! " " But what am I going to do about his house ? " Mrs Silver said . " He must have a house to go ...
... He's a big good - sized tortoise now , " Mr Hoppy said . " And you did it ! " Mrs Silver cried . " You're a miracle man , you are indeed ! " " But what am I going to do about his house ? " Mrs Silver said . " He must have a house to go ...
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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