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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... lady called Mrs Silver . Mrs Silver was a widow who also lived alone . And although she didn't know it , it was she who was the object of Mr Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy ...
... lady called Mrs Silver . Mrs Silver was a widow who also lived alone . And although she didn't know it , it was she who was the object of Mr Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy ...
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... pet had more than doubled in size and the good lady hadn't noticed a thing . Even to Mr Hoppy , peering down over his railing. TORTOISE NO.7 weight 25 ounces TORTOISE NO . 8 weight 27 ounces A few weeks later , Mrs Silver became Mrs Hoppy.
... pet had more than doubled in size and the good lady hadn't noticed a thing . Even to Mr Hoppy , peering down over his railing. TORTOISE NO.7 weight 25 ounces TORTOISE NO . 8 weight 27 ounces A few weeks later , Mrs Silver became Mrs Hoppy.
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... Silver's parlour , sipping his tea , Mr Hoppy was all of a twitter . He looked at the lovely lady sitting opposite him and smiled at her . She smiled right back at him . That smile of hers , so warm and friendly , 57.
... Silver's parlour , sipping his tea , Mr Hoppy was all of a twitter . He looked at the lovely lady sitting opposite him and smiled at her . She smiled right back at him . That smile of hers , so warm and friendly , 57.
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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