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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... opened wide . Then he lowered the two claws neatly over Alfie's shell and pulled the lever . The claws closed tightly over the shell like two fingers of a hand . He hauled Alfie up on to his own balcony . It was easy . Mr Hoppy weighed ...
... opened wide . Then he lowered the two claws neatly over Alfie's shell and pulled the lever . The claws closed tightly over the shell like two fingers of a hand . He hauled Alfie up on to his own balcony . It was easy . Mr Hoppy weighed ...
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... opened the door to him . Together they went out onto the balcony . " Just look at him ! " Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he grand ! " " He's a big good - sized tortoise now , " Mr Hoppy said . " And you did it ! " Mrs Silver cried ...
... opened the door to him . Together they went out onto the balcony . " Just look at him ! " Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he grand ! " " He's a big good - sized tortoise now , " Mr Hoppy said . " And you did it ! " Mrs Silver cried ...
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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