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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... now . " " I'll try it , " Mrs Silver said . " I'll try anything . Of course I will . But I can't believe it'll work . " " You wait and see , " Mr Hoppy said , smiling at her . Back in his flat , Mr Hoppy was simply quiv-. 25.
... now . " " I'll try it , " Mrs Silver said . " I'll try anything . Of course I will . But I can't believe it'll work . " " You wait and see , " Mr Hoppy said , smiling at her . Back in his flat , Mr Hoppy was simply quiv-. 25.
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... smile on her face . She flung her arms around him and cried out , " You really are the most wonderful man I've ever met ! You can do anything ! Come in at once and let me make you a cup of tea . That's the very least you deserve ...
... smile on her face . She flung her arms around him and cried out , " You really are the most wonderful man I've ever met ! You can do anything ! Come in at once and let me make you a cup of tea . That's the very least you deserve ...
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Roald Dahl. That smile of hers , so warm and friendly , suddenly gave him the courage he needed , and he said , " Mrs Silver , please will you marry me ? " " Why , Mr Hoppy ! " she cried . " I didn't think you'd ever get round to asking ...
Roald Dahl. That smile of hers , so warm and friendly , suddenly gave him the courage he needed , and he said , " Mrs Silver , please will you marry me ? " " Why , Mr Hoppy ! " she cried . " I didn't think you'd ever get round to asking ...
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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