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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... I'd give anything to make it happen ! Why , I've seen pictures of giant tortoises that are so huge people can ride on their backs ! If Alfie were to see those he'd turn green with envy ! " 19 ied Mr Hoppy's mind was spinning like a fly-
... I'd give anything to make it happen ! Why , I've seen pictures of giant tortoises that are so huge people can ride on their backs ! If Alfie were to see those he'd turn green with envy ! " 19 ied Mr Hoppy's mind was spinning like a fly-
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... turn them round into human language , they simply say : TORTOISE , TORTOISE , GET BIGGER BIGGER ! COME ON , TORTOISE , GROW UP , PUFF UP , SHOOT UP ! SPRING UP , BLOW UP , SWELL UP ! GORGE ! GUZZLE ! STUFF ! GULP ! PUT ON FAT , TORTOISE ...
... turn them round into human language , they simply say : TORTOISE , TORTOISE , GET BIGGER BIGGER ! COME ON , TORTOISE , GROW UP , PUFF UP , SHOOT UP ! SPRING UP , BLOW UP , SWELL UP ! GORGE ! GUZZLE ! STUFF ! GULP ! PUT ON FAT , TORTOISE ...
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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