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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Page 25
... twice as big as he is 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 ...
... twice as big as he is 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 ...
Page 49
... twice as big as he was before ! Oh you darling ! " she cried , stroking the tortoise . " Oh , you great big wonderful boy ! Just look what clever Mr Hoppy has done for you ! " Mr Hoppy suddenly felt very brave . " Mrs Silver. 49.
... twice as big as he was before ! Oh you darling ! " she cried , stroking the tortoise . " Oh , you great big wonderful boy ! Just look what clever Mr Hoppy has done for you ! " Mr Hoppy suddenly felt very brave . " Mrs Silver. 49.
Page 62
... much - loved family pet , and Roberta reckons that by now he must be about thirty years old . It has taken him all that time to grow to twice the size he was when Mrs Silver had him . But he made it in the end . Waard ,. 62.
... much - loved family pet , and Roberta reckons that by now he must be about thirty years old . It has taken him all that time to grow to twice the size he was when Mrs Silver had him . But he made it in the end . Waard ,. 62.
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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