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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... Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy man and he had never been able to bring himself to give her even the smallest hint of his love . Every morning , Mr Hoppy and Mrs Silver ...
... Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy man and he had never been able to bring himself to give her even the smallest hint of his love . Every morning , Mr Hoppy and Mrs Silver ...
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... Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ! " cried Mrs Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr Hoppy ! I'll be your slave for life . " When he heard the ...
... Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ! " cried Mrs Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr Hoppy ! I'll be your slave for life . " When he heard the ...
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... Hoppy ! Mr Hoppy ! Where are you ? " she was shouting . " Just look at this ! " Mr Hoppy popped his head over the railing and said , " What's up ? " " Oh , Mr Hoppy , it's worked ! " she was crying . " Your magic words have worked again ...
... Hoppy ! Mr Hoppy ! Where are you ? " she was shouting . " Just look at this ! " Mr Hoppy popped his head over the railing and said , " What's up ? " " Oh , Mr Hoppy , it's worked ! " she was crying . " Your magic words have worked again ...
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afternoon Alfie's balcony rail become a tortoise beside a nice bit smaller cabbage leaves claws closed claws opened colour crawl crispy celery darling door EGROG ELBBOG DOOF ELZZUG EMOC ESIO TROT FFUP PU FFUTS fifteen ounces GNIRPS PU grow happened hibernated hold Alfie holding the tortoise Hoppy chose Hoppy popped Hoppy took Hoppy's secret kitchen scales lettuce little bit bigger little house little tortoise living room LLEWS PU long metal looking magic words metal claws morning North Africa ounces End pet shops pet tortoise popped his head PUT ON FAT Roberta 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 TUP NO TAF twenty-seven ounces twice as big week TORTOISE weigh Alfie weighed exactly whispering endear WOLB PU WORG PU