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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... asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a grapefruit . " " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said solemnly . " But they can live for a hundred years . " " I know that ...
... asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a grapefruit . " " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said solemnly . " But they can live for a hundred years . " " I know that ...
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... LLEWS PU ! EGROG ! ELZZUG ! FFUTS ! PLUG ! TUP NO TAF , ESIO TROT , TUP NO TAF ! TEG NO , TEG NO ! ELBBOG DOOF ! га " What does it mean ? " she asked . " Is it another language ? " " It's tortoise language , " Mr Hoppy said . 23.
... LLEWS PU ! EGROG ! ELZZUG ! FFUTS ! PLUG ! TUP NO TAF , ESIO TROT , TUP NO TAF ! TEG NO , TEG NO ! ELBBOG DOOF ! га " What does it mean ? " she asked . " Is it another language ? " " It's tortoise language , " Mr Hoppy said . 23.
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... asked his mates if he might use his old bench for an hour or two . What he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a ...
... asked his mates if he might use his old bench for an hour or two . What he had to do now was to make something that would reach down from his own balcony to Mrs Silver's balcony and pick up a tortoise . This was not difficult for a ...
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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