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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... called Mrs Silver . Mrs Silver was a widow who also lived alone . And although she didn't know it , it was she who was the object of Mr Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy man ...
... called Mrs Silver . Mrs Silver was a widow who also lived alone . And although she didn't know it , it was she who was the object of Mr Hoppy's secret love . He had loved her from his balcony for many years , but he was a very shy man ...
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... called hibernating . In early spring , when Alfie felt the warmer weather through his shell , he would wake up and crawl very slowly out of his house onto the balcony . And Mrs Silver would clap her hands with joy and cry out ...
... called hibernating . In early spring , when Alfie felt the warmer weather through his shell , he would wake up and crawl very slowly out of his house onto the balcony . And Mrs Silver would clap her hands with joy and cry out ...
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... called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down onto Mrs Silver's balcony below . Alfie was basking in the pale sunlight over to one side . " Hello Alfie , " Mr Hoppy said . " You are ...
... called this his tortoise - catcher . He leaned over the balcony railings and lowered the pole down onto Mrs Silver's balcony below . Alfie was basking in the pale sunlight over to one side . " Hello Alfie , " Mr Hoppy said . " You are ...
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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