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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... chose only the darker - shelled tortoises for his great collection . Size , of course , was everything . Mr Hoppy chose all sorts of different sizes , some weighing only slightly more than Alfie's thirteen ounces , others a great deal ...
... chose only the darker - shelled tortoises for his great collection . Size , of course , was everything . Mr Hoppy chose all sorts of different sizes , some weighing only slightly more than Alfie's thirteen ounces , others a great deal ...
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... chose one and lowered it down with his tortoise - catcher . Then , still gripping the tor- toise , he tested it to see if it would go through the door . It wouldn't . He chose another . Again he tested it . This one went through nicely ...
... chose one and lowered it down with his tortoise - catcher . Then , still gripping the tor- toise , he tested it to see if it would go through the door . It wouldn't . He chose another . Again he tested it . This one went through nicely ...
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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