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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... comes up with the perfect plan to make his neighbor his bride ! " This is Dahl in a mellow mood , just as funny as he usually is but not as tart . . . . It isn't often that a love story offers appeal to primary grade readers ...
... comes up with the perfect plan to make his neighbor his bride ! " This is Dahl in a mellow mood , just as funny as he usually is but not as tart . . . . It isn't often that a love story offers appeal to primary grade readers ...
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... comes . " Mrs Silver caught the paper and held it up in front of her . This is what she read : ESIO TROT , ESIO TROT , TEG REGGIB REGGIB ! EMOC NO , ESIO TROT , WORG PU , FFUP PU , TOOHS PU ! GNIRPS PU , WOLB PU , LLEWS PU ! EGROG ...
... comes . " Mrs Silver caught the paper and held it up in front of her . This is what she read : ESIO TROT , ESIO TROT , TEG REGGIB REGGIB ! EMOC NO , ESIO TROT , WORG PU , FFUP PU , TOOHS PU ! GNIRPS PU , WOLB PU , LLEWS PU ! EGROG ...
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... come down and look ? " Mr Hoppy shouted back . " Come down at once , my dear man ! " Mrs Silver answered . " Come down and see the wonders you have worked upon my darling Alfie ! " »迎 3 Mr Hoppy turned and ran from the balcony into the.
... come down and look ? " Mr Hoppy shouted back . " Come down at once , my dear man ! " Mrs Silver answered . " Come down and see the wonders you have worked upon my darling Alfie ! " »迎 3 Mr Hoppy turned and ran from the balcony into the.
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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