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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... grow just a little bit bigger . He's such a tiny wee fellow . " " He seems just fine as he is , " Mr Hoppy said . " No , he's not just fine ! " Mrs Silver cried . " Try to think how miserable it must make him feel to. 19.
... grow just a little bit bigger . He's such a tiny wee fellow . " " He seems just fine as he is , " Mr Hoppy said . " No , he's not just fine ! " Mrs Silver cried . " Try to think how miserable it must make him feel to. 19.
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... cried . " Oh , please tell me ! Am I feeding him the wrong things ? " " I worked in North Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ...
... cried . " Oh , please tell me ! Am I feeding him the wrong things ? " " I worked in North Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ...
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... cried . " I didn't think you'd ever get round to asking me ! Of course I'll marry you ! " Mr Hoppy got rid of his teacup and the two of them stood up and embraced warmly in the middle of the room . " It's all due to Alfie , " Mrs Silver ...
... cried . " I didn't think you'd ever get round to asking me ! Of course I'll marry you ! " Mr Hoppy got rid of his teacup and the two of them stood up and embraced warmly in the middle of the room . " It's all due to Alfie , " Mrs Silver ...
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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