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 a little faster , " Mrs Silver was saying . " Every spring , when he wakes up from his winter sleep , I weigh him on the kitchen scales . And do you know that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ...
... grow a little faster , " Mrs Silver was saying . " Every spring , when he wakes up from his winter sleep , I weigh him on the kitchen scales . And do you know that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ...
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... grow up . " " You really would love him to grow bigger , wouldn't you ? " Mr Hoppy said , and even as he said it his mind suddenly went click and an amazing idea came rushing into his head . " Of course I would ! " Mrs Silver cried ...
... grow up . " " You really would love him to grow bigger , wouldn't you ? " Mr Hoppy said , and even as he said it his mind suddenly went click and an amazing idea came rushing into his head . " Of course I would ! " Mrs Silver cried ...
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... grown at all , especially if you see it every day . It's the same with children . They are actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told ...
... grown at all , especially if you see it every day . It's the same with children . They are actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told ...
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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