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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... hundred years . " " I know that , " Mrs Silver said . " But I do so wish he would 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 ...
... hundred years . " " I know that , " Mrs Silver said . " But I do so wish he would 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 ...
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... hundred , perhaps more . And he had to choose them very carefully . To you and me there is not much difference between one tortoise and another . They differ only in their size and in the colour of their shells . Alfie had a darkish ...
... hundred , perhaps more . And he had to choose them very carefully . To you and me there is not much difference between one tortoise and another . They differ only in their size and in the colour of their shells . Alfie had a darkish ...
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... hundred and forty tortoises and he carried them home in baskets , ten or fifteen at a time . He had to make a lot of trips and he was quite exhausted at the end of it all , but it was worth it . Boy , was it worth it ! And what an ...
... hundred and forty tortoises and he carried them home in baskets , ten or fifteen at a time . He had to make a lot of trips and he was quite exhausted at the end of it all , but it was worth it . Boy , was it worth it ! And what an ...
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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