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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... the whole business . The things you are going to read about in this story all happened in the days when anyone could go out and buy a nice little tortoise from a pet shop . ESIO TROT W Mr Hoppy lived in a small flat 6.
... the whole business . The things you are going to read about in this story all happened in the days when anyone could go out and buy a nice little tortoise from a pet shop . ESIO TROT W Mr Hoppy lived in a small flat 6.
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... 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 Mrs Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr Hoppy ...
... 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 Mrs Silver . " I beg you to tell me , Mr Hoppy ...
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... actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told himself . Don't hurry it . So this is how things went over the next eight. 43.
... actually growing taller every week , but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes . Slowly does it , Mr Hoppy told himself . Don't hurry it . So this is how things went over the next eight. 43.
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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