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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... ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a grapefruit . " " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said ...
... ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " Just thirteen ounces , " Mrs Silver answered . " About as much as a grapefruit . " " Yes , well , tortoises are very slow growers , " Mr Hoppy said ...
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... thirteen ounces , others a great deal more , but he didn't want any that weighed less . " Feed them cabbage leaves , " the pet shop owners told him . " That's all they'll need . And a bowl of water . " When he had finished , Mr Hoppy ...
... thirteen ounces , others a great deal more , but he didn't want any that weighed less . " Feed them cabbage leaves , " the pet shop owners told him . " That's all they'll need . And a bowl of water . " When he had finished , Mr Hoppy ...
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... thirteen ounces . Tortoise . Number 8 was twenty - seven ounces . Very slowly , over seven weeks , Mrs Silver's pet had more than doubled in size and the good lady hadn't noticed a thing . ལ་ ་ Even to Mr Hoppy , peering down over.
... thirteen ounces . Tortoise . Number 8 was twenty - seven ounces . Very slowly , over seven weeks , Mrs Silver's pet had more than doubled in size and the good lady hadn't noticed a thing . ལ་ ་ Even to Mr Hoppy , peering down over.
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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