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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Roald Dahl. " It's tortoise language , " Mr Hoppy said . " Tortoises are very backward creatures . There- fore they can only understand words that are written backwards . That's obvious , isn't it ? " " I suppose so , " Mrs Silver said ...
Roald Dahl. " It's tortoise language , " Mr Hoppy said . " Tortoises are very backward creatures . There- fore they can only understand words that are written backwards . That's obvious , isn't it ? " " I suppose so , " Mrs Silver said ...
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... language , " Mr Hoppy said , " especially with tortoises . Now what you have to do , Mrs Silver , is hold Alfie up ... tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more expression into it when you say it to ...
... language , " Mr Hoppy said , " especially with tortoises . Now what you have to do , Mrs Silver , is hold Alfie up ... tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more expression into it when you say it to ...
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... tortoise language of course . " " Will that work ? " " Of course it'll work . " " Tell me exactly what I have to say , Mr Hoppy . " Mr Hoppy got out a piece of paper and a. 52 ...
... tortoise language of course . " " Will that work ? " " Of course it'll work . " " Tell me exactly what I have to say , Mr Hoppy . " Mr Hoppy got out a piece of paper and a. 52 ...
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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