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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... twice as big as he is now . " I'll try it , " Mrs Silver said . " I'll try anything . Of course I will . But I can't believe it'll work . " " You wait and see , " Mr Hoppy said , smiling at her . Back in his flat , Mr Hoppy was simply ...
... twice as big as he is now . " I'll try it , " Mrs Silver said . " I'll try anything . Of course I will . But I can't believe it'll work . " " You wait and see , " Mr Hoppy said , smiling at her . Back in his flat , Mr Hoppy was simply ...
Page 49
... twice as big as he was before ! Oh you darling ! " she cried , stroking the tortoise . " Oh , you great big wonderful boy ! Just look what clever Mr Hoppy has done for you ! " Mr Hoppy suddenly felt very brave . " Mrs Silver. 49.
... twice as big as he was before ! Oh you darling ! " she cried , stroking the tortoise . " Oh , you great big wonderful boy ! Just look what clever Mr Hoppy has done for you ! " Mr Hoppy suddenly felt very brave . " Mrs Silver. 49.
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... , and Roberta reckons that by now he must be about thirty years old . It has taken him all that time to grow to twice the size he was when Mrs Silver had him . But he made it in the end . ROALD DAHL How can you make a tortoise double in.
... , and Roberta reckons that by now he must be about thirty years old . It has taken him all that time to grow to twice the size he was when Mrs Silver had him . But he made it in the end . ROALD DAHL How can you make a tortoise double in.
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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