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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... winter . Planks had been placed around the sides of the balcony so that Alfie could walk about without toppling over the edge , and in one corner there was a little house into which Alfie would crawl every night to keep warm . When the ...
... winter . Planks had been placed around the sides of the balcony so that Alfie could walk about without toppling over the edge , and in one corner there was a little house into which Alfie would crawl every night to keep warm . When the ...
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... winter sleep , I weigh him on the kitchen scales . And do you know that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " Just ...
... winter sleep , I weigh him on the kitchen scales . And do you know that in all the eleven years I've had him he's not gained more than three ounces ! That's almost nothing ! " " What does he weigh now ? " Mr Hoppy asked her . " Just ...
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... winters he hibernated in a box of dried leaves in the tool shed . up That was a long time ago . Roberta has grown and is now married and has two children of her own . She lives in another house , but Alfie is still with her , still the ...
... winters he hibernated in a box of dried leaves in the tool shed . up That was a long time ago . Roberta has grown and is now married and has two children of her own . She lives in another house , but Alfie is still with her , still the ...
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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