Esio TrotMr. Hoppy is in love with Mrs. Silver, but her heart belongs to Alfie, her pet tortoise. Mr. Hoppy is too shy to approach Mrs. Silver, until one day he comes up with a brilliant idea to win her heart. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. But it's going to take one hundred and forty tortoises, an ancient spell, and a little bit of magic. |
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... little house into which Alfie would crawl every night to keep warm . When the colder weather came along in November , Mrs Silver would fill Alfie's house しいいい ર with dry hay , and the tortoise would. 14.
... little house into which Alfie would crawl every night to keep warm . When the colder weather came along in November , Mrs Silver would fill Alfie's house しいいい ર with dry hay , and the tortoise would. 14.
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... little house . After all , he only needs to be just a tiny bit smaller and he could get in easily . " " How can he possibly get smaller ? " Mrs Silver asked . " That's simple , " Mr Hoppy said . " Change the || : = аг G по magic words ...
... little house . After all , he only needs to be just a tiny bit smaller and he could get in easily . " " How can he possibly get smaller ? " Mrs Silver asked . " That's simple , " Mr Hoppy said . " Change the || : = аг G по magic words ...
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... little house ! It's a miracle ! " " Can I come down and look ? " Mr Hoppy shouted back . " Come down at once , my dear man ! " Mrs Silver answered . " Come down and see the wonders you have worked upon my darling Alfie ! " ง Mr Hoppy ...
... little house ! It's a miracle ! " " Can I come down and look ? " Mr Hoppy shouted back . " Come down at once , my dear man ! " Mrs Silver answered . " Come down and see the wonders you have worked upon my darling Alfie ! " ง Mr Hoppy ...
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afternoon Alfie's become a tortoise bedouin tribesman told beside a nice bit bigger cabbage leaves claws closed claws opened crawl crispy celery darling door EGROG ELBBOG DOOF ELZZUG EMOC ESIO TROT excitement swept FFUP PU FFUTS Giant Peach GNIRPS PU hibernated hold Alfie holding the tortoise Hoppy chose Hoppy popped Hoppy took Hoppy's secret kitchen scales lettuce little house little tortoise living room LLEWS PU looking magic words metal claws morning North Africa once ounces End PUFFIN BOOKS QUENTIN BLAKE Roald Dahl Roberta shiver of excitement 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 tortoises grow faster tortoises in England TUP NO TAF twenty-seven ounces week TORTOISE weigh Alfie weighed exactly whispering endear WOLB PU words your slave WORG PU