Esio TrotMr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else--Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn't even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver's attention. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman's heart is through her tortoise. [www.amazon.fr] |
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... Silver was saying . " Every spring , when he wakes up from his 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 ...
... Silver was saying . " Every spring , when he wakes up from his 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 ...
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... words , Mrs Silver read the whole message out loud in tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more expression into it when you say it to Alfie . If you do it properly I'll bet you anything you like ...
... words , Mrs Silver read the whole message out loud in tortoise language . " Not bad , " Mr Hoppy said . " But try to get a little more expression into it when you say it to Alfie . If you do it properly I'll bet you anything you like ...
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... Silver was saying . " It must be Mr Hoppy's magic words I've been whispering to you . " Mr Hoppy watched as Mrs Silver picked the tortoise up and stroked his shell . Then she fished Mr Hoppy's piece of paper out of her pocket , and ...
... Silver was saying . " It must be Mr Hoppy's magic words I've been whispering to you . " Mr Hoppy watched as Mrs Silver picked the tortoise up and stroked his shell . Then she fished Mr Hoppy's piece of paper out of her pocket , and ...
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afternoon Alfie's become a tortoise beside a nice bit bigger cabbage leaves CHARLIE claws closed claws opened colour crawl crispy celery darling door EGROG ELBBOG DOOF ELZZUG EMOC ESIO TROT FANTASTIC MR FOX FFUP PU FFUTS fifteen ounces GIANT PEACH GIRAFFE GLASS ELEVATOR GNIRPS PU GOING SOLO grow 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 FINGER magic words metal claws morning North Africa ounces End pet-shop PUFFIN BOOKS PUT ON FAT Quentin Blake Roald Dahl 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 week TORTOISE weigh Alfie weighed exactly whispering endear WOLB PU WORG PU