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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... cried . “ Oh , please tell me ! Am I feeding him the wrong things ? " " I worked in North Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ...
... cried . “ Oh , please tell me ! Am I feeding him the wrong things ? " " I worked in North Africa once , " Mr Hoppy said . " That's where all these tortoises in England come from , and a bedouin tribesman told me the secret . " " Tell me ...
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... cried . " Come down at once . " Mr Hoppy rushed down the stairs and Mrs. Silver opened the door to him . Together they went out on to the balcony . " Just look at him ! " Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he grand ! " " He's a big good ...
... cried . " Come down at once . " Mr Hoppy rushed down the stairs and Mrs. Silver opened the door to him . Together they went out on to the balcony . " Just look at him ! " Mrs Silver said proudly . " Isn't he grand ! " " He's a big good ...
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... cried out , " You really are the most wonderful man I've ever met ! You can do anything ! Come in at once and let me make you a cup of tea . That's the very least you deserve ! " Seated in a comfortable armchair in Mrs Silver's parlour ...
... cried out , " You really are the most wonderful man I've ever met ! You can do anything ! Come in at once and let me make you a cup of tea . That's the very least you deserve ! " Seated in a comfortable armchair in Mrs Silver's parlour ...
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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