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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... looked down at Mrs Silver's smiling face gazing up into his own , he thought for the thousandth time how pretty she was , how sweet and gentle and full of kindness , and his heart ached with love . " I do so wish he would grow a little.
... looked down at Mrs Silver's smiling face gazing up into his own , he thought for the thousandth time how pretty she was , how sweet and gentle and full of kindness , and his heart ached with love . " I do so wish he would grow a little.
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... pretty big . It was amazing that Mrs Silver had hardly noticed anything at all during the great operation . Only once had she looked up and said , " You know , Mr Hoppy , I do believe he's getting a bit bigger . What do you think ...
... pretty big . It was amazing that Mrs Silver had hardly noticed anything at all during the great operation . Only once had she looked up and said , " You know , Mr Hoppy , I do believe he's getting a bit bigger . What do you think ...
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... pretty 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 Ага G 》 magic words ...
... pretty 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 Ага G 》 magic words ...
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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