Stickly-Prickly helped to unlace Tortoise 's back-plates , so that by twisting and straining Slow-and-Solid actually managed to curl up a tiddy wee bit . ` Excellent ! ' said Stickly-Prickly ; ` but I should n't do any more just now . It 's making you black in the face . Kindly lead me into the water once again and I 'll practice that side-stroke which you say is so easy . ' And so Stickly-Prickly practiced , and Slow-Solid swam alongside . ` Excellent ! ' said Slow-and-Solid . ' A little more practice will make you a regular whale . Now , if I may trouble you to unlace my back and front plates two holes more , I 'll try that fascinating bend that you say is so easy . Wo n't Painted Jaguar be surprised ! ' ` Excellent ! ' said Stickly-Prickly , all wet from the turbid Amazon . ' I declare , I should n't know you from one of my own family . Two holes , I think , you said ? A little more expression , please , and do n't grunt quite so much , or Painted Jaguar may hear us . When you 've finished , I want to try that long dive which you say is so easy . Wo n't Painted Jaguar be surprised ! ' And so Stickly-Prickly dived , and Slow-and-Solid dived alongside . ` Excellent ! '
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Amazon Jaguar Slow-Solid Slow-and-Solid Stickly-Prickly back-plates dive holes side-stroke whale