The Adventures of Mr.Toad

The Adventures of Mr.Toad (1)

Tucked away among the willow, deep in the peaeful countryside, lie in the house of three good friends.

In his cozy house in the river bank lives  Mr.Water Ratーhis friends call him Ratty.
Close by lives Mole, as kindly and gentle a soul as ever drew a breath.

And in a great mansion set in its spacious park lives Toadyーthe madcap, the reckless, extravagant, the fabulous Mr.Toad.

Why, you　may ask, do we call him the reckless, extravagant Toad ?

Well, Toady, you see, is a speed demon.

As a boy, he went from the fastest tricycle to the fastest bicycle to the speedist boat on the river.

And even after he was quite grown up,he still was always in trouble.

He would knock down old ladies  on his speeding bycycle.
He would upset picnic parties with his speedy boat.

There were always lawsuits threatening and dameges to pay.

His good friends Ratty and Mole worried constantly about him.
And　poor　old　MacBadger,　who　managed　Toad's　money,　could scarecely keep up with his tremendous bills.

It is no wonder Toad's friends were delighted when news came that Toad had reformed.

Ratty told Mole as they sipped their tea one afternoon.
" MacBadger has had a very firm talkwith Toad, and he has promised to mend his ways, " said Ratty.

" Splendid, "　said Mole with a happy smile. 
And he sighed a happy sigh.
" It seems almost too good to be true ! " said he.

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