The Adventure of Mr.Toad (４)

The Adventure of Mr.Toad (4)

Well, Rat and Mole managed to get Toad safely　home, and they put him straight to bed.

They locked him in,too, for he was raving noisily about his motor car.
And they sat themselves down in the hall.

But they did not know Toad !.

Stone walls could not make a prison for Toad.
He knotted a rope of twisted sheets and slipped down it to the ground.

" A motor car ! A motor car ! I've got to have a motor car !"
he panted as he truged away down the moonlit road.

" I'll have one,too, if I have to beg or borrow it ! "

Rat　and　Mole　were shocked by Toad's wild excitement.

But　imagine　how much more shocked they were next morning.
　　
They were still on guard at the bedroom door when they saw the headline in the local paper.

"TOAD ARRESTEDーSTEALS CAR ! " screamed the headline.

" Toad ! " cried his frends .
" It can't be ! He's safe in bed. " 

(つづく　4/7)