The Adventures of Mr.Toad(6)

The Adventures of Mr.Toad(6)

The judge and jury did not believe it.
Especially since the weasels lied and said it was not so.

So Toad was found guilty and sent to jailーto jail for 99 years !

Poor Toad !

He thought everyone had fogotten him. 

Months passed, and he sat hundled in his dreary cell.
But his mind was not idleーnot Toad.

And on Cristmas Eve he slipped past the jailer and made his escape.

Of course the jailer was not fooled for long, but by the time he new what had happened, Toady was on his way.

Disguised　as　a　stout little lady, he was speeding through the night.

And where did he go ?
Why, straight back to that quiet spot beneath the river willows, where Ratty were spending a sad and lonely Cristmas Eve.

When Toad appeared in the doorway, he found Ratty and Mole had another caller.
MacBadger was there, talking excitedly.

" We've made a great mistake, lads." he was saying.
" Toad did trade Toad Hall for a motor car.
And the weasels are living there now.
We must go and get the deed from them, so Toady's name will be cleared ! "

With this good news, they were glad indeed to welcome the runaway Toad.　

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