OLD RB. TOAD ILOWI UP

Never to conclusions lump. Lest self-esteem should get a

bump. -Old Mr. Toad.

Petr Rabbit was delighted. He had missed Old Mr. Toad all through the early spring. He had looked for him in Farmer Brown's garden and had failed

any trace of him. Now. he had

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to find.

touad kiss. and at all places. It was is the water. Yes. sir. Old Mr. Toad was in the water. He was is Smiling Pool. K Peter sat on the bank looking down at Old Mr. Toad. and Old Mr. Toad. with only his eyes and the top of his head above water. was looking up at Peter with the loveliest eyes of all the Green

They were lovely golden eyes. Looking down into them as he was. Pater could see how lovely they were. Yet Old Mr. Toad

son.

Homely as Old Mr. Toad is, he has a sweet voice as well as love- ily eyes. It was his voice that had led Peter in look to the right place to find him.

”i-Iello. Old Mr. Toad. I've been looking for your everywhere!”

eaae. I worked out. cried Peter. Old Mr. Toad said nothing. but North below a my thing happened. A little A,. white bubble appeared on his . ms throat. and it began to grow. :K.l.4g Old Mr. Triad was blowing up. gAK3z That bubble grew. and grew. and , 5' gqgygg grew. It grew so big that Peter .J.”g. N Qgqal became scared. That throat bub- ' , y I s as his was as big as Old Mr. 'l'oad's .1. 8 QJIQ Head. - .' vgqni x”'; ”Stop I111: cried Peter. I 6 Old Mr. load said nothing. but. VK right then he began to sing. and OOQ9" lonce more Peter thought it was O''' one at the sweetest notes of which 9. W: he knew. when he stopped sing- ilortu. last soon was in um big throat bubble dis- !. 1. 33:1 Pan appeared. Old Mr. Toad looked gm pg. Pass Pass up at Peter and winked one of

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n is plain hat last-West could have run off at: heart tricks at! the start-but let's skip that W"! pleasant (sci vi.e.. unpleasant tor, N.,nh.south. u it had transpired! H order to analyse the bidding.

When last overealled the open- hg diamond bid with a spade. south was placed in something of a dilemma His first thought. as he explained later. was to bid three diamonds. but on examina- thatblscslldtdnotseenqulte satisfactory. Saudi had a fairly good band. but if there was dupli- cation in the heart suit-if North had the ace or the A-Q-the ene- my might win three trials of! the reel. Thus. the five-diaraoad eon- I-aet night and might not be ad- Vdubls. It was certainly unlikely. considering South's own spades. that North would be able to bid three hearts. reassuring South about that suit. South would have Is worry about clubs before he himself eould risk three notruaip.

Thus. South's leap to bump. though unquestionably dangerous because of his single- ton heart and his weakness in ebsba. was not quite as illogical as I may appear: and North's raise to three aetruaaa was at eeuree eutoaietis.

Now. back. he the play. West eoulda't believe that the tippe- aeah was wide open h his own

his golden eyes.

Peter looked down at his and griaaad. "I really was afraid." said Peter.

”What were you atraid of?" asked Old Mr. Toad.

"l was afraid you would blow yourself up and burst." said Peter. ”How do you do it?"

Old Mr. Toad made as reply. Instead he' began to blow up

himself is a very homely per-V

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have blown up a piece at bubble gum. When that big bubble ruch- ed the point where Peter was be- ginning to get anxious again. Old

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it is funny.” said Peter to "that anyone so homely can have such a lovely voice." Of course he didalt want Old Mr Toad to hear that.

Almost as soon as the song end- ed Old Mr. Toad began to blow up again. Perhaps it shouldn't be called a song. because it was hardly long enough tor that. Per- haps it would be better Ia say that when those sweet notes end- ed. Old Mr. Toad began to blow up again.

”l've never seen you do that up is Fanaer Brown's garden." said Peter.

Old Mr. Toad seemingly didn't hear. He was too wrapped up in singing He just viasn't listening

"How did you get down here?” asked Peter.

Still Old Mr. Toad made as rs-, ply. He continued to sing. At the

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same time all the little Hylas a- round the edge of the pond were singing too. It was it grand chor- us. Once more Peter asked Old Mr. Toad how he got to the Smil- ing Pool. And Old Mr. Toad was still toe busy singing to answer, questions. Peter lost patience. and stamped a foot. A great silence fell over the Smiling Pool.

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