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Updated: June 17, 2025
Just at present the jewel that stands out most prominently in the ugly trust toad's head is "FREE TRADE." Men have argued and fought and voted and made speeches and paraded for Free Trade and all in vain. The more they talked and paraded, the heavier were the duties. But when the TRUSTS want Free Trade, they will have it, for the trusts control legislation.
On the contrary, small and ungenerous minds cannot admire heartily. To their own great misfortune, they cannot recognise, much less reverence, great men and great things. The mean nature admires meanly. The toad's highest idea of beauty is his toadess. The small snob's highest idea of manhood is the great snob. The slave-dealer values a man according to his muscles.
Representation of a man extracting the jewel from a toad's head; two "jewels", already extracted are seen dropping to the ground. It was, then, a real "stone," called the toad-stone, to which Shakespeare alluded.
When the last one was out of sight, all but a leg which was left sticking out of a corner of Grandfather Frog's big mouth, one of the Merry Little Breezes ventured to ask him what became of Mr. Toad's old suit. Grandfather Frog settled himself comfortably on the big green lily pad and folded his hands across his white and yellow waistcoat. "Chug-a-rum," began Grandfather Frog. "Once upon a time "
The driver laughed at the proposal, so heartily that the gentleman inquired what the matter was. When he heard, he said, to Toad's delight, 'Bravo, ma'am! I like your spirit. Let her have a try, and look after her. She won't do any harm.
The Toad's misery turned into rapture as he eagerly scrambled up into the cab of the engine.
The Toad's misery turned into rapture as he eagerly scrambled up into the cab of the engine.
The skin of the back and the long stiff tail, instead of being warted like the true toad's upper surface, is set with thorny excrescences. That of the lower surface is a dry tough tissue, almost horny. Whether this armour is given him to defend himself from the rattlesnake, it is difficult to say.
You see, he felt very much flattered by Old Mr. Toad's remark, and he couldn't very well refuse, for that would look as if he were afraid, after all. "A plague upon Old Mr. Toad!" grumbled Jimmy, as he ambled up the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest on his way to the hill where Prickly Porky lives.
It was true Peter Rabbit had been out all night playing in the moonlight, stealing a midnight feast in Farmer Brown's cabbage patch and getting into mischief with Bobby Coon. Now when most of the little meadow people were just waking up Peter Rabbit was thinking of bed. Presently he came to a big piece of bark which is the roof of Mr. Toad's house. Mr.
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