I did the same thing myself when I was their age . Could n't stop me any more than I could stop them . They do n't know when they 're well off , but young folks never do . Fine weather , is n't it ? '' XI OLD MR. TOAD 'S QUEER TONGUE Old Mother Nature doth provide For all her children , large or small . Her wisdom foresees all their needs And makes provision for them all . If you do n't believe it , just you go ask Old Mr. Toad , as Peter Rabbit did , how such a slow-moving fellow as he is can catch enough bugs and insects to keep him alive . Perhaps you 'll learn something just as Peter did . Peter and Old Mr. Toad sat in the rain watching the tiny Toads , who , you know , were Mr. Toad 's children , leaving their kindergarten in the Smiling Pool and starting out to see the Great World . When the last little Toad had passed them , Old Mr. Toad suddenly remembered that he was hungry , very hungry indeed . `` Did n't have time to eat much while I was in the Smiling Pool , '' he explained . `` Could n't eat and sing too , and while I was down there , I was supposed to sing . Now that it is time to quit singing , I begin to realize that I 've got a stomach to look out for as well as a voice . See that bug over there on that leaf ? Watch him . '' Peter looked , and sure enough there was a fat bug crawling along on an old leaf . He was about two inches from Old Mr. Toad , and he was crawling very fast . And right while Peter was looking at him he disappeared . Peter turned to look at Old Mr. Toad . He had n't budged .
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