`` What -- what 's the matter with him ? '' whispered Peter , his big eyes looking as if they might pop out of his head . `` If he do n't watch out , he 'll blow up and bust ! '' exclaimed Jimmy . -LSB- Illustration : `` If he do n't watch out , he 'll blow up and bust ! '' exclaimed Jimmy . -RSB- `` Listen ! '' whispered Unc ' Billy Possum . `` Do mah ol' ears hear right ? ` Pears to me that that song is coming right from where Brer Toad is sitting . '' It certainly did appear so , and of all the songs that glad spring day there was none sweeter . Indeed there were few as sweet . The only trouble was the song was so very short . It lasted only for two or three seconds . And when it ended , Old Mr. Toad looked quite his natural self again ; just as commonplace , almost ugly , as ever . Peter looked at Jimmy Skunk , Jimmy looked at Unc ' Billy Possum , and Unc ' Billy looked at Peter . And no one had a word to say . Then all three looked back at Old Mr. Toad . And even as they looked , his throat began to swell and swell and swell , until it was no wonder that Jimmy Skunk had thought that he was in danger of blowing up . And then , when it stopped swelling , there came again those beautiful little notes , so sweet and tremulous that Peter actually held his breath to listen .
There was no doubt that Old Mr. Toad was singing just as he had said he was going to , and it was just as true that his XXXXX was one of the sweetest if not the sweetest of all the chorus from and around the Smiling Pool .
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