Old Mr. Toad was in quite a hurry. It was unusual for him to be in such a hurry. He wasn't frightened, just determined to get to the Smiling Pool. He couldn't stop and chat with Jimmy Skunk, Peter Rabbit, or any of his woodland friends. You see, Old Mr. Toad had to get to the Smiling Pool to be part of the spring chorus. In fact, Old Mr. Toad had the sweetest voice in all the chorus.

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Old Mr. Toad was acting strangely, and his behavior puzzled all the creatures of the Green Meadow. You see, he was in a hurry, and Old Mr. Toad NEVER hurried unless he was in danger. Where on earth could he be off to? To find out, Jimmy Skunk, Peter Cottontail, Unc" Billy Possum, and some other animals of the Green Forest secretly follow the old gentleman through fields and woods as he makes his way to a very important engagement.

Young readers will enjoy discovering Old Mr. Toad"s destination in this delightful tale by master storyteller, Thornton W. Burgess. Set in the timeless fictional locale of the Green Forest and the Smiling Pool, The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad transports today"s youngsters to the same world of gentle breezes and lovable creatures that has delighted gen erations of children before them. There, they"ll enjoy the warmth and whimsy of this tale while learning important lessons about nature, the environment, and the "lesser folk of fur and feathers."

I. Jimmy Skunk Is Puzzled

  II. Jimmy Skunk Consults His Friends

 III. The Hunt for Old Mr. Toad

  IV. Peter Rabbit Finds Old Mr. Toad

V. Old Mr. Toad"s Music Bag

  VI. Peter Discovers Something More

 VII. A Shadow Passes Over the Smiling Pool

VIII. Old Mr. Toad"s Babies

  IX. The Smiling Pool Kindergarten

X. The Little Toads Start Out to See the World

  XI. Old Mr. Toad"s Queer Tongue

 XII. Old Mr. Toad Shows His Tongue

XIII. Peter Rabbit Is Impolite

 XIV. Old Mr. Toad Disappears

  XV. Old Mr. Toad Gives Peter a Scare

 XVI. Jimmy Skunk Is Surprised

XVII. Old Mr. Toad"s Mistake

XVIII. Jimmy Skunk Is Just in Time

 XIX. Old Mr. Toad Gets His Stomach Full

  XX. Old Mr. Toad Is Puffed Up

 XXI. Old Mr. Toad Receives Another Invitation

XXII. Old Mr. Toad Learns a Lesson

XXIII. Old Mr. Toad Is Very Humble