Toad in the Road

Toad in the Road

Toad raced the horse across the meadow. Before long, the horse tired. Toad didn’t mind slowing down. “ That awful possum is far behind, ” he said.

After a few miles, the horse stopped. “ Come on, ” said Toad, “ keep going. ” But the horse lowered its head to eat grass. “ I’m hungry too, ” thought Toad.

Toad got off the horse and walked. Soon he came to a wide road. “ I don’t know which direction to go. I hope someone comes by, ” he said.

Far down the road, Toad heard a noise. It sounded like a faint vroom, vroom! A cloud of dust came toward him. “ It’s a car! ” yelled Toad.

Toad jumped up and down. “ Hooray! ” he said. “ I’ll ask them for a ride. Badger will be very surprised. ”