Then Mr. Blacksnake would go to bed too , and it would be safe for him to go home . Now , lying there in the dark , for it was dark under that big piece of bark , Old Mr. Toad had time to think . Little by little he began to understand that his invitation to dine with Buster Bear had been part of a plan by his old friends and neighbors whom he had so snubbed and looked down on when he had been puffed up with pride , to teach him a lesson . At first he was angry , very angry indeed . Then he began to see how foolish and silly he had been , and shame took the place of anger . As he remembered the deep , grumbly-rumbly laughter of Buster Bear , the feeling of shame grew . `` I deserve it , '' thought Old Mr. Toad . `` Yes , Sir , I deserve every bit of it . The only thing that I have to be proud of is that I 'm honest and work for my living . Yes , Sir , that 's all . '' When darkness came at last , and he crawled out to go home , he was feeling very humble . Peter Rabbit happened along just then . Old Mr. Toad opened his mouth to speak , but Peter suddenly threw his head up very high and strutted past as if he did n't see Old Mr. Toad at all . Mr. Toad gulped and went on . Pretty soon he met Jimmy Skunk . Jimmy went right on about his business and actually stepped right over Old Mr. Toad as if he had been a stick or a stone . Old Mr. Toad gulped again and went on . The next day he went down to see Danny Meadow Mouse . He meant to tell Danny how ashamed he was for the way he had treated Danny and his other friends . But Danny brushed right past without even a glance at him .
Old Mr. XXXXX gulped and started up to see Johnny Chuck .
Bear Blacksnake Danny Mouse Peter Rabbit Skunk Toad first right