So do Jerry Muskrat 's babies and those of Billy Mink , the Trout and Minnow babies , and a lot more . And there you will find the children and grandchildren of Grandfather Frog and Old Mr. Toad . Peter Rabbit had known for a long time about the Frog babies , but though he knew that Old Mr. Toad was own cousin to Grandfather Frog , he had n't known anything about Toad babies , except that at a certain time in the year he was forever running across tiny Toads , especially on rainy days , and each little Toad was just like Old Mr. Toad , except for his size . Peter had heard it said that Toads rain down from the sky , and sometimes it seems as if this must be so . Of course he knew it could n't be , but it puzzled him a great deal . There would n't be a Toad in sight . Then it would begin to rain , and right away there would be so many tiny Toads that it was hard work to jump without stepping on some . He remembered this as he went to pay his daily call on Old Mr. Toad in the Smiling Pool and listen to his sweet song . He had n't seen any little Toads this year , but he remembered his experiences with them in other years , and he meant to ask about them . Old Mr. Toad was sitting in his usual place , but he was n't singing . He was staring at something in the water . When Peter said `` Good morning , '' Old Mr. Toad did n't seem to hear him . He was too much interested in what he was watching . Peter stared down into the water to see what was interesting Old Mr. Toad so much , but he saw nothing but a lot of wriggling tadpoles . `` What are you staring at so , Mr. Sobersides ? '' asked Peter , speaking a little louder than before . Old Mr. Toad turned and looked at Peter , and there was a look of great pride in his face . `` I 'm just watching my babies . Are n't they lovely ? '' said he .
XXXXX stared harder than ever , but he could n't see anything that looked like a baby Toad .
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