It is not long before Toad sees a motor car by the side of the road outside a house. There is no one in it, so he jumps in, starts the engine, and d off.
"Toot! Toot!" he shouts. "Poop! Poop!"
When the owner of the car comes out of the h, he sees that his car is not there. He immediately calls the police.
"Someone has stolen my car," he says." I t it was Toad."
A policeman w for Toad to come into town. As soon as he does, the policeman stops him.
"You have stolen that car," he says." You are a thief and must come to court."
Toad tries to drive away, but the policeman stands in f of the car. Toad calls him" Fat Face" and drives o the policeman's foot. This m him angry.
He s for help, and more policemen come. They take Toad to the police station. The next day, Toad stands in court before a judge.
"This Toad," o of the policemen says to the judge," has stolen a car. And what's worse, he drove it over my f. And even more serious, he called me ‘Fat Face'."
--Taken from The Wind in the Willows
