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Chapter Ten The Fight at Toad1 Hall

“Rat!” cried Toad, “I can’t believe it’s you. Oh, you’ll never believe all that’s happened to me. I had so many adventures. Wait until you hear how clever and brave I am. My enemies tried to harm me, but I escaped them every time.”

The Rat looked serious.

“Toad, come inside immediately. Go upstairs and take off that dress. It looks like it belonged to a maid2. Take a bath and then put on some of my clothes. After that, come downstairs to the kitchen. I’ll speak to you later.”

At first Toad was annoyed3. He didn’t like to be told what to do. But then he looked at himself in a mirror. He was very dirty and silly-looking. So Toad went upstairs to take a bath and change clothes.

When he came downstairs to the kitchen Rat had made some lunch. While they ate, Toad told Rat the whole story of his adventures. He talked a lot about how great, brave and clever he was.

While Toad told his story, Rat became very quiet and serious. Finally Toad finished his story.

Rat said, “Now Toad, please listen to me. I don’t want to make you upset. But don’t you understand how many mistakes you’ve made! You think the things you have done are exciting good things. Well, they aren’t! Do you know what all the other animals are saying about you? They say that you are no good. They asked me why I’m your friend since you are always getting in trouble. You should try to think of your friends, Toad! Your actions are embarrassing4 to us!”

Toad felt a little sad. He really was a good animal and he did not mean to cause his friends any problems.

“You’re right, Rat.” he said. “I have been very stupid. And I have acted very badly. I promise from now to be a good Toad and stay home. I won’t ever touch another car again. They are terrible!”

Rat was a very kind animal and he forgave Toad almost immediately.

“Now we’ll have our coffee and a nice conversation.” said Toad. “Then I’ll go down to Toad Hall. It will be nice to return home again. I’ll change my clothes and read a book. I’m going to live a quiet respectable5 life from now on, Rat. No more adventures!”

Rat stared at him.

“Wait a minute! Don’t you know what’s happened to Toad Hall?”

Toad turned very white.

“Rat, what’s happened to my house? Tell me quickly!”

“You mean you haven’t heard about the animals of the Wild Forest?”

“What have they done?” cried Toad.

“The Weasels have captured6 Toad Hall. They are living in it now.” said Rat.

Toad did not say anything for a long time. Tears ran down his face.

When he finally stopped crying he said, “All right, Rat. Tell me the whole story. I’ll feel like an ordinary animal again.”

“Well, you are gone for a long time, you see. All the animals in the Wild Forest knew that you are gone. The Weasels said that you will never return to Toad Hall. They said you should stay away for ever. But Mole7 and Badger8 always told them you will return. All the river animals agreed with us. But the Weasels didn’t want you to return. They said you should be stopped.”

Toad went on listening.

“Well, Mole and Badger moved into Toad Hall. They wanted to take care of the house for you. They didn’t guess what was going to happen. One night it was dark and raining. A large group of Weasels came to Toad Hall. They had many weapons. Many other animals from the Wild Forest came too. Mole and Badger were sitting in your living room telling stories. All the animals came into the house and attacked them. They threw Mole and Badger out of the house. They called them terrible names too.”

When Toad heard this last thing he almost laughed, but he tried to look very serious.

“So the Weasels have been living in Toad Hall ever since that night.” said Rat. “They are very dirty animals. Your house is a terrible mess. All those animals do is drink and eat your food. They tell everyone that Toad Hall is their home now. Poor Badger and Mole haven’t stopped watching Toad Hall. They’ve been trying to think about a plan.”

Toad wasn’t listening any more. He was too angry.

“I’ll make those Weasels leave.” he shouted.

He stood up from the table and was about to run out of the house. Suddenly Rat’s door opened. Badger and Mole entered the room.

“Rat told me you were back.” said Badger. “Welcome home, Toad!”

Badger looked very serious. He immediately went to find some food. He was always very serious when he was hungry.

However, Mole was very happy to see Toad.

“Toad, I can’t believe you’re back. You must have escaped, you clever animal! You have to tell me everything when I eat. I haven’t had anything to eat since breakfast.”

Toad was very happy that someone wanted to listen to his stories. While Badger and Rat talked and ate, Toad told Mole the story of his adventures. He enjoyed telling Mole about how clever and brave he was. When everyone had finished eating, Badger looked at Toad very carefully.

Finally he said, “Toad, you bad terrible little animal! Look at all the trouble you have caused. You should be ashamed9 of yourself. Your father was a friend of mine before he died. What do you think he would say if he were here tonight? What do you think he would say if he knew about everything you’ve done?”

Then Toad really began to cry.

“I know I’ve been a terrible animal.” he cried. “Oh, I’m so sorry!”

He felt very sorry for everything. He laid down on the couch10 and put his face in his hands.

“All right, Toad.” said Badger kindly11. “Don’t cry so much! We are going to forget all about it. But now, we must think of a way to get Toad Hall back. The Weasels are guarding your house right now. We can’t fight them in the daytime.”

“Oh, I’ll never see my dear Toad Hall again.” cried Toad.

“But Toad, I have a surprise for you.” said Badger.

He was smiling.

“Your father told me a secret that will help us. Under the ground there is a secret pass. It begins near Rat’s house and leads up into Toad Hall. If you follow this pass, you will arrive in the inside of your house.”

Toad was amazed12. His father had never told him this secret.

“Tomorrow night, the Weasels are having a large party at Toad Hall. They were not to be paying attention to anything. We will take some weapons with us and walk through the secret passage. The passage will take us to a little room in your house next to the dining room. When we arrive, we will run into the dining room and attack the Weasels. They won’t have any weapons on them and we can chase13 them away.”

Everyone thought this was a very good idea. Toad was a little afraid, however. He did not like the underground.

The next evening, Rat gave everyone the weapons he had collected. They were sticks, knives and a few guns. Then the four friends walked to the entrance of the secret passage. It was hidden behind some bushes14.

Badger said to Toad, “Toad, tonight you’ve got to be quiet and not talk so much. Otherwise, we’ll have to send you back.”

Toad was a little annoyed, but Badger knew that Toad did like to talk a lot.

Quickly and quietly, the animals walked through the underground passage. Soon they could hear the sounds of a party. Then they were standing15 under Toad Hall.

Toad suddenly felt very afraid. What if the Weasels attack them? What if he got hurt? But Toad also felt very angry. Toad Hall was his house. He wasn’t going to let the Weasels stay there. He knew he had to have courage.

Quietly Badger opened a door that was above them. The animals climbed up. They were standing at a little room that was next to the dining room. The Weasels were talking and laughing. They sounded very drunk16.

“All right, everyone. When I say ‘go’, we are running to the room.” said Badger.

The Weasels began to sing some loud songs.

“Go!” whispered17 Badger.

The animals opened the door and ran into the room. They were all shouting loudly. All the animals of the Wild Forest were very afraid of Badger. When they saw Badger the Weasels screamed and ran around the room. Badger had a gun in one hand and a stick in the other. Toad ran straight for the leader of the Weasels.

“I’ll teach you to steal my house.” he shouted.

Mole and Rat were also fighting to the Weasels. The Weasels didn’t know what to do. They were very drunk and the four friends were very frightening.

After a few minutes, the Weasels began to run. They had never been so scared in their lives. All they wanted to do was escape.

Mole, Badger, Rat and Toad were hitting them with sticks. After a few moments all the Weasels jumped out of the windows and ran away shouting. The fight was over.

Toad had returned to Toad Hall.


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1 toad oJezr     
n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆
参考例句:
  • Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
  • Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。
2 maid IAZxF     
n.少女,未婚女子,女仆
参考例句:
  • I have sent my maid away.我已把我的女仆解雇了。
  • A maid in white is walking along the boardwalk.一位白衣少女漫步于海边的木板路上。
3 annoyed NzkzNw     
adj.烦恼的,恼怒的,生气的,恼火的
参考例句:
  • I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out.我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
  • He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。
4 embarrassing ut4ztI     
adj.使人尴尬的,令人为难的v.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话,都没人笑一下,真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字,很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 respectable vWExb     
n.品格高尚的人;adj.值得尊重的,人格高尚的,不少的
参考例句:
  • She seems respectable enough.她看上去挺体面的。
  • His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.他的存款刚好够办一个体面的葬礼。
6 captured 2f77656f4c6180990cee5ce65bdefe74     
俘获( capture的过去式和过去分词 ); 夺取; 夺得; 引起(注意、想像、兴趣)
参考例句:
  • Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. 盟军俘虏了300多名敌方士兵。
  • Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
7 mole 26Nzn     
n.胎块;痣;克分子
参考例句:
  • She had a tiny mole on her cheek.她的面颊上有一颗小黑痣。
  • The young girl felt very self- conscious about the large mole on her chin.那位年轻姑娘对自己下巴上的一颗大痣感到很不自在。
8 badger PuNz6     
v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠
参考例句:
  • Now that our debts are squared.Don't badger me with them any more.我们的债务两清了。从此以后不要再纠缠我了。
  • If you badger him long enough,I'm sure he'll agree.只要你天天纠缠他,我相信他会同意。
9 ashamed jNeyS     
adj.感到惭愧,感到害臊,因为羞耻或勉强作某事
参考例句:
  • He is ashamed to show his face at the club.他不好意思在俱乐部露脸。
  • You ought to be ashamed of your foolish behaviour.你应当为自己的愚蠢行为而感到羞耻。
10 couch mzfxf     
n.睡椅,长沙发椅;vt.表达,隐含
参考例句:
  • Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
  • The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。
11 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
12 amazed 9zYzBk     
adj.吃惊的,惊奇的v.使大为吃惊,使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
  • I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。
13 chase qUWyK     
vt.追逐,追赶,追求;n.追赶
参考例句:
  • The police grabbed the robbers after a long chase.警察经过长距离追赶后逮住了抢劫犯。
  • Would you chase me if I did?如果我逃开了,你会来追吗?
14 bushes 34aa67dd9b2ec411c4fcb7109a0f5922     
n.灌木(丛)( bush的名词复数 );[机械学](金属)衬套;[电学](绝缘)套管;类似灌木的东西(尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛)
参考例句:
  • There was someone skulking behind the bushes. 有人藏在灌木后面。
  • The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
16 drunk LuozL6     
adj.醉酒的;(喻)陶醉的;n.酗酒者,醉汉
参考例句:
  • People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
  • She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时,经常发现他醉醺醺的。
17 whispered ac3eda029cd72fefda0d32abc42aa001     
adj.耳语的,低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 );私语;小声说;私下说
参考例句:
  • She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来,对我耳语了几句。
  • His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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