They looked in every place where Old Mr. Toad might have hidden , but not a trace of him did they find . `` Tra-la-la-lee ! Oka-chee ! Oka-chee ! Happy am I as I can be ! '' sang Mr. Redwing , as he swayed to and fro among the bulrushes . `` Say , Mr. Redwing , have you seen Old Mr. Toad ? '' called Peter Rabbit . `` No , '' replied Mr. Redwing . `` Is that whom you fellows are looking for ? I wondered if you had lost something . What do you want with Old Mr. Toad ? '' Peter explained how they had followed Old Mr. Toad just to see what he really was up to . `` Of course we know that he has n't any more voice than I have , '' declared Peter , `` but we are curious to know if he really thinks he has , and why he should be in such a hurry to reach the Smiling Pool . It looks to us as if the spring has made Old Mr. Toad crazy . '' `` Oh , that 's it , is it ? '' replied Mr. Redwing , his bright eyes twinkling . `` Some people do n't know as much as they might . I 've been wondering where Old Mr. Toad was , and I 'm ever so glad to learn that he has n't forgotten that he has a very important part in our beautiful spring chorus . '' Then once more Mr. Redwing began to sing .
IV PETER RABBIT FINDS OLD MR. TOAD It is n't often that Peter Rabbit is truly envious , but sometimes in the joyousness XXXXX spring he is .
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