he asked . Peter shook his head . `` I wish you Would stop fooling me , '' said Peter . `` The joke is on me , but now you 've had your laugh at my expense , I wish you would tell me how you do it . Please , Mr. Toad . '' Now when Peter said please that way , of course Old Mr. Toad could n't resist him . Nobody could . `` Here comes an ant this way . Now you watch my mouth instead of the ant and see what happens , '' said Old Mr. Toad . Peter looked and saw a big black ant coming . Then he kept his eyes on Old Mr. Toad 's mouth . Suddenly there was a little flash of red from it , so tiny and so quick that Peter could n't be absolutely sure that he saw it . But when he looked for the ant , it was nowhere to be seen . Peter looked at Old Mr. Toad very hard . `` Do you mean to tell me , Mr. Toad , that you 've got a tongue long enough to reach way over to where that ant was ? '' he asked . Old Mr. Toad chuckled again . With every insect swallowed he felt better natured . `` You 've guessed it , Peter , '' said he . `` Handy tongue , is n't it ? ''
`` I think it 's a very queer tongue , '' retorted Peter , `` and I do n't understand it XXXXX all .
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