So he suddenly gritted his teeth in a way not at all pleasant to hear and started for Mr. Blacksnake . Mr. Blacksnake did n't wait . No , Sir , he did n't wait . He suddenly turned and glided back up the Crooked Little Path , hissing angrily . Jimmy followed him a little way , and then he went back to Old Mr. Toad . `` Oh , '' panted Mr. Toad , `` you came just in time ! I could n't have hopped another hop . '' `` I guess I did , '' replied Jimmy . `` Now you get your breath and come along with me . '' And Old Mr. Toad did . XIX OLD MR. TOAD GETS HIS STOMACH FULL Pray do not tip your nose in scorn At things which others eat , For things to you not good at all To others are most sweet . There are ants , for instance . You would n't want to eat them even if you were dreadfully hungry . But Old Mr. Toad and Buster Bear think there is nothing much nicer . Now Buster Bear had found Old Mr. Toad catching ants , one at a time , as he kept watch beside their home , and it had pleased Buster to find some one else who liked ants . Right away he invited Old Mr. Toad to dine with him . But poor Old Mr. Toad was frightened almost to death when he heard the deep , grumbly-rumbly voice of Buster Bear , for he had been so busy watching the ants that he had n't seen Buster coming . He fell right over on his back , which was n't at all dignified , and made Buster Bear laugh . That frightened Mr. Toad more than ever . You see he did n't have the least doubt in the world that Buster Bear meant to eat him , and when Buster invited him to dinner , he was sure that that was just a joke on Buster 's part .
But there was no way XXXXX escape , and after a little Old Mr. Toad thought it best to be polite , because , you know , it always pays to be polite .
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