asked Peter . Unc ' Billy shook his head . `` Ah don ' reckon so , '' said he . `` We-uns done been foolin ' away our time , an ' Brer Toad done stole a march on us . Ah reckons we-uns will find him sittin ' on the bank here somewhere . '' So right away the three separated to look for Old Mr. Toad . All along the bank of the Smiling Pool they looked . They peeped under old leaves and sticks . 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 XXXXX see what he really was up to .
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