he sputtered . `` And I 'll have you know that they are the most beautiful babies in th ' world ! '' Peter drew a hand across his mouth to hide a smile . `` I beg your pardon , Mr. Toad , '' said he . `` I -- I thought all tadpoles were Frog babies . They all look alike to me . '' `` Well , they 're not , '' declared Old Mr. Toad . `` How any one can mistake my babies for their cousins I can not understand . Now mine are beautiful , while -- '' `` Chug-arum ! '' interrupted the great deep voice of Grandfather Frog . `` What are you talking about ? Why , your babies are no more to be compared with my babies for real beauty than nothing at all ! I 'll leave it to Peter if they are . '' But Peter wisely held his tongue . To tell the truth , he could n't see beauty in any of them . To him they were all just wriggling pollywogs . They were more interesting now , because he had found out that some of them were Toads and some were Frogs , and he had n't known before that baby Toads begin life as tadpoles , but he had no intention of being drawn into the dispute now waxing furious between Grandfather Frog and Old Mr. Toad . IX THE SMILING POOL KINDERGARTEN Play a little , learn a little , grow a little too ; That 's what every pollywoggy tries his best to do . Of course . That 's what a kindergarten is for .
And you may be sure XXXXX the babies of Grandfather Frog and Old Mr. Toad and Stickytoes the Tree Toad did all of these things in the kindergarten of the Smiling Pool .
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