Toad dressed for the party.
He listened to the voices downstairs.
"Ah, the guests are here," he said.
Toad sat on his bed.
"It's a shame they won't let me sing," he said.
"No one will hear my song."
Then he smiled.
"But I will sing my song!" he cried.
Toad set some chairs in a row.
Then he stood on his bed.
He faced the empty seats and bowed.
He sang at the top of his voice:
Fear was in the hall,
And fighting in the yard,
The enemy cried, "I give up!"
When Toad came home!
Every window smashed,
Every dish went crash!
The ferrets ran away and hid,
When Toad came home!
Then Toad struck the mighty blow,
The Wild-Wooders had to go,
When Toad came home!
The hero's in his hall!
Everyone can smile,
Bang the drum and shout, "Hooray!"
Because Toad came home!
When Toad was done, he sang it again.
Then he sighed a deep sigh.
He brushed his hair and buttoned his coat.
He quietly went downstairs.