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If there's a need the world to save,
如果世界需要人拯救，
Then send for Mr Toad!
那么去找蛤蟆先生！
There's none so clever, none so brave,
沒有誰如此聰明，如此勇敢，
As famous Mr Toad!
像著名的蛤蟆先生！
There was a lot more of it, and it got more and more boastful as it went on.
還有許多諸如此類的歌詞，反正是吹得越來越離譜。
He came to a road and began to walk along it, hoping for an-other free ride.
他上了公路并沿著路向前走，希望再次搭個便車。
After a time he saw a small cloud of dust coming up the road behind him, and he heard the noise, that beautiful noise, of a motor-car.
過不多久，他看見身后有一團塵霧卷來，而且還聽到了那種聲音，那種美妙的引擎之聲。
He stood in the middle of the road and when the car saw him, it began to slow down.
他站在公路中間，司機看見他便開始減速。
And then a terrible thing happened. Toad recognized the car and the people in it. And what is worse, the people recognized Toad.
然后一件可怕的事發生了。癩蛤蟆認出了汽車和車里的人。更糟糕的是，這些人也認出了他。
'It's the car thief! 'they shouted. 'The criminal who has escaped from prison! Stop him! Catch him! '
那是汽車盜賊！他們叫道，是剛從監獄里逃出來的犯人！截住他！抓住他！
Toad turned and ran.
癩蛤蟆轉身就跑。
He picked up his skirts and ran faster than he had ever run in his life.
他提著裙擺以他一生中最快的速度向前跑。
But the people from the car were now running after him, shouting and screaming at him to stop.
但是車上的人窮追不舍，在他身后喊著叫著喝令他站住。
They chased him through a wood, across fields, up a hill, and down into a valley.
他們追著他跑過樹林，穿過田野，越過山巒，又追進了山谷。
Once Toad looked back and saw that two policemen had joined the chase.
有次癩蛤蟆回頭瞥了一眼，看見又有兩名警察加入這次追捕。
He tried to run even faster, but he was a fat animal and his legs were short, and the people were catching up with him.
他想跑得更快些，但是可憐他身材矮胖雙腿短小，根本無法甩開他們 。
關于《風雨河岸柳》
它不同于一般的童話，而是將有關人情世故的詼諧表述和富于童趣的描述糅合在一起，細細揣摩別有一番韻味。
