"But would you give them away?" asked his mother. "Supposing you were going to get a sled,—the kind you have been wanting," and she paused to hear Toad's answer.
He thought very hard for a moment, then answered:
"Yes, because I always get a lot of things and it might be the only present Mike would get."
"Well," remarked his mother, "I have bought you a sled, and you may give it to him."
Reddy looked at Toad, as Mother Brown turned toward the kitchen.
"Are you sorry now that you said 'yes'?" he asked.
"No, I'm not," returned Toad.
"Well, I'll ask Mother to let me give them something new of mine, too," declared Reddy consolingly, putting his arm about Toad's shoulder.