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VT - The Wind in the Willows (Part 4)

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[Toad still continues hopping down the open road, when the Weasels suddenly come out from behind the tree,
disguised as car salesmen.]

Lead Weasel: Hello, my good sir.

Toad: Whoa! (leaps backwards in surprise) Who are you guys?

Lead Weasel: Uh, there's no need to be alarmed, sir. We're just a group of car salesmen come to seek your
attention.

Toad: Car salesmen? Are you sure you guys aren't really those sneaky weasels in disguise?

Weasel # 2: Positive!

Weasel # 3: Nobody here but us car salesmen!

Toad: Oh, okay then. I guess your alibi checks out.

Lead Weasel: Now, as I was saying. Us car salesmen have come to seek your attention. We couldn't help but
hear about how you've been looking to buy a new motorcar, after having smashed up your last one.

Toad: Yeah. My friends locked me up in my room to keep me from buying another motorcar, but I escaped. They
just don't understand that I love motorcars.

Lead Weasel: (to himself, quietly) Ah-ha, just as I thought. He really is a reckless fool to not understand
his friends' words of wisdom.

Toad: What did you say?

Lead Weasel: (out loud) Oh, uh, I said, you're in luck, sir! Because have we got the motorcar for you!

[Weasel # 3 brings out the motorcar, as he drives it up in front of Toad, much to Toad's surprise and
amazement.]

Weasel # 2: Here it is! The motorcar of your dreams!

Toad: (eyes shining) It's beautiful.

[Toad starts to approach the motorcar, but the Lead Weasel stops him.]

Lead Weasel: Ah-ah-ah-ah! Before we give you this motorcar, there is the potentiality that you must give us
a reasonable sum.

Toad: A reasonable sum? Well, I suppose I could give you a thousand dollars for it.

Weasel # 3: British people call them pounds, not dollars.

Toad: Pounds? I thought we were talking about money, not weight!

[Weasel # 3 can only look at the screen in bewildered confusion after that.]

Lead Weasel: No, no! That's not good enough, sir! I was thinking more along the lines of signing this
lease form here!

[The Lead Weasel brings out a lease form, which is actually a deed in disguise, for Toad to sign.]

Toad: Oh. Well, I do need to conserve my money anyway. There's no harm in signing a lease form for a
motorcar, right?

[Toad starts to sign the lease form, not realizing that he's actually signing the deed for the Weasels
to take possession of Toad Hall.]

Lead Weasel: (thinking) Perfect! He's signing the deed that will hand over ownership of Toad Hall to
us! This plan is working out perfectly!

[Toad then finishes signing the disguised deed after that.]

Toad: There you go, all signed!

Lead Weasel: Perfect! Thank you very much, good sir! Pleasure doing business with you!

Toad: No problem!

[Toad hops into the motorcar then drives away towards town, while the weasels watch. The Lead Weasel
then turns to Weasel # 2 and Weasel # 3 after that.]

Lead Weasel: (chuckling) He fell for it!

Weasel # 2: That was a wonderful idea tricking him into giving Toad Hall to us!

Weasel # 3: Yeah, especially with that deed disguised as a lease form!

Lead Weasel: Not only that, but also, with the stolen motorcar that we gave him, then the cops will
think that he's the one who stole it and put him in prison, while us Weasels will get off Scot-free
and live in Toad Hall whenever we want!

[The Weasels then start laughing after that. Scene switches to Toad driving the motorcar recklessly
into town.]

Toad: Whoo-hoo!

[Scene switches to the Car Seller talking with a Policeman (played by Scooter Carrot) about the theft
of the motorcar.]

Car Seller: Officer! You must help me! My motorcar has been stolen!

Scooter: Have you seen the hooligan that took it?

Car Seller: Well, no, but I do know that it was stolen.

[Before the conversation can continue, Toad suddenly zips past both the Car Seller and the Policeman,
knocking them over, before the Car Seller looks up and is able to recognize the motorcar that Toad is
driving as his motorcar that was stolen.]

Car Seller: That's it, Officer! That's my motorcar that got stolen!

Policeman: Leave it to me, good sir, I shall capture the thief responsible for the theft!

[The Car Seller and the Policeman go the way that Toad went in the stolen motorcar. Toad still continues
driving the motorcar recklessly at a fast pace.]

Toad: This motorcar really gets great mileage! I must remember to thank those salesmen for letting me
have it!

[However, Toad becomes so distracted from driving recklessly, that he doesn't realize that he's driving
right towards a fruit stand. Seconds later, the motorcar crashes into the fruit stand, causing the motorcar
to get damaged. The Car Seller and the Policeman catch up to Toad after that.]

Car Seller: There's the thief, Officer! The one who stole my motorcar!

Policeman: Alright, you car thief! I caught you at last!

Toad: Caught me? What do you mean? And what do you mean by 'thief'?

Policeman: Oh, I see! Trying to pretend you don't what I'm talking about to try to trick me, eh? It's off
to court for you, you hooligan!

[Scene switches to Toad now taken to court, where he is placed on trial. There is a large crowd consisting
of carrots, peas, and gourds, and a jury consisting of several carrots. The Judge (played by Mr. Nezzer)
takes his place at the judge's stand, while the Stenographer (played by Bob the Tomato) has his typwriter
ready. A carrot attorney comes up to the crowd to begin the case.]

Attorney: Your honor, according to my client, we have reason to believe that one Mr. Toad here apparently
and ostensibly pilfered a motorcar when the owner wasn't looking.

Toad: Phew! That's a relief. For a minute there, I thought that I had stolen a motorcar.

Stenographer: That's what 'pilfered' means.

Toad: (gulps nervously)

Judge: Interesting. Go on.

[The attorney then approaches Toad after that.]

Attorney: Tell us, Mr. Toad. What gave you the gall to steal a motorcar from a car lot without paying for
it?

Toad: I didn't even know that I stole a motorcar. I just wanted to buy a new motorcar to replace the one
that I crashed by accident.

Crowd: *murming*

Toad: The three salesmen that sold me the car even had me sign a lease form for it.

Car Seller: Lease form? I never have my customers sign lease forms! And I frankly don't remember having
any acquaintances make any sells recently.

Attorney: Then this proves it! Obviously, this gentleman couldn't resist getting a motorcar, so he stole
one from this salesman, and he made up that story about the three salesman to cover for his claims!

Toad: But, I'm telling the truth!

[The Judge bangs his gavel after that.]

Judge: You're out of order, Mr. Toad! Do not speak again unless you're spoken too, understand? (turns to
the Stenographer) Are you getting all of this, Stenographer?

Stenographer: Hold on, your honor, just give me a minute.

[The Stenographer finishes typing after that.]

Stenographer: Okay, continue!

Attorney: Mr. Toad, tell us one more time. Did you, or did you not steal the motorcar?

Toad: I didn't steal the motorcar! I bought it from three salesmen!

Attorney: You lie!

[The Stenographer still continues typing down everything said, thought is getting tired while doing so.]

Stenographer: (panting) Stenographing is such hard work.

Toad: And I must say, who even uses typewriters anymore anyway?

[The Judge bangs his gavel once more to silence Toad.]

Judge: I've heard enough! Jury, have you reached a verdict?

Jury: Guilty!

[Toad is both shocked and horrified when he hears that he's been pronounced guilty.]

Judge: Toad, I hereby sentence you to twenty years in prison!

[Toad is even more shocked when the Judge tells him this, before the Policeman comes up to him.]

Policeman: Alright, you motorcar thief! It's off to the slammer for you!

Toad: No! You can't do this to me! I'm innocent, I tell ya! Please! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Toad gets taken away by the Policeman. Cut to Toad now in a jail cell, while Toad is looking very
sad and upset. The screen then goes dark, as a sign of intermission.]
In honor of my birthday being today, I bring you Part 4 of "The Wind in the Willows".

The Wind in the Willows

A lesson about Recklessness

----Life in the woods is supposed to be tranquil for all of the animals, except for Rat, Mole, and Badger. Their good friend Toad has been recklessly making decisions that threaten the well-being of his friends and himself, especially when he's taken up an interest in motorcars. However, thanks to a combination of his own recklessness, a group of conniving weasels, and a stolen motorcar, Toad ends up in prison for his reckless ways. A grand jailbreak and the regaining of the trust of his friends enables Toad to see the error of his ways, as kids and adults alike learn about the importance of not being reckless with our actions. Tallyho!

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Cast of Characters:

Larry the Cucumber as Toad

Archibald Asparagus as Rat

Houston the Green Bean (from "Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier") as Mole

Pa Grape as Badger

Scallion # 1 as Lead Weasel

Scallion # 2 as Weasel # 2

Scallion # 3 as Weasel # 3

Jean-Claude Pea as Stoat # 1

Phillipe Pea as Stoat # 2

Grandpa George as Car Seller

Scooter Carrot as Policeman

Mr. Nezzer as The Judge

Bob the Tomato as The Stenographer

Apollo Gourd as The Jailer

Petunia Rhubarb as The Jailer's Daughter

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Third Part: cave-cat-87.deviantart.com/art…
Silly Songs With Larry: cave-cat-87.deviantart.com/art…

VeggieTales is TM of Big Idea and DreamWorks.
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cartoonfan707's avatar
This is a very great veggie tales fanfic! I'm enjoying it! :)  I can hear the familar voices in my head while reading this.