Old Mr. Toad in "The Smiling Pool Kindergarten"

Ryder looked, and sure enough there was a pollywog with a pair of legs sprouting out. They were his fore legs, and they certainly did make him look funny. And only a few days before there hadn't been a sign of legs. "My gracious!" exclaimed Ryder.
"What a funny sight! I thought my babies grew fast, but these beat them."