The Wind in the Willows

Mole leaves his spring cleaning, meets Rat, and learns the river. Toad of Toad Hall steals motorcars and refuses advice. Badger is the adult who eventually steps in. Grahame mixes a quiet picnic book with a wild chase. The famous chapter about a lost little otter is stranger and more serious than Toad’s jokes. The animals wear clothes and still behave like the creatures they are. Home, mess, and friendship are the real subjects.

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