The Wind in the Willows (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Kenneth Grahame
- First Published: 1908
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Mole, Water Rat, Toad, Badger
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Animal tale
- Subjects: Values, Twentieth century, Nature, Escapes, England or English people, Rivers or waterways, Human behavior, Theft, Satire, Animals, Automobiles, Badgers, Rats or mice, Frogs
- Locales: England
The Story:
Mole had spring fever, for he had been busy with his cleaning and repairing for too long. Because the new spring smells and the sight of budding green were everywhere about him, he could not resist them. Throwing aside his tools and mops, together with his ambition for cleaning, he left his little home under the ground and traveled up a lovely meadow. There he wandered through the grass and along the river. He had never seen a river before, and he was bewitched by its chuckling and glimmering in the sunlight.
As he watched, Mole saw a dark hole in the bank....
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