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First published in 1908, The Wind in the Willows belongs to a golden age of children’s book. These charming tales of the riverbank, describing the adventures of Ratty, Mole, Badger and their irrepressible but conceited friend, Toad of Toad Hall, have become classics loved as much, perhaps, by adults as by children.
Kenneth Grahame: The Wind in the Willows
The River Bank
The Rat sculled smartly across and made fast
The Rat brought the boat alongside the bank
The afternoon sun was getting low
The Open Road
"I beg your pardon,"said the Rat slowly
After so much open air and excitement
The Toad never answered a word
The Wild Wood
Everything was very still now
It was already getting towards dusk
They were investigating one of the hummocky bits
Mr Badger
When supper was really finished at last
In accordance with the kindly Badger's injunctions
After luncheon, accordingly
Mr Toad
They arranged watches accordingly
Meanwhile, Toad was walking briskly
Toad's Adventures
With a quaking heart, Toad set forth cautiously
They had covered many and many a mile
The Further Adventures of Toad
A long half-hour passed
He had travelled some miles
When Toad had taken as much stew on board
Toad eagerly scrambled into the seat vacated by the driver
Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears
Now it was a very comforting point in Toad's character
He went back, very crestfallen, and told the Water Rat
The River Bank