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The classic story of how rat, mole, and the other riverbankers saved toad from his excesses. He marvels at the beauty of nature, having never ventured out of his neighborhood before. He marvels at the beauty of nature, having never ventured out of his neighborhood. Feb 09, 2014 watch the wind in the willows s01e01 the further adventures of toad mangaphile on dailymotion. The wind in the willows by kenneth grahame free ebook. The chief characters mole, rat, and toad generally lead upbeat and happy lives, but their tales are leavened with moments of terror, homesickness, awe, madcap antics, and derringdo. One day while spring cleaning, mole feels a sudden dissatisfaction and leaves his underground home. The prose is beautiful and occasionally requires the use of a dictionary i had to look up asperities. Alternatingly slowmoving and fastpaced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised.
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