"The Wind in the Willows" follows the adventures of Mole, Rat, and Toad as they navigate life along the riverbank and beyond. Mole moves from his quiet home underground to experience the joys of the outdoors with Ratty, who introduces him to the pleasures of boating and friendship. Meanwhile, the flamboyant and reckless Toad embarks on a series of misadventures, from obsession with motorcars to wild escapades in the wild. Together, the characters explore themes of camaraderie, nature, and home, culminating in a battle to save Toad Hall from weasels, showcasing their loyalty and bravery in the face of danger. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called The Wind in the Willows .
There are 80 pages in this book.
This is a novella. A novella is short novel or a long short story and typically ranges from 20, 000 to 50, 000 words, which translates to about 100 to 200 pages, depending on formatting, font size, and other factors like page layout. Novellas offer a focused narrative with fewer subplots than a novel and a more direct approach to storytelling. Some famous novellas, such as The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, fall within this length range.
This book was published in 1996 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
This book contains the following story:
The Wind in the Willows
Mole is spring cleaning his home when Ratty persuades him that there is nothing so much fun as messing about on boats. The two set off In Ratty's row boat and picnic by the riverside, then spend days in Ratty's riverside home. One day they decide to visit Toad at Toad Hall. Toad persuades the two of them to join him in his lovely yellow caravan. All goes well until the caravan is knocked into the road by a passing motor car. Days pass and Mole tries and fails to persuade Ratty to take him to meet the elusive Badger, so he sets off on his own and gets lost in the Wild Wood. Ratty rescues him and they stay the night at Badger's House. Meanwhile Toad has become so obscessed with cars he'borrows' one from a courtyard and end up in prison. The jailer's daughter takes pity on him and helps him to escape dressed in her washerwoman's clothes. However whilst Toad has been in prison, stoats and weasels have taken over Toad Hall and in a final battle Badger, Ratty , Mole and Toad must eject them and reinstate Toad.
