The Wind in the Willows

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Kenneth Grahame. The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Table of Contents

ILLUSTRATIONS

I

THE RIVER BANK

II

THE OPEN ROAD

III

THE WILD WOOD

IV

MR. BADGER

V

DULCE DOMUM

VI

MR. TOAD

VII

THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN

VIII

TOAD'S ADVENTURES

IX

WAYFARERS ALL

X

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TOAD

XI

"LIKE SUMMER TEMPESTS CAME HIS TEARS"

XII

THE RETURN OF ULYSSES

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Kenneth Grahame

Published by Good Press, 2019

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O my, how cold the water was, and O, how very wet it felt! How it sang in his ears as he went down, down, down! How bright and welcome the sun looked as he rose to the surface coughing and spluttering! How black was his despair when he felt himself sinking again! Then a firm paw gripped him by the back of his neck. It was the Rat, and he was evidently laughing—the Mole could feel him laughing, right down his arm and through his paw, and so into his—the Mole's—neck.

The Rat got hold of a scull and shoved it under the Mole's arm; then he did the same by the other side of him and, swimming behind, propelled the helpless animal to shore, hauled him out, and set him down on the bank, a squashy, pulpy lump of misery.

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