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Aug 2, 2021 · The Wind in the Willows, the story of four animals and their adventures in the idyllic English countryside, started out as bedtime stories Grahame would tell his son. He eventually started writing them down, and finally produced this much-loved childrens classic.
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Aug 3, 2007 · The Wind in the Willows, by British writer Kenneth Grahame, is well-served by Branson's illustrations. The book began as bed-time stories for Grahame's son, and has been consistently in print since its first publication in 1908.
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- First with brooms, then with dusters;
- THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
- Mole, who trotted along the side of the hedge
- "Onion-sauce! Onion-sauce!" he re-
- THE AVIND IN THE WILLOWS
- a-shake and a-shiver — glints and gleams and
- THE RIVER BANK
- a tiny star. But it could hardly be a star in
- "Would you like to come over?" enquired
- Mole stepped gingerly down. "Lean on that!"
- "This has been a wonderful day!" said he,
- again.
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then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of white- wash all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms. Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divi...
case to the gravelled carriage-drive owned by animals whose residences are nearer to the sun and air. So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, and then he scrooged again and scrabbled and scratched and scraped, working busily with his little paws and mutter- ing to himself, "Up we go! Up we go!" till at last, pop! his snout came out ...
chaffing the other rabbits as they peeped hur- riedly from their holes to see what the row was about.
marked jeeringly, and was gone before they could think of a thoroughly satisfactory reply. Then they all started grumbling at each other. "How stupid you are! Why didn't — you tell him — "Well, why didn't you say " "You might have reminded him — " and so on, in the usual way; but, of course, it was then much too late, as is always the case. It all ...
to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working. He thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before — this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving...
sparkles, rustle and swirl, chatter and bubble. The Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated. By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spellbound by exciting stories; and when tired at last, he sat on the bank, while the river still chattered on to him, a babbling procession of the best ...
above the water's edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice, snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust. As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heart of it, vanished, then twinkled ...
such an unlikely situation; and it was too glittering and small for a glow-worm. Then, as he looked, it winked at him, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face began grad- ually to grow up round it, like a frame round a picture. brown little face, with whiskers. grave round face, with the same twinkle in its eye that had first attracte...
the Rat presently. "Oh, it 's all very well to talk," said the Mole rather pettishly, he being new to a river and riverside life and its ways. The Rat said nothing, but stooped and un-fastened a rope and hauled on it; then lightly stepped into a little boat which the Mole had not observed. It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just ...
he said. "Now then, step lively!" and the Mole to his surprise and rapture found himself actually seated in the stern of a real boat.
as the Rat shoved off and took to the sculls again. "Do you know, I've never been in a boat before in all my life." "What?" cried the Rat, open-mouthed: 8 " THE RIVER BANK "Never been in a — you never — well I — what have you been doing, then?" "Is it so nice as all that?" asked the Mole shyly, though he was quite prepared to believe it as he leant...
"What's inside it?" asked the Mole, wrig- gling with curiosity. "There 's cold chicken inside it," replied the Rat briefly: " coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeef pickledgherkinssaladfrenchrollscresssandwiches pottednieatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater — " "O stop, stop!" cried the Mole in ecstasies. "This is too much!" "Do you really think so?" enquired the Rat ...
Feb 13, 2024 · The Wind In The Willows [The Gateway Library] by. Kenneth Grahame. Publication date. 1941-01-01. Publisher. Methuen & Co., London. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Mar 29, 2017 · This edition of The Wind in the Willows is published by Free Kids Books, it is a non-illustrated version (excluding the cover) for smaller file size. The pdf is in a user friendly easily readable font, page numbers and chapter index.
