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                      THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS 



     THE WIND IN THE 

                 WILLOWS 



                  KENNETH GRAHAME 

AUTHOR OF ;THE GOLDEN AGE�察─ �DREAM DAYS�察─�ETC。 



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                                CHAPTER I。 



                                   THE RIVER BANK 



     The    Mole     had   been   working     very    hard   all  the  morning�察    �spring´ 

cleaning   his   little   home。   First   with   brooms�察  �then   with   dusters�察  �then   on 

ladders and steps and chairs�察�with a brush and a pail of whitewash�察�till he 

had   dust   in   his   throat   and   eyes�察  �and   splashes   of   whitewash   all   over   his 

black fur�察�and an aching back and weary arms。 Spring was moving in the 

air above and in the earth below and around him�察�penetrating even his dark 

and lowly  little  house  with its spirit of   divine discontent   and   longing。  It 

was   small   wonder�察  �then�察  �that   he   suddenly   flung   down   his   brush   on   the 

floor�察  �said   `Bother��'   and   `O   blow��'   and   also   `Hang   spring´cleaning��'   and 

bolted out of the house without even waiting to put on his coat。 Something 

up   above   was   calling   him   imperiously�察  �and   he   made   for   the   steep   little 

tunnel which answered in his 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�察�working busily with his little paws 

and muttering to himself�察 �Up we go� �Up we go��' till at last�察�pop� �his snout 

came out into the sunlight�察�and he found himself rolling in the warm grass 

of a great meadow。 

     `This   is   fine��'  he   said   to   himself。  `This is   better than   whitewashing��' 

The sunshine struck hot on his fur�察�soft breezes caressed his heated brow�察�

and after the seclusion of the cellarage he had lived in so long the carol of 

happy birds fell on his dulled hearing almost like a shout。 Jumping off all 

his four legs at once�察�in the joy of living and the delight of spring without 

its   cleaning�察  �he   pursued   his   way   across   the   meadow   till   he   reached   the 

hedge on the further side。 

     `Hold up��' said an elderly rabbit at the gap。 `Sixpence for the privilege 

of passing by the private road��' He was bowled over in an instant by the 

impatient and contemptuous Mole�察�who trotted along the side of the hedge 

chaffing the other rabbits as they peeped hurriedly from their holes to see 



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what     the   row    was   about。    `Onion´sauce�      �Onion´sauce��'      he   remarked 

jeeringly�察    �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�察�why didn't YOU say´ 

´' `You might have reminded him' and so on�察�in the usual way�察�but�察�of 

course�察�it was then much too late�察�as is always the case。 

     It  all  seemed     too  good   to   be  true。  Hither    and   thither  through    the 

meadows       he   rambled    busily�察  �along   the   hedgerows�察    �across    the  copses�察�

finding     everywhere      birds  building�察   �flowers   budding�察    �leaves   thrusting 

everything happy�察 �and   progressive�察 �and   occupied。 And   instead of   having 

an    uneasy     conscience     pricking    him    and   whispering     `whitewash��'      he 

somehow could only feel how jolly it was to be the only idle dog among 

all these busy citizens。 After all�察�the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so 

much to be resting yourself�察�as to see all the other fellows busy working。 

     He    thought    his   happiness     was   complete     when�察   �as   he   meandered 

aimlessly along�察�suddenly he stood by the edge of a full´fed river。 Never in 

his life had he seen a river beforethis sleek�察�sinuous�察�full´bodied animal�察�

chasing   and   chuckling�察  �gripping   things   with   a   gurgle   and   leaving   them 

with a laugh�察�to fling itself on fresh playmates that shook themselves free�察�

and were caught and held again。 All was a´shake and a´shiverglints and 

gleams and sparkles�察�rustle and swirl�察�chatter and bubble。 The Mole was 

bewitched�察�entranced�察�fascinated。 By the side of the river he trotted as one 

trots�察�when very small�察�by the side of a man who holds one spell´bound by 

exciting stories�察�and when tired at last�察�he sat on the bank�察�while the river 

still chattered on to him�察�a babbling procession of the best stories in the 

world�察�sent from the heart of the earth to be told at last to the insatiable 

sea。 

     As he sat on the grass and looked across the river�察�a dark hole in the 

bank opposite�察�just above the water's edge�察�caught his eye�察�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 bijo riverside residence�察�above flood 

level and remote from noise and dust。 As he gazed�察�something bright and 

small seemed to twinkle down in the heart of it�察�vanished�察�then twinkled 

once more like a tiny star。 But it could hardly be a star in such an unlikely 



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situation�察�and it was too glittering and small for a glow´worm。 Then�察�as he 

looked�察�it winked at him�察�and so declared itself to be an eye�察�and a small 

face began gradually to grow up round it�察�like a frame round a picture。 

     A brown little face�察�with whiskers。 

     A  grave   round   face�察  �with   the   same   twinkle   in   its   eye   that   had   first 

attracted his notice。 

     Small neat ears and thick silky hair。 

     It was the Water Rat� �

     Then the two animals stood and regarded each other cautiously。 

     `Hullo�察�Mole��' said the Water Rat。 

     `Hullo�察�Rat��' said the Mole。 

     `Would you like to come over��' enquired the Rat presently。 

     `Oh�察  �its   all   very   well   to   TALK��'   said   the   Mole�察  �rather   pettishly�察  �he 

being new to a river and riverside life and its ways。 

     The Rat said nothing�察�but stooped and unfastened a rope and hauled on 

it�察�then lightly stepped into a little boat which the Mole had not observed。 

It was painted blue outside and white within�察�and was just the size for two 

animals�察�and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once�察�even though he 

did not yet fully understand its uses。 

     The   Rat   sculled   smartly   across   and   made   fast。   Then   he   held   up   his 

forepaw as the Mole stepped gingerly down。 `Lean on that��' he said。 `Now 

then�察�step lively��' and the Mole to his surprise and rapture found himself 

actually seated in the stern of a real boat。 

     `This   has been   a   wonderful   day��'   said   he�察 �as the   Rat   shoved   off   and 

took to the sculls again。 `Do you know�察�I`ve never been in a boat before in 

all my life。' 

     `What��'   cried   the   Rat�察  �open´mouthed�此   �Never   been   in   ayou   never 

well Iwhat have you been doing�察�then��' 

     `Is it so nice as all that��' asked the Mole shyly�察�though he was quite 

prepared     to  believe    it  as  he  leant   back   in  his   seat  and   surveyed     the 

cushions�察�the oars�察�the rowlocks�察�and all the fascinating fittings�察�and felt 

the boat sway lightly under him。 

     `Nice�拭�It's the ONLY thing��' said the Water Rat solemnly�察�as he leant 

forward for his stroke。 `Believe me�察�my young friend�察�there is NOTHING´ 



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