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     Suddenly the Rat cried `Hooray��' and then `Hooray´oo´ray´oo´ray´ oo´ 

ray��' and fell to executing a feeble jig in the snow。 

     `What HAVE you found�察�Ratty��' asked the Mole�察�still nursing his leg。 

     `Come and see��' said the delighted Rat�察�as he jigged on。 

     The Mole hobbled up to the spot and had a good look。 

     `Well��' he said at last�察�slowly�察 �I SEE it right enough。 Seen the same 

sort of thing before�察�lots of times。 Familiar object�察�I call it。 A door´scraper� �

Well�察�what of it�拭�Why dance jigs around a door´scraper��' 



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     `But   don't   you   see   what   it   MEANS�察  �youyou   dull´witted   animal��' 

cried the Rat impa´tiently。 

     `Of course I see what it means��' replied the Mole。 `It simply means that 

some VERY careless and forgetful person has left his door´scraper lying 

about   in   the   middle   of   the   Wild   Wood�察  �JUST   where   it's   SURE   to   trip 

EVERYBODY up。 Very thoughtless of him�察�I call it。 When I get home I 

shall go and complain about it toto somebody or other�察�see if I don't��' 

     `O�察�dear� �O�察�dear��' cried the Rat�察�in despair at his obtuseness。 `Here�察�

stop arguing and come and scrape��' And he set to work again and made the 

snow fly in all directions around him。 

     After some further toil his efforts were rewarded�察�and a very shabby 

door´mat lay exposed to view。 

     `There�察�what did I tell you��' exclaimed the Rat in great triumph。 

     `Absolutely       nothing    whatever��'     replied    the   Mole�察    �with    perfect 

truthfulness。   `Well   now��'   he   went   on�察   �you   seem   to   have   found   another 

piece of domestic litter�察�done for and thrown away�察�and I suppose you're 

perfectly happy。 Better go ahead and dance your jig round that if you've 

got to�察�and get it over�察�and then perhaps we can go on and not waste any 

more time over rubbish´ heaps。 Can we EAT a doormat�拭�or sleep under a 

door´mat�拭�Or sit on a door´mat and sledge home over the snow on it�察�you 

exasperating rodent��' 

     `Doyoumeantosay��'   cried   the   excited   Rat�察   �that   this   door´   mat 

doesn't TELL you anything��' 

     `Really�察�Rat��' said the Mole�察�quite pettishly�察 �I think we'd had enough 

of this folly。 Who ever heard of a door´mat TELLING anyone anything�拭�

They simply don't do it。 They are not that sort at all。 Door´mats know their 

place。' 

     `Now look here�察�youyou thick´headed beast��' replied the Rat�察�really 

angry�察 �this must stop。 Not another word�察�but scrape scrape and scratch 

and dig and hunt round�察�especially on the sides of the hummocks�察�if you 

want to sleep dry and warm to´ night�察�for it's our last chance��' 

     The Rat attacked a snow´bank beside them with ardour�察�probing with 

his cudgel everywhere and then digging with fury�察�and the Mole scraped 

busily   too�察  �more   to   oblige   the   Rat   than  for   any   other   reason�察  �for   his 



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opinion was that his friend was getting light´headed。 

     Some ten minutes' hard work�察�and the point of the Rat's cudgel struck 

something that sounded hollow。 He worked till he could get a paw through 

and feel�察�then called the Mole to come and help him。 Hard at it went the 

two animals�察�till at last the result of their labours stood full in view of the 

astonished and hitherto incredulous Mole。 

     In   the   side   of   what   had   seemed   to   be   a   snow´bank   stood   a   solid´ 

looking little door�察�painted a dark green。 An iron bell´pull hung by the side�察�

and   below   it�察  �on   a   small   brass   plate�察  �neatly   engraved   in   square   capital 

letters�察�they could read by the aid of moonlight MR。 BADGER。 

     The Mole fell backwards on the snow from sheer surprise and delight。 

`Rat��' he cried in penitence�察 �you're a wonder� �A real wonder�察�that's what 

you are。 I see it all now� �You argued it out�察�step by step�察�in that wise head 

of yours�察�from the very moment that I fell and cut my shin�察�and you looked 

at the cut�察�and at once your majestic mind said to itself�察 �Door´scraper� ─�

And then you turned to and found the very door´scraper that done it� �Did 

you stop there�拭�No。 Some people would have been quite satisfied�察�but not 

you。 Your intellect went on working。 ;Let me only just find a door´mat�察─�

says you to yourself�察 �and my theory is proved� ─�And of course you found 

your   door´mat。   You're   so   clever�察  �I   believe   you   could   find   anything   you 

liked。 ;Now�察─�says you�察 �that door exists�察 �as plain as if I saw it。 There's 

nothing else remains to be done but to find it� ─�Well�察�I've read about that 

sort of thing in books�察�but I've never come across it before in real life。 You 

ought   to   go   where   you'll   be   properly   appreciated。 You're   simply   wasted 

here�察�among us fellows。 If I only had your head�察�Ratty' 

     `But   as   you   haven't��'   interrupted   the   Rat�察  �rather  unkindly�察   �I   suppose 

you're going to sit on   the   snow all night   and TALK  Get   up at   once and 

hang on to that bell´pull you see there�察�and ring hard�察�as hard as you can�察�

while I hammer��' 

     While the Rat attacked the door with his stick�察�the Mole sprang up at 

the bell´pull�察�clutched it and swung there�察�both feet well off the ground�察�

and from  quite   a long   way  off they  could   faintly  hear   a   deep´toned bell 

respond。 



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                               CHAPTER IV 



                                      MR。 BADGER 



     THEY waited patiently for what seemed a very long time�察�stamping in 

the   snow   to   keep   their   feet   warm。 At   last   they   heard   the   sound   of   slow 

shuflling footsteps approaching the door from the inside。 It seemed�察�as the 

Mole remarked to the Rat�察�like some one walking in carpet slippers that 

were too large for him and down at heel�察�which was intelligent of Mole�察�

because that was exactly what it was。 

     There was the   noise of   a   bolt shot   back�察  �and the   door   opened a   few 

inches�察�enough to show a long snout and a pair of sleepy blinking eyes。 

     `Now�察�the VERY next time this happens��' said a gruff and suspicious 

voice�察   �I   shall   be   exceedingly   angry。   Who   is   it   THIS   time�察  �disturbing 

people on such a night�拭�Speak up��' 

     `Oh�察  �Badger��'   cried   the   Rat�察   �let   us   in�察  �please。   It's   me�察  �Rat�察  �and   my 

friend Mole�察�and we've lost our way in the snow。' 

     `What�察  �Ratty�察  �my   dear   little   man��'   exclaimed   the   Badger�察  �in   quite   a 

different voice。 `Come along in�察�both of you�察�at once。 Why�察�you must be 

perished。 Well I never� �Lost in the snow� �And in the Wild Wood�察�too�察�and 

at this time of night� �But come in with you。' 

     The   two   animals   tumbled   over   each   other   in   their   eagerness   to   get 

inside�察�and heard the door shut behind them with great joy and relief。 

     The Badger�察�who wore a long dressing´gown�察�and whose slippers were 

indeed   very   down   at   heel�察  �carried   a   flat   candlestick   in   his   paw   and   had 

probably been on his way to bed when their summons sounded。 He looked 

kindly down on them and patted both their heads。 `This is not the sort of 

night   for   small   animals   to   be   out��'   he   said   paternally。   `I'm   afraid   you've 

been up to some of your pranks again�察�Ratty。 But come along�察�come into 

the kitchen。 There's a first´rate fire there�察�and supper and everything。' 

     He shuffled on in front of them�察�carrying the light�察�and they followed 

him�察  �nudging   each   other   in   an   anticipating   sort   of   way�察  �down   a   long�察�

gloomy�察�and�察�to tell the truth�察�decidedly shabb

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