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beforeYOU know��' 

     Both animals nodded gravely。 THEY knew� �

     `Well�察�THEN��' went on the Badger�察 �wethat is�察�you and me and our 

friend   the   Mole   herewe'll   take   Toad   seriously   in   hand。   We'll   stand   no 

nonsense whatever。 We'll bring   him back   to   reason�察�by  force if   need   be。 

We'll MAKE him be a sensible Toad。 We'llyou're asleep�察�Rat��' 

     `Not me��' said the Rat�察�waking up with a jerk。 

     `He's   been   asleep   two   or   three   times   since   supper��'   said   the   Mole�察�



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laughing。 He himself was feeling quite wakeful and even lively�察�though he 

didn't   know   why。   The   reason   was�察  �of   course�察  �that   he   being   naturally   an 

underground animal by birth and breeding�察�the situation of Badger's house 

exactly suited him and made him feel at home�察�while the Rat�察�who slept 

every night in a bedroom the windows of which opened on a breezy river�察�

naturally felt the atmosphere still and oppressive。 

     `Well�察  �it's   time   we   were   all   in   bed��'   said   the   Badger�察  �getting   up   and 

fetching flat candlesticks。 `Come along�察�you two�察�and I'll show you your 

quarters。 And   take   your   time   tomorrow   morning   breakfast   at   any   hour 

you please��' 

     He    conducted      the   two    animals    to   a  long   room     that   seemed     half 

bedchamber and half loft。 The Badger's winter stores�察�which indeed were 

visible   everywhere�察  �took   up   half   the   roompiles   of   apples�察  �turnips�察  �and 

potatoes�察�baskets full of nuts�察�and jars   of honey�察�but the two little   white 

beds on the remainder of the floor looked soft and inviting�察�and the linen 

on them�察�though coarse�察�was clean and smelt beautifully of lavender�察�and 

the   Mole   and   the   Water   Rat�察  �shaking   off   their   garments   in   some   thirty 

seconds�察�tumbled in between the sheets in great joy and contentment。 

     In   accordance      with    the  kindly    Badger's     injunctions�察    �the  two    tired 

animals   came   down   to   breakfast   very   late   next   morning�察  �and   found   a 

bright fire burning in the kitchen�察�and two young hedgehogs sitting on a 

bench   at   the   table�察  �eating   oatmeal   porridge   out   of   wooden   bowls。   The 

hedgehogs dropped their spoons�察�rose to their feet�察�and ducked their heads 

respectfully as the two entered。 

     `There�察�sit   down�察 �sit   down��'  said   the Rat   pleasantly�察  �and   go   on   with 

your porridge。 Where have you youngsters come from�拭�Lost your way in 

the snow�察�I suppose��' 

     `Yes�察�please�察�sir��' said the elder of the two hedgehogs respectfully。 `Me 

and   little   Billy   here�察  �we   was   trying   to   find   our   way   to   schoolmother 

WOULD   have   us   go�察  �was   the   weather   ever   soand   of   course   we   lost 

ourselves�察�sir�察�and Billy he got frightened and took and cried�察�being young 

and faint´ hearted。 And at last we happened up against Mr。 Badger's back 

door�察�and made so bold as to knock�察�sir�察�for Mr。 Badger he's a kind´hearted 

gentleman�察�as everyone knows' 



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     `I understand��' said the Rat�察�cutting himself some rashers from a side 

of bacon�察�while the Mole dropped some eggs into a saucepan。 `And what's 

the weather like outside�拭�You needn't ;sir; me quite so much��' he added。 

     `O�察�terrible bad�察�sir�察�terrible deep the snow is��' said the hedgehog。 `No 

getting out for the likes of you gentlemen to´ day。' 

     `Where's Mr。 Badger��' inquired the Mole�察�as he warmed the coffee´ pot 

before the fire。 

     `The master's gone into his study�察  �sir��' replied the hedgehog�察 �and   he 

said as how he was going to be particular busy this morning�察�and on no 

account was he to be disturbed。' 

     This explanation�察�of course�察�was thoroughly understood by every one 

present。 The fact is�察 �as already set   forth�察�when you live   a life of intense 

activity    for   six   months     in  the   year�察  �and    of  comparative       or  actual 

somnolence        for  the  other   six�察 �during    the  latter  period    you   cannot    be 

continually pleading sleepiness when there are people about or things to 

be done。 The excuse gets monotonous。 The animals well knew that Badger�察�

having eaten a hearty breakfast�察�had retired to his study and settled himself 

in an arm´chair with his legs up on another and a red cotton handkerchief 

over   his   face�察  �and   was   being   `busy'   in   the usual   way  at   this   time   of   the 

year。 

     The front´door bell clanged loudly�察�and the Rat�察�who was very greasy 

with buttered toast�察�sent Billy�察�the smaller hedgehog�察�to see who it might 

be。 There was a sound of much stamping in the hall�察�and presently Billy 

returned   in   front   of   the   Otter�察  �who   threw   himself   on   the   Rat   with   an 

embrace and a shout of affectionate greeting。 

     `Get off��' spluttered the Rat�察�with his mouth full。 

     `Thought   I   should   find   you   here   all   right��'   said   the   Otter   cheerfully。 

`They were all in a great state of alarm along River Bank when I arrived 

this morning。 Rat never been home all nightnor Mole eithersomething 

dreadful must have happened�察�they said�察�and the snow had covered up all 

your tracks�察�of course。 But I knew that when people were in any fix they 

mostly went   to   Badger�察�or else   Badger   got to know of it   somehow�察 �so   I 

came straight off here�察�through the Wild Wood and the snow� �My� �it was 

fine�察  �coming   through   the   snow   as   the   red   sun   was   rising   and   showing 



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against   the   black   tree´trunks� �As   you   went   along   in   the   stillness�察  �every 

now and then masses of snow slid off the branches suddenly with a flop� �

making you jump and run for cover。 Snow´castles and snow´caverns had 

sprung     up   out   of  nowhere      in  the   nightand     snow    bridges�察   �terraces�察�

rampartsI could have stayed and played with them for hours。 Here and 

there great branches had been torn away by the sheer weight of the snow�察�

and robins perched and hopped on them in their perky conceited way�察�just 

as   if   they   had   done   it   themselves。 A  ragged   string   of   wild   geese   passed 

overhead�察�high   on   the grey  sky�察 �and   a   few   rooks   whirled over   the   trees�察�

inspected�察�and flapped off homewards with a disgusted expression�察�but I 

met no sensible being to ask the news of。 About halfway across I came on 

a rabbit sitting on a stump�察�cleaning his silly face with his paws。 He was a 

pretty   scared   animal   when   I   crept   up   behind   him   and   placed   a   heavy 

forepaw on his shoulder。 I had to cuff his head once or twice to get any 

sense out of it at all。 At last I managed to extract from him that Mole had 

been seen in the Wild Wood last night by one of them。 It was the talk of 

the burrows�察�he said�察�how Mole�察�Mr。 Rat's particular friend�察�was in a bad 

fix�察  �how  he  had   lost his   way�察 �and   ;They;   were  up   and   out hunting�察 �and 

were chivvying him round   and round。  ;Then  why didn't   any of   you   DO 

something�拭─  �I      asked。   ;You    mayn't    be  blest   with   brains�察  �but  there   are 

hundreds and hundreds of you�察�big�察�stout fellows�察�as fat as butter�察�and your 

burrows   running   in   all   directions�察  �and   you   could   have   taken   him  in   and 

made him safe and comfortable�察�or tried to�察�at all events。; ;What�察�US�拭─�he 

merely said�此 �DO something�拭�us rabbits�拭─�So I cuffed him again and left 

him。    There    was    nothing    else   to  be   done。   At   any   rate�察  �I  had   learnt 

something�察�and i

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