Calico Illustrated Classics: The Wind in the Willows
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 The River Bank 4 CHAPTER 2 Meeting New Friends 11 CHAPTER 3 Toad Hall 18 CHAPTER 4 The Open Road 25 CHAPTER 5 The Wild Wood 31 CHAPTER 6 Mr Badger’s Home 38 CHAPTER 7 Home Sweet Home 45 CHAPTER 8 Mr Toad 52 CHAPTER 9 Toad’s Adventures 60 CHAPTER 10 Full Steam Ahead 66 CHAPTER 11 The Further Adventures of Toad 72 CHAPTER 12 A Familiar Face 80 CHAPTER 13 Punishment 87 CHAPTER 14 A Secret Passage 94 CHAPTER 15 The Return of Toad Hall 101 CHAPTER 16 A Changed Toad 108
chapter 1 The River Bank Mole had been working hard all morning long He was spring cleaning with brooms dusters and a pail of whitewash His eyes were filled with dust His throat was filled with dust Splashes of whitewash covered his fur His back ached I’ve had enough said Mole He bolted out the door without putting on his coat Something above was calling him up to the sun and air So he scraped and scratched and scratched and scraped with his paws until pop His snout came out into the sunlight Mole found himself rolling in the warm grass of a large meadow This is fun he thought This is better than 4
whitewashing The sunshine felt warm on his fur Soft breezes touched his brow The songs of birds reminded him how alone he had been underground Jumping on all four legs at once he ran across the meadow His heart raced Stop said an old rabbit This is a private road You must pay six pennies to pass But Mole didn’t stop He continued exploring the meadow The birds flowers and breeze made him happy He noticed all the creatures working around him working while he played He took great pleasure realizing that the best part of a holiday is not resting but seeing everyone else working He didn’t think he could feel any happier than he did in the meadow But then he came upon a river He had never seen a river before He was fascinated by the gurgling sound of the water The glints gleams and sparkles mesmerized him As he sat on the grass and looked across the river a dark hole in the bank caught his eye He 5
