'Smart piece of work that! ' He knew it could only mean that some august Presence was very, very near. The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908.
What a squealing and a squeaking and a screeching filled the air! This day was only the first of many similar ones for the emancipated Mole, each of them longer and full of interest as the ripening summer moved onward. Jenks Middle School. Find out in Paperback Theatre's charming open-air adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, playing in the museum courtyard. Now, it so happened that the gaoler's daughter was extraordinarily fond of animals.
He then finds a barge and a woman who offers to take him back to Toad Hall in exchange for her washing being done. But the Badger never came along, and, so, when winter arrived and the Rat took to spending much of his time asleep, the Mole formed the resolution to go by himself. Original lyrics by Daven Tillinghast, Andrew Gordon and Bruce Whitney. A washerwoman who has fainted in the road! Age range - Key Stage 2 Production (7-11 years).
'There's Toad Hall, ' said the Rat; 'Toad is rather rich, you know. Adaptation of Kenneth Grahames Delightful Tale. About the Stoats and Weasels? With an Introduction by A. Swan Christian College. Slowly the two animals moored their boat at the flowery margin of an island. There's a first-rate fire there, and supper and everything. Cried the Mole, his face beaming. Eventually, Toad makes his way back home, but only to discover that the weasels have taken over Toad Hall! Toad found himself flying through the air with the strong upward rush and delicate curve of a swallow.
'It's only my way, you know. NOV 04, 2016 - NOV 13, 2016. all for One productions, inc. Fort Wayne, IN United States. They're all right in a way - but - well, you can't really trust them, and that's the fact. Rounding a bend in the river, they came in sight of a handsome, dignified old house of mellowed red brick, with well-kept lawns reaching down to the water's edge. 'How many has he had? ' I can't possibly manage without you, so please consider it settled, and don't argue-it's the one thing I can't stand. FEB 16, 2023 - FEB 17, 2023. Very long ago, on the spot where the Wild Wood waves now, before ever it had planted itself, there was a city - a city of people, you know. OCT 08, 2015 - OCT 10, 2015. 'There's real life for you. I've been watching you carefully, and it looks so easy and so interesting, and I should like to be able to tell my friends that once I had driven a motor-car! Addison, TX United States.
Mornington, TAS Australia. MAY 31, 2012 - JUN 02, 2012. 'Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as it's bound to do. The affair was soon over. As a new season begins, Badger, Rat and Mole visit Toad once again and during "A Lesson in Life" try to persuade him to leave motor cars alone! South County Players. He stepped confidently out into the road to hail the motor-car, when suddenly he became very pale; for the approaching car was the very one he had stolen out of the yard of the Red Lion Hotel.
Then he held up his forepaw as the Mole stepped gingerly down and found himself actually seated in the stern of a real boat. 'Well, THEN, ' went on the Badger, 'we - that is, you and me and our friend the Mole here - we'll take Toad seriously in hand. At Toad Hall, the chauffeur was dismissed and Toad denuded of his driving-clothes. The rusty key creaked in the lock, the great door clanged behind them; and Toad was a helpless prisoner in the remotest dungeon of the best-guarded keep of the stoutest castle in all the length and breadth of Merry England. The old grey horse simply abandoned himself to his natural emotions, he reared, plunged, and the canary-coloured cart, their pride and their joy, lay on its side in the ditch, an irredeemable wreck. It was already getting towards dusk when he heard, from a hole in an old beech tree, a feeble voice, saying 'Ratty! When Toad found himself immured in a dank and noisome dungeon, he shed bitter tears, and abandoned himself to dark despair. Free click & collect service from our Bondi Beach store available Monday to Friday (except public holidays). Alaska Theatre Of Youth. It was indeed very compact and comfortable. I want to show you the world! Katy Visual And Performing Arts Center.
He was about half-way through his meal when an only too familiar sound made him start and fall a-trembling all over. Pacific Collegiate School. When they awoke, the moon was high and it was snowing hard. But, with the aid of some knotted sheets, the rather resourceful Toad made good his escape and soon found himself marching into 'The Red Lion, ' and ordering the best luncheon that could be provided at so short a notice. Such a tremendous noise was going on in the banqueting-hall that there was little danger of their being overheard. Here to-day, up and off to somewhere else to-morrow! Yateley, United Kingdom. 'Do you mean to say you haven't HEARD? Camps, villages, towns, cities! MAY 28, 2020 - MAY 30, 2020.
OCT 16, 2009 - OCT 17, 2009. Despite Rat and Moles attempts at persuading Toad to strike up an interest in something safer, the stubborn animal doesnt listen and the following morning places his order for this most expensive motor car! It's brother and sister to me, and food and drink, and (naturally) washing. 'You bad, troublesome little animal! ' The floor was well-worn red brick, and on the wide hearth burnt a fire of logs. MAR 04, 2011 - MAR 04, 2011. He cried, jumping up on seeing them, 'this is splendid! ' 'Of course you know I can't do anything NOW? Woodbridge, ON Canada.
It's most important! ' 'We don't go there very much, we river-bankers. JUL 29, 2017 - AUG 05, 2017. Killed or ruined - it's got to be one of the two things, sooner or later. San Francisco, CA United States.
Mole was greatly cheered by the sound of the Rat's careless laughter, as well as the sight of his pistols. As Mole finds himself in memorable surroundings, Rat becomes mesmerised by the field mice as they sing Christmas Carol at this festive time of year. 'I've only broken out of the strongest prison in England, that's all! No, I've discovered the real thing, the only genuine occupation for a life time. MORE FROM The Hundred Books... |. Here the Rat nudged the Mole. 'You see-biscuits, potted lobster, sardines-everything you can possibly want. Toad puffed and swelled.
It was a cold still afternoon with a hard steely sky overhead, when he slipped out of the warm parlour into the open air, and with great cheerfulness of spirit he pushed towards the Wild Wood. Omaha, NE United States. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School. 'Get ready, all of you! Check, VA United States. His snout came out into the sunlight, and he found himself rolling in the warm grass of a great meadow. Grahame's book was later dramatised by A.