![]() ![]() Aided by the gaoler’s daughter, he disguises himself as a washerwoman and makes his escape. After smashing seven and stealing another, he is sentenced to 20 years. He sits in the road in a trance murmuring “Poop-poop!” and then proceeds along a magnificently self-destructive path fueled by his obsession with motor-cars. ![]() When a brilliant motor-car whizzes past, spooking the horses and leaving the caravan up-ended in the ditch, Toad is disastrously smitten. Leaving the grand Toad Hall, he indulges a whim for the open road by procuring a gypsy caravan, painted canary yellow with green trim and red wheels. Start with the memorable Toad: shamelessly boastful, maddeningly conceited, extravagantly self-indulgent while at the same time affectionate, well-intentioned, and good-natured. The Wind in the Willows is one of the treasures of childhood. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame ![]()
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