The Wind in the Willows Episodes Episode guide. Then the Chief Weasel—for it was he—began in a high, squeaky voice—, The Badger drew himself up, took a firm grip of his stick with both paws, glanced round at his comrades, and cried—. So that's all right! The Return of Ulysses. But Toad whimpered, and the other two promised that they would be answerable for his good conduct, and at last the Badger was pacified, and the procession moved on; only this time the Rat brought up the rear, with a firm grip on the shoulder of Toad. 'Toad he went a-pleasuring!' Toad, after due consultation with his friends, selected a handsome gold chain and locket set with pearls, which he dispatched to the gaoler's daughter with a letter that even the Badger admitted to be modest, grateful, and appreciative; and the engine-driver, in his turn, was properly thanked and compensated for all his pains and trouble. Web. 'No, not ONE little song,' replied the Rat firmly, though his heart bled as he noticed the trembling lip of the poor disappointed Toad. The Wind in the Willows—Chapter 12: The Return of Ulysses April 24, 2020 ~ Alastair Roberts For the Easter season, I am posting some rather different things on this channel, in addition to my regular output, as a little gift to my listeners and supporters, starting with a reading of The Wind in the Willows . When the Toad—came—home! Go, Badger, order the Banquet, order what you like; then join our young friends outside in their innocent mirth, oblivious of me and my cares and toils. . Add to Bookshelf. But when their infants were fractious and quite beyond control, they would quiet them by telling how, if they didn't hush them and not fret them, the terrible grey Badger would up and get them. 'You have conquered, my friends,' he said in broken accents. Still arrogant, Toad plans to sing and speak about his great adventures, but Badger refuses to allow it. So they finished their supper in great joy and contentment, and presently retired to rest between clean sheets, safe in Toad's ancestral home, won back by matchless valour, consummate strategy, and a proper handling of sticks. Toad swaggered out and found it was one of the prisoners of the previous evening, very respectful and anxious to please. The Mole and the Rat followed silently, swinging themselves successfully into the hole as they had seen the Badger do; but when it came to Toad's turn, of course he managed to slip and fall into the water with a loud splash and a squeal of alarm. 'But the thing had to be done. One does not argue about The Wind in the Willows. They were but four in all, but to the panic-stricken weasels the hall seemed full of monstrous animals, grey, black, brown and yellow, whooping and flourishing enormous cudgels; and they broke and fled with squeals of terror and dismay, this way and that, through the windows, up the chimney, anywhere to get out of reach of those terrible sticks. Then a pair of pistols, a policeman's truncheon, several sets of handcuffs, some bandages and sticking-plaster, and a flask and a sandwich-case. and a terror seized him of being left behind, alone in the darkness, and he 'came on' with such a rush that he upset the Rat into the Mole and the Mole into the Badger, and for a moment all was confusion. The Badger laughed good-humouredly and said, 'All right, Ratty! He WOULD write the invitations; and he would take care to mention the leading part he had taken in the fight, and how he had laid the Chief Weasel flat; and he would hint at his adventures, and what a career of triumph he had to tell about; and on the fly-leaf he would set out a sort of a programme of entertainment for the evening—something like this, as he sketched it out in his head:—, (There will be other speeches by TOAD during the evening.). "The Return of Ulysses." Today Ms. Hundley will be reading the last chapter of The Wind in the Willows. But we want you to understand clearly, once and for all, that there are going to be no speeches and no songs. The Mole vanished promptly through a window; and the Badger bade the other two set a table on its legs again, pick up knives and forks and plates and glasses from the debris on the floor, and see if they could find materials for a supper. Toad and Odysseus (also known as Ulysses) share several character traits: both are clever tricksters who are full of themselves, yet neither is completely insensitive. They celebrate the victory with a triumphant parade, and so both the book and the music conclude with a happy ending. When the other animals came back to luncheon, very boisterous and breezy after a morning on the river, the Mole, whose conscience had been pricking him, looked doubtfully at Toad, expecting to find him sulky or depressed. Then he heard the Rat call out warningly, 'COME on, Toad!' The idea pleased him mightily, and he worked very hard and got all the letters finished by noon, at which hour it was reported to him that there was a small and rather bedraggled weasel at the door, inquiring timidly whether he could be of any service to the gentlemen. 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