SETTINGS:

Chapter I - (Spring Time) River: where Rat & Mole first met.

Riverbank: they picnicked there and otter joined them

Rats House: Mole stayed there for a while at Rats invitation

Chapter II (Summer Time) Toads House: Rat accompanied Mole to meet the infamous Toad.

Country Roads: where they journeyed with a horse-held caravan

Town: where Mole went to buy housekeeping items that Toad forgot to bring.

Riverbank: where they got back after the road accident

Chapter III (Winter Time) Wild Woods: Mole sneaked out t o go there and find Mr. Badger.

Valley: Rat and Mole were waylaid by the snow and lost their way in the woods.

They soon learned that they are already in the valley.

Chapter IV (Winter Time) Badgers House: they found Badgers house and took a rest there.

Wild Woods: they went home through the wild woods.

Chapter V Moles House: Mole & Rat visited Moles house underground.

Chapter VI (Summer Time) Toad Hall: where Toad lives and where he keeps his collection of

motorcars, caravans and boats

Red Lion Inn: after escaping from Rat, he hid himself there.

Court House: he was brought there for stealing a motorcar and causing a road

accident.

Dungeon: he was thrown there for his misconduct.

Chapter VII Rats House: they learned there that Otters son is missing.

Stream: they followed the Pipers music and it let them to Portly.

Chapter VIII Dungeon: the wardens daughter helped Toad to escape from dungeon

Train: Toads runaway vehicle while escaping

Woods: He went there to confuse his pursuers.

Chapter IX (Summer Time) Country Roads: where Rat met Sea Rat while on his

journey.
 Rats House: Rat decided to went home and pack his things to join Sea Rats

journey.

Chapter X (Summer Time) Woods: Toad is still there after his escape.

Canal: He met there a barge woman whom her horse were stolen by Toad.

Country Roads: He swindles the peddler he met and drove another motorcar

there.

River: Fleeing, he falls into the river and was carried by the downstream.

Chapter XI (Summer Time) Rats House: Rat took Toad there after he saved him from the river

Toad Hall: They checked the stoats and weasels who took over the Toads hall.

Chapter XII (Summer Time) Toad Hall: they conquered the stoats and weasels and took bag

Toads property. Then, they threw a party to celebrate Toads homecoming.

CHARACTERS:

Mole is a clever, discern, unselfish and a faithful animal to his friends. He is Rats best

buddy in which through the whole story they shared countless adventures. At first, he

was timid and reluctant to the escapade before him, but as the narrative goes, Mole

matured into a dependent, bold and quick-witted companion.

Rat is a river banker that is generous, outgoing, and welcoming to everyone. He is

well-mannered and responsible enough to make sure that everyone around him is at

ease and no one is left behind. Rat loves to stay near the river where he messes around

with the boats but is also fond of traveling with his pals. Rat accommodates Mole into

his home from which then he became Moles mentor of many things - from boat

steering to never giving up on friends.

Toad he is the most excitable, illiberal and conceited among the characters in the

Wind and the Willows as synthesized by his immaturity and limitless wealth. He is quite

snooty to those inferior to him yet he deeply cares for his friends. Toad is often

described as the novels most complex character because while he often ignore peoples

advices, in the end, he changed into a more matured and polite lad with grounded

attitude towards life.

Badger is the oldest and the most tolerant among the main characters. He lives in

the Wild Wood and can be described as a man who loves solitude. He is caring and

hospitable to everyone, even to the people he never knew, and holds the most

authority within their circles of friends as he knows the best thing to do in every

situation. Both his earnest aptitude and sense of leadership, he is the one who exerted

the most effort in changing Toads life.

Otter he only appears in the few chapters of the novel but he is a part of the main

squad. He is quick-witted and he gains the respect of other river bankers for being there

in times of their need.

 Sea Rat is a side character who only appears on chapter 9 that is passionate about

travelling. He is passionate about travelling and his view on life greatly influenced Rat to

go on to a journey too who was already feeling uneasy in the midst of life crisis. In a

short while, Rat was obliged to follow Sea Rats passion and was readying to set off for

an adventure because he saw Sea Rats freedom in life.

The Wardens Daughter she is the daughter of the dungeon warden in charge of Toad.

While in prison, she feels affection for Toad so helped him devise a plan to let Toad out

of the prison and that is to disguise him as washerwoman!

Jails Washerwoman as she was very poor, toad gave her money in exchange for her

washerwoman get-up so he could put into action the escape plan the wardens

daughter had planned for him.

The Engine Driver he keeps Toad in the train knowing that he was a washerwoman.

Even though he learned the truth, he still helps him and let him leap off the train when

they are being followed.

Barge woman she pretends to believe Toads lie about himself being a washerwoman.

She forced Toad to wash her laundry in exchange of letting him ride to Toads Hall. She

burst into a laughing when she learned that Toad fails at washing so Toad threw her

barge and steals her horse.

The Peddler he lets Toad eat and ask him to sell his horse. Even though he demanded

a fair price, Toad still cheats on him by selling the horse in an expensive price.

The Weasels and Stoats They are from Wild Wood who took over the Toads Hall

while Toad was in prison. The main squad, Rat, Mole and Badger, devised a secret plan

to defeat the Wild Wood animals and take bake Toads house.

Chief Weasel he leads the Wild Wood animals while they were in Toads Hall.
PLOT:

While spring cleaning, Mole suddenly felt tired and dissatisfied so he left his underground home

and went up to the fields. Soon, he discovered a river and he met there Rat. Rat invited Mole to

join him in boating but since it was the first time Mole saw a river, he denied the offer. In the

end, seeing that it was so enjoyable messing with boats, he agreed to Rats invitation where

then he learned about Badger and Toad from Rat.

Badger loves solitude so Rat only takes Mole for him to meet Toad, a rich, conceited and

immature animal with very short attention span. He lives in the grandest house in town, Toad

Hall, where there he keeps is caravans and boats. While there, he convinced Mole and Rat to

join him in his first adventure of travelling around a horse-drawn caravan. But on the second

day of travel, the caravan they are riding on was run off by a high speed automobile. Seeing

this, Toad instantly became a fan of this motorcars. Neither Rat nor Mole can break him his

daze.

Winter time, Mole sneaked out from Rats residence into the Wild wood despite his friends

warning. He hopes to find and meet Badger in the woods but by venturing there, he soon found

himself lost so he hid in a log. Rat wakes up from his sleep and realizes that Mole was gone. He

went into the woods and searched for Mole there. After a nap to recover Moles strength, they

journey back home, but are waylaid by snow. They walk around for hours, until fortunately

discovering Badger's front door.

Badger accommodated them into his home, where they rest for a few days. During their visit,

Badger tells them his plan to confront Toad over his driving habit, which has become reckless

and expensive.

Mid-December, Rat and Mole are traveling home from an adventure when Mole senses that his

old home is nearby. He and Badger spend an evening there, during which time Mole realizes he

still loves the place, but prefers to live out in nature with Rat.
Later in the spring, Badger asks Mole and Rat to help him confront Toad about his dangerous

automobile habits.

At Toad Hall, Badger tries to speak maturely to Toad, but Toad remains childish and refuses to

listen. Thus, they place him on house arrest, guarding him one at a time. Unfortunately, Toad is

very cunning and manipulative, and he is able to escape by fooling Rat.

He runs to a nearby inn, where he sees an automobile. Unable to help himself, he steals the car

and wrecks it. Consequently, he is arrested and sentenced to twenty years in jail.

When Rat and Mole learn that Otter's son Portly has been missing, they set out on the river to

search for him. It is a beautiful night, and they soon hear some strange singing. On an island,

they find Portly with a strange deity who resembles the Greek god Pan. He sings them a song,

which they love but immediately forget.

They return Portly to Otter, and reflect on the marvelous experience.

Meanwhile, the gaoler's daughter takes pity on the forlorn Toad in prison, and she helps rig an

escape for him. He switches clothes with the jail's washerwoman, and uses it to flee. However,

he forgets to grab his wallet, so is unable to buy a train ticket. Luckily, he convinces the engine

driver to take him. When the police soon start to pursue the train, Toad jumps off and has to

resort to walking.

Later in the summer, Rat becomes restless, wondering why so many people leave the river bank

for winter. When he meets a sailor named Sea Rat, he almost sets out at sea himself, but is

saved from such folly by Mole.

Toad comes across a bargewoman, and tricks her into giving him a ride down river. When she

discovers Toad is not a real washerwoman, though, she kicks him off the barge. He then steals

her horse and finds his way to a peddler. There, he attempts to swindle the peddler by selling

the horse for over its value.

He soon enough hitchhikes, and is picked up by the same automobile he had previously stolen.

Still dressed as a washerwoman, he convinces the driver to let him drive, and soon wrecks the

vehicle again. Fleeing, he falls into the river and is carried with the current until Rat luckily

fishes him out of the water downstream.

Toad soon learns from his friends that the weasels and stoats have taken over Toad Hall. Under

Badger's leadership, the four main characters develop a plan to sneak into Toad Hall through a

secret passageway and surprise the weasels during a party.

The plan is a great success; they chase the squatters away, and immediately start planning for a

party. Still arrogant, Toad plans to sing and speak about his great adventures, but Badger

refuses to allow it. Influenced by Badger's stoic nature, Toad shifts his personality, and acts like

an adult at the party.

The characters enjoy the party, and live out their days peacefully along the riverside.

LESSON:

The story of The Wind in the Willows focuses on the moral values of the importance of

friendship. Throughout the book, the main characters Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad act in selfless

and selfish ways that lead them to neglect their passion, to change ideals from one to another,

to forget where they came from and to hurt the people they love in the process.

Rat, being friendly even to the mischief stoats and hostile foxes in the woods, proved that while

we can be as amicable to everyone, we should not take ourselves for granted. Forgetting about

himself, Rat tried to follow the Water Rat from Constantinople on his journey around the world.

He forgot his passion, he forgot the boats and poetry, he forgot Mole. Loss of attachment to

the things and people we love what happens often when we keep the problems to ourselves,

when were so selfless to tackle our own hardships and tackle first the hardships of others.
Mole at first was timid and doesnt want to leave his house. But through Rats great influence,

he joined the adventure together with his friends. He experienced boat riding and boat steering

with Rat. He experienced the Wild Wood adventures and met some friends with Badger. He

experienced travelling in caravan with Toad. He did have the time of his life the moment he

went out of his underground house and made friends. Thats the same as life: we get to

experience things weve never done when we face our daily lives with our friends.

Badger, on the other hand, substantiate that being alone doesnt mean youre left alone. He

love solitude but he doesnt love being unaccompanied. He loves to face his own problems

alone but he doesnt love leaving his friends alone in their problems. Their friendship, amidst

their individual differences is still strong as their unique characteristics are what copes them up

when hardship comes.

While Toad, made it clear that too much of everything brings only chaos. Truly, obsession may

be a hard habit to stop, but when we are determined to change ourselves, nothing is

impossible. When we allow others to help us carry our burden, we could be a better version

of ourselves.

REACTION:

Once again, the lines Dont judge a book by its cover proved me wrong. The Wind in the

Willows novel may be a common fable story to some (including me), but as I read the whole

book, I came to realize that lessons about the importance of friendship never run out of style.

No matter what age we are, we still need light readings such as this novel for us to be reminded

that we should always be thankful for the friends on our side they made effort, they took time

and they sacrificed personal hours just to strengthen the friendship we already have.

At first, I find it corny to have animals as the main characters; it just feels so awkward reading

about a talking Mole, a boat-steering Rat, a cooking Badger and a motor-riding Toad. But

nonetheless, by finding the symbolism hidden in them, I ascertained that Mole is the shy-type
friend we have, still armored by their true color-hiding shell, waiting for some alter egos to

break their veneer. Rat is the ever caring and the always there friend. Rat is this selfless

friend we have, willing to sacrifice all its personal hours just to be with us. This friend is the

most patient and forgiving among all. While Badger, he represents the kuya or ate of the

squad. Badger is the most mature, most solitary, and the most independent decision-maker of

the team. He seldom hangs out but when he does, great adventures happen. In most friend

circles, Badger could be this ate friend whos not into finding a love life or this kuya friend

who skips the everyday billiard games and computer cafes just to go home early. Toad on the

other hand, yeah, we all got this kind of friend. He is the black sheep, mouthy, trouble maker

who always brings his friends into stress. But even though their attitude will indeed test the

tiniest bit of our patience and sometimes the way they act make us want to puke or punch

them in the face, we still love those guys. The squad will never be complete without this kind of

people. The squad will never be enjoyable without someone wholl pull us away from the right

track.

Overall, the story was unforgettable. I may not be sure if I could clearly remember the itty-

bittiest details in every chapter but theres one thing Im curtained of: that for some time in my

life, I felt the sentiments of all the main characters in a novel - as an adventurous confidant, an

advisor, a friendly introvert and a garrulous pabigat of the group. Truly, I am grateful to have

read the book that refreshes my mind again about the friends Ive got.