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The Further Adventures
of Toad
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The Kidnapping of Toad
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The Ghost at Mole End
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The Great Steamer
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Buried Treasure
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Mole's Cousin
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Grand Annual Show
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The Open Road Again
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Wayfarers All
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The Weasels' Trap
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Burglary at Toad Hall
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The Piper at the Gates
of Dawn
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The Yuletide
Entertainment
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1. The Further Adventures of
Toad
At
his celebratory dinner after
taking back Toad Hall, Toad
recounts stories of what
happened to him between his
escape from prison and his
return to the river bank,
including his trip aboard a
washerwoman's barge and a
dealing with a gipsy.
Disgusted by Toad's behaviour
throughout the whole escapade,
Badger makes Toad write
apologies to all the people he
mistreated.
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2. The Kidnapping of Toad
The weasels invite Toad to their
den as a guest speaker. Toad
attends, against his friends'
advice. The weasels him prisoner
and demand a ransom.
Badger, Rat and Mole go to the
weasel's den to rescue him, but
find it empty. The weasels, sick
of Toad's constant talking,
leave him in the Wild Wood
blindfolded, with a message
saying "You can have him for
what he's worth - nothing."
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3. The Ghost at Mole End
While dozing in his armchair,
Mole is suddenly woken by
strange noises in his home. Rat
comes over, but cannot find an
explanation for the sounds. Toad
later stops by in his Rolls and
sings a song about how many
ghosts live at Toad Hall. When
Toad hears the noises himself,
he quickly leaves. Even Badger
cannot explain the sounds,
suggesting a woodpecker is to
blame. Mole goes back to his
armchair and falls asleep only
to be woken by plaster falling
on his head. He summons the help
of Ratty, and they deal with the
real cause of the disturbance.
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4. The Great Steamer
The young field mice are playing
outside Rat's house, where Mole
is visiting. Rat sends them away
because it is too dangerous to
play near the river.
That evening, a steamboat goes
down the river, causing a lot of
damage to Rat's house.
Unfortunately, one field mouse,
Billy, was swept into the river.
Rat and Mole get in the boat and
struggle to save Billy just
before he goes over the weir.
All the field mice have hot
drinks at Rat's afterwards, and
they sing Rat's new ditty,
We'll Go Boating.
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5. Buried Treasure
The weasels buy the deeds to a
part of the Wild Wood, which
includes the site of Badger's
home. A trip to court proves
that the documents are legal.
The weasels give Badger until
noon to vacate his home, but his
friends try to keep them from
moving in. Mole helps Badger
pack all his belongings, and
while in the cellar, finds an
old stone chest. He takes it up
to the living room and opens it.
Inside is an old scroll written
in Latin. Badger translates it
and discovers that it is an
ancient Roman document, legally
giving that part of the Wild
Wood to the badgers forever,
signed by Caesar. Badger keeps
his home and the weasels are
furious.
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6. Mole's Cousin
Mole receives a letter from his
cousin, Auberon. He is coming to
visit Mole End. Because Auberon
is a rich playwright from the
city, Mole is very nervous about
whether he will like his humble
home. Toad, Rat and Badger all
give their advice on how to seem
stylish and fashionable in front
of Auberon. Mole does not want
to put on a charade, so he just
acts himself when his cousin
arrives. Auberon is glad to
spend time in such a simple
environment. Toad is outraged
that Auberon's chauffeur is also
a toad.
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7. The Grand Annual Show
Everyone in the Field, Wild Wood
and River Bank is invited to
enter the Grand Annual Show,
with the added incentive of a
silver cup as the prize for best
of show. Ratty enters his walnut
cake, Mole enters his
blackcurrant jelly and Badger
enters his pickled walnuts. Toad
unsuccessfully tries to make is
own wine using his chemistry
set. At the Show the weasels are
awarded the silver cup for their
huge pumpkin. However, when Mrs
Carrington-Moss pins the ribbon
onto it, it quickly deflates, so
the cup goes to Toad.
Unfortunately, the label slips
off his bottle of elderflower
wine, revealing that he did not
make the wine himself, he just
put his own label on a bottle
from his cellar. Luckily, some
field mice arrive just in time
to win the cup for their huge
vegetable marrow.
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8. The Open Road Again
Toad, Rat and Mole are out on a
hiking trip when they meet the
field mice. The farmer's new
harvester has just destroyed
their home, and they have no
where to go. Alfred suggests
they stay in Toad's old caravan,
which is still laying abandoned
in a ditch. The field mice and
the other animals all help
repair and renovate the old
caravan, their plan being to let
the field mice stay there for a
few weeks, and then Toad and his
friends can go on a holiday in
it. The weeks pass, and Toad,
Mole and Rat arrive to go on
their trip in the caravan.
Unfortunately, the field mice
still have no where to live, so
they are given the caravan
forever. Toad doesn't mind
though, because he has
discovered "the only way to
travel" - the bicycle.
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9. Wayfarers All
Rat is restless and bored. A
mysterious seafaring rat arrives
at river bank and befriends
Ratty. He tells him stories of
adventure in far-flung lands and
bewitches Ratty with his tales.
When the sea rat leaves, Ratty
also wants to start a seafaring
life, so he sets out on the
road. Mole is worried so he gets
Toad's help. They drive towards
the sea, just managing to stop
Ratty from boarding a ship.
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10. The Weasels' Trap
Badger stops the weasels from
robbing Billy Rabbit as he is
walking through the Wild Wood.
The weasels are angry at his
interference and set up a metal
trap they find. However, Badger
is diverted from his usual route
by fighting rabbits, so the
henchman moves the trap to a new
spot. Unfortunately, the Chief
walks straight into it. The
henchman begs Rat and Mole for
help, but they are not strong
enough to open it. When Badger
comes along, he at first refuses
to help, but he eventually frees
the Chief's leg. He then lock
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11. Burglary at Toad Hall
Toad announces that he is
having an open day at Toad Hall.
His friends think it is a bad
idea, and Badger refuses to
come. The Hall is officially
opened by Mrs Carrington-Moss,
and after some light
refreshments, Toad begins his
guided tour. Meanwhile, the
weasels are stealing all Toad's
valuables and hiding them in the
secret tunnel. As Toad show the
guests around his home, he
cannot find most of his pieces.
Badger, meanwhile, is painting a
portrait of Toad Hall outside
and spots the weasels sneaking
in and out of the tunnel. He
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12. The Piper at the Gates of
Dawn
One hot summer's evening,
Otter's son, Portly, goes
missing. Everyone searches for
him late into the night, even
the weasels. Badger fears that
he has been killed by an otter
hunt, but Rat and Mole set out
on the river to keep searching.
They reach Pan Island, where the
Piper at the Gates of Dawn has
saved Portly. Returning him to
Otter, neither Mole nor Ratty
can remember what happened, the
haunting verse of the Piper
forgotten.
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13. The Yuletide
Entertainment
This year's annual production is
a Christmas variety show in Toad
Hall, produced by Badger. The
show opens with Otter playing an
awful rendition of We'll Go
Boating, followed by Ratty
playing Duck's Ditty and
Badger showing his slides of
India. However, Toad is unable
to perform his song because he
accidentally swallowed his false
moustache. As the audience grows
restless, Rat and Badger beg
Mole to go on stage. He
reluctantly agrees and performs
You've Got To Have a Little
Bit of Style. Toad recovers
just in time to address an empty
hall.
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© The
Kenneth Grahame Society
[This page was reproduced with the kind permission
of its original author Nicholas Houghton
(Australia)] |