by Millie Hardy-Sims (Author)
"The Wind in the Willows" follows the adventures of the anthropomorphic animals Mole, Rat, Badger, Toad, and their friends. Mole is at home doing spring cleaning, and he is quite bored with it. He casts down his cleaning instruments and runs to the surface and the river. It is at the river that Mole meets Rat, and the two form an immediate friendship. This friendship brings Rat's friends Badger, Otter, and Toad into the story. Toad, a well-to-do heir, goes through innumerable fads such as his interest in motor-cars. However, when he steals a car, it is his undoing, He is arrested and sentenced to jail, but escapes from jail disguised as a washer-woman. Meanwhile, the other animals must deal with the bad reputations they have for being Toad's friend. Toad's home is taken over by menacing animals from the Wild Woods, and the four friends rally together to save the house. With the Wild Wooders driven away, Toad turns over a new leaf and becomes a respectable aristocrat. He is loved and admired by many. He deepens his friendship with Mole, Rat, and Badger; and, the four often take long walks and live well thereafter. A family show for a medium to large sized amateur or youth cast