The Wind in the Willows, Chapter 4 summary
Chapter 4 of 12 · 19 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 4, Badger shelters Mole and Rat from the snow, and the three agree to tackle Toad’s reckless driving when winter ends. Otter joins them, Badger explains the ruined city beneath the Wild Wood, and a hidden passage lets the visitors leave safely, while Mole recognizes his preference for familiar places.
What happens
- Badger welcomes Mole and Rat, treats Mole’s injured shin, and gives them warm clothes, supper, and beds.
- Rat and Mole describe Toad’s crashes, and Badger proposes a firm intervention after winter.
- At breakfast, two lost hedgehogs share Badger’s shelter, and Otter arrives after hearing that Mole and Rat are missing.
- Mole praises underground living, and Badger shows him passages surviving beneath the site of an ancient human city.
- When Rat becomes restless, Badger guides the visitors through a concealed passage to the wood’s edge.
- Otter leads them toward home, and Mole decides that familiar countryside suits him better than wild places.
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