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We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read another excerpt from \u201cThe Wind in the Willows\u201d by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nThis story centers around four small animals: Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger. Their stories take place in the countryside of Edwardian England.\n\nIf you\u2019d like to start with the first episode, it aired on March 22, 2021. To follow along easily in order, go to snoozecast.com/series.\n\nGrahame grew up on the River Thames. As secretary of the Bank of England, he told his son bedtime stories that evolved into this book after he took an early retirement.\n\nIn the last episode, the innocent Mole isn\u2019t content with hibernating overwinter in the cozy domicile of his friend the water rat. He becomes obsessed with finding the mysterious Mr. Badger, who lives somewhere in the Wild Wood. Mole sets out to find him, and the Rat goes out to rescue him when he gets lost.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices