Short Stories For Children The Wind in the Willows By Kenneth Grahame Listen to the story IV. Mr. BADGER                                                Previous Chapter            Next Chapter      THEY waited patiently for what seemed a very long time, stamping in the snow to keep their feet warm. At last, they heard the sound of slow, shuffling footsteps approaching the door from the inside. It seemed, as the Mole remarked to the Rat, like someone walking in carpet slippers that were too large for him and down at the heel, which was intelligent of Mole because that was exactly what it was….