Short Stories For Children The Wind in the Willows By Kenneth Grahame Listen to the story VI. Mr. Toad                                                           Previous Chapter               Next Chapter  It was a bright morning in the early part of summer; the river had resumed its wonted banks and its accustomed pace, and a hot sun seemed to be pulling everything green and bushy and spiky up out of the earth towards him, as if by strings. The Mole and the Water Rat had been up since dawn, very busy on matters connected with boats and the opening…