Short Stories For Children The Wind in the Willows By Kenneth Grahame Listen to the story III. The Wild Wood                                                    Previous Chapter            Next Chapter   The Mole had long wanted to make the acquaintance of the Badger. He seemed, by all accounts, to be such an important personage and, though rarely visible, to make his unseen influence felt by everybody about the place. But whenever the Mole mentioned his wish to the Water Rat, he always found himself put off. ‘It’s all right,’ the Rat would say. ‘Badger’ll turn up some day or other—he’s always turning…