"The Wind in the Willows" follows the adventures of the anthropomorphic
animals Mole, Rat, Badger, Toad, and their friends. Mole is at home
doing spring cleaning, and he is quite bored with it. He casts down his
cleaning instruments and runs to the surface and the river. It is at the
river that Mole meets Rat, and the two form an immediate friendship.
This friendship brings Rat's friends Badger, Otter, and Toad into the
story. Toad, a well-to-do heir, goes through innumerable fads such as
his interest in motor-cars. However, when he steals a car, it is his
undoing, He is arrested and sentenced to jail, but escapes from jail
disguised as a washer-woman. Meanwhile, the other animals must deal with
the bad reputations they have for being Toad's friend. Toad's home is
taken over by menacing animals from the Wild Woods, and the four friends
rally together to save the house. With the Wild Wooders driven away,
Toad turns over a new leaf and becomes a respectable aristocrat. He is
loved and admired by many. He deepens his friendship with Mole, Rat, and
Badger; and, the four often take long walks and live well thereafter. A
family show for a medium to large sized amateur or youth cast