
Written by Kenneth Grahame
Part of the Oxford Bookworms Library series
A shy creature leaves home for the riverbank, where friendship and a reckless toad's antics await.
A simplified retelling of Kenneth Grahame's classic for English learners at Oxford Bookworms Stage 3 (1,000-word vocabulary). Mole leaves his spring cleaning for the riverbank, where he makes friends with Rat, wise old Badger and the rich, boastful Toad, whose craze for motor cars lands him in deep trouble.
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