THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL BRANSOM

Paul Bransom (July 26, 1885 – July 19, 1979) was an American painter, cartoonist, and illustrator of animals.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

It was the Water Rat

"Come on!" he said. "We shall just have to walk it"

In panic, he began to run

Through the Wild Wood and the snow

Toad was a helpless prisonner in the remotest dungeon

He lay prostrate in his misery on the floor

"It's a hard life, by all accounts," murmured the Rat

Dwelling chiefly on his own cleverness, and presence of mind in emergencies

The Badger said, "Now then, follow me!"