My favorite scene from The Wind in the Willows (Disney 1949).

Cars symbolize Toad ’s immaturity and his total lack of regard for anyone but himself. They also symbolize the modern, industrialized world, which the novel frames as being in opposition to the idyllic natural setting it presents. Toad first sees a car when he, Mole, and Rat are out in Toad’s caravan (a large horse-drawn carriage). The car ...

Mr. Toad, of Toad Hall, is one of the main characters in the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

Taking the car, he drives it recklessly, is caught by the police, and is sent to prison for 20 years. In prison, Toad gains the sympathy of the gaoler's daughter, who helps him to escape disguised as a washerwoman. After a long series of misadventures, he returns to the hole of the Water Rat.

As they neared the door it was flung open, and Mr. Toad, arrayed in goggles, cap, gaiters, and enormous overcoat, came swaggering down the steps, drawing on his gauntleted gloves. 'Hullo! come...

Toad (Also known as Mr Toad or Toady) is one of the main characters in The Wind In The Willows. Toad lives at his ancestral home Toad Hall and first appeared taking up a craze of travelling the world with a horse and cart with Ratty and Mole around to join him. However a large motorcar drives...

After some time of living with Rat, Mole has become incredibly interested in meeting the famed Mr. Toad. He asks Rat to bring him to Toad Hall - Toad's huge estate - and Rat agrees. They set off by boat. When they reach Toad Hall, they park in the boat house, where Rat points out the dozens of boats that Toad has accumulated.

But the jailor's daughter adores Toad for his charm and dash and she helps him escape. In an exciting climax, Toad, Ratty, Badger and Mole retake Toad Hall by storm. The famous English gentlemen, Mr. Toad of Toad Hall, sees his first motor car and promptly falls uncontrollably in love with motoring, so he buys a car which he then crashes.

The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by the Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble. It also details short stories about them that are disconnected from the main narrative.

J. Thaddeus Toad esq. (better known as simply Mr. Toad) is the main protagonist of The Wind in the Willows, which made up a segment of Disney's 1949 animated feature film The Adventures of Ichabod...