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1、THEWINDINTHEWILLOWSTHEWINDINTHEWILLOWSKENNETHGRAHAMEAUTHOROF"THEGOLDENAGE,""DREAMDAYS,"ETC.1THEWINDINTHEWILLOWSCHAPTERI.THERIVERBANKTheMolehadbeenworkingveryhardallthemorning,spring-cleaninghislittlehome.Firstwithbrooms,thenwithdusters;thenonladdersandstepsandc
2、hairs,withabrushandapailofwhitewash;tillhehaddustinhisthroatandeyes,andsplashesofwhitewashalloverhisblackfur,andanachingbackandwearyarms.Springwasmovingintheairaboveandintheearthbelowandaroundhim,penetratingevenhisdarkandlowlylittlehousewithitsspiritofdivinedis
3、contentandlonging.Itwassmallwonder,then,thathesuddenlyflungdownhisbrushonthefloor,said`Bother!'and`Oblow!'andalso`Hangspring-cleaning!'andboltedoutofthehousewithoutevenwaitingtoputonhiscoat.Somethingupabovewascallinghimimperiously,andhemadeforthesteeplittletunn
4、elwhichansweredinhiscasetothegravelledcarriage-driveownedbyanimalswhoseresidencesarenearertothesunandair.Sohescrapedandscratchedandscrabbledandscroogedandthenhescroogedagainandscrabbledandscratchedandscraped,workingbusilywithhislittlepawsandmutteringtohimself,`
5、Upwego!Upwego!'tillatlast,pop!hissnoutcameoutintothesunlight,andhefoundhimselfrollinginthewarmgrassofagreatmeadow.`Thisisfine!'hesaidtohimself.`Thisisbetterthanwhitewashing!'Thesunshinestruckhotonhisfur,softbreezescaressedhisheatedbrow,andaftertheseclusionofthe
6、cellaragehehadlivedinsolongthecarolofhappybirdsfellonhisdulledhearingalmostlikeashout.Jumpingoffallhisfourlegsatonce,inthejoyoflivingandthedelightofspringwithoutitscleaning,hepursuedhiswayacrossthemeadowtillhereachedthehedgeonthefurtherside.`Holdup!'saidanelder
7、lyrabbitatthegap.`Sixpencefortheprivilegeofpassingbytheprivateroad!'HewasbowledoverinaninstantbytheimpatientandcontemptuousMole,whotrottedalongthesideofthehedgechaffingtheotherrabbitsastheypeepedhurriedlyfromtheirholestosee2THEWINDINTHEWILLOWSwhattherowwasabout
8、.`Onion-sauce!Onion-sauce!'heremarkedjeeringly,andwasgonebeforetheycouldthinkofathoroughlysatisfactoryreply.Thentheyallstartedgrumblingateachother.`HowSTUPIDyouare!Whydidn't
