No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is e… - Kenneth Grahame

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No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter.

Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows · April 4, 2006 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Kenneth Grahame (8 March 1859 – 6 July 1932) was a British writer best remembered for The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon, which was later adapted into a Disney movie.

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