English KS2: The Wind in the Willows. 8: The further adventures of Toad

Toad's adventures continue on a barge…and later he sees the very same motor car he has previously stolen.

8. The further adventures of Toad - synopsis

Toad wakes early and sees a passing canal barge. He spins another tall tale about being 'in the washing and laundering line' and is welcomed aboard. But there's a problem: the barge-woman has various items she would like washed and Toad is bound to struggle.

The barge-woman realises that Toad has 'never washed so much as a dish-cloth in your life' and Toad loses his temper. He is thrown into the canal but gets his own back by stealing the barge-woman's horse to make his escape.

Shortly after the very same motor car that he has previously stolen comes along the road. Toad is taken on board… with predictably disastrous consequences.

Resources

Resource Pack

Includes guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities - suitable for home and school

Resource Pack

Resource Sheet 8

Download / print a guide to the 'role on the wall' for Toad (pdf)

Resource Sheet 8

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