<P> Badger and Mole are cross with Rat for his gullibility, but draw comfort because they need no longer waste their summer guarding Toad . However, Badger and Mole continue to live in Toad Hall in the hope that Toad may return . Meanwhile, Toad orders lunch at The Red Lion Inn, and then sees a motorcar pull into the courtyard . Taking the car, he drives it recklessly and is caught by the police . He is sent to prison for 20 years . </P> <P> In prison, Toad gains the sympathy of the gaoler's daughter, who helps him to escape disguised as a washerwoman . Though free again, Toad is without money or possessions other than the clothes upon his back . He manages to board a railway engine manned by a sympathetic driver, which is then pursued by a special train loaded with policemen, detectives and prison warders . Toad jumps from the train and, still disguised as a washerwoman, comes across a horse - drawn barge . The barge's female owner offers him a lift in exchange for Toad's services as a washerwoman . After botching the wash, Toad gets into a fight with the barge - woman, who tosses him into the canal . In revenge, Toad makes off with the barge horse, which he then sells to a gypsy . </P> <P> Toad subsequently flags down a passing car, which happens to be the very one he stole earlier . The car owners, not recognising Toad in his disguise, permit him to drive their car . Once behind the wheel, he is repossessed by his former exuberance and drives furiously, declaring his true identity to the passengers who try to seize him . This leads to the car landing in a horse - pond, after which Toad flees once more . Pursued by police, he runs accidentally into a river, which carries him by sheer chance to the house of Rat . </P> <P> Toad now hears from Rat that Toad Hall has been taken over by weasels and stoats from the Wild Wood, who have driven out Mole and Badger . Although upset at the loss of his house, Toad realizes what good friends he has and how badly he has behaved . Badger then arrives and announces that he knows of a secret tunnel into Toad Hall through which the enemies may be attacked . Armed to the teeth, Badger, Rat, Mole and Toad enter via the tunnel and pounce upon the unsuspecting Wild - Wooders who are holding a celebratory party . Having driven away the intruders, Toad holds a banquet to mark his return, during which (for a change) he behaves both quietly and humbly . He makes up for his earlier excesses by seeking out and compensating those he has wronged, and the four friends live out their lives happily ever after . </P>

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