# Portly — The Wind in the Willows character guide

> Portly in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Little Portly, young Portly

**First appearance:** 0006-vii-the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn

## Who they are

Otter's young son who goes missing and is found by Mole and Rat in a mystical encounter.

## Relationships

### [Mole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/characters/mole)

_friendship_

Mole is a kind and caring friend to Portly, the young otter, helping to rescue him when he gets lost.

### [Otter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/characters/otter)

_family_

Otter is Portly's devoted and worried father, deeply protective of his young son.

### [Mole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/characters/mole)

_friendship_

Mole is a kind and caring friend to Portly, the young otter, helping to rescue him when he gets lost.

## In the story

### [The Piper at the Gates of Dawn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/chapters/vii-the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn)

Portly is found safe on the island, having been cared for by a mysterious presence, and is returned to his father.

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