# Who are Rat and Mole?

> The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

## Answer

Rat (Water Rat) is river-dwelling host — boat, picnic, loyalty, poetry — who introduces Mole to water life. Mole is burrower pulled to adventure, brave in wild wood, sentimental about home. Their friendship frames the novel’s domestic charm.

They contrast Toad: steady versus flashy. Mole’s first boating, Rat’s resistance to Sea Rat’s wanderlust, and joint rescue of Portly show complementary temperaments. Name both when students ask protagonists — Grahame ensemble resists single hero.

## Evidence

- [i-the-river-bank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/chapters/i-the-river-bank.md): Rat befriends Mole on the river.
- [iii-the-wild-wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wind_in_the_willows_se/chapters/iii-the-wild-wood.md): Mole lost in wood; Rat searches.

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