The Wind in the Willows Play Author:Alan Bennett, Kenneth Grahame Kenneth Grahame's novel "The Wind in the Willows", tells the story of Ratty, Mole, Toad and Badger, and was popularised for the stage in the childrens' adaptation "Toad of Toad Hall", by A.A.Milne. This new adaptation is a modern version of the play that remains faithful to the novel.