Rat

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Rat is a friendly, boat-loving water vole who serves as one of the central animal protagonists in Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s novel "The Wind in the Willows."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropomorphic animal
fictional character
literary character
alsoKnownAs Ratty
animalType rodent
appearsIn The Wind in the Willows
appearsInAdaptation film adaptations of The Wind in the Willows
stage adaptations of The Wind in the Willows
television adaptations of The Wind in the Willows
associatedWithTheme friendship
love of home and river
pastoral life
basedOn water vole observed by Kenneth Grahame
createdBy Kenneth Grahame
firstAppearance The Wind in the Willows
friendOf Badger
Mole
Toad
gender male
habitat English countryside
river
languageSpokenInFiction English
likes boating
the river
literaryGenre animal fantasy
literaryPeriod Edwardian literature
name Rat
nationalityInFiction English
notableActivity helping rescue Toad
taking Mole on a boat trip
occupationInStory boatman
personalityTrait friendly
hospitable
loyal
practical
sensible
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1908
publisherOfFirstAppearance Methuen & Co.
residence house on the river bank
roleInWork central character
protagonist
settingOfAdventures River Bank
settingUniverse The River Bank
surface form: The River Bank and Wild Wood
species water vole
workType children’s novel

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