The Wind in the Willows: Gunnar Knapp

Posted At : September 1, 2008 1:00 AM
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Excerpted from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

Contributed and read by Gunnar Knapp: "I'd rather be sailing or rowing in Kachemak Bay in my little boat, Baby Beluga. You'll understand if this passage makes you smile inside." Gunnar considers himself lucky to be part of a wonderful family who tolerates his attempts to pursue far more interests than he has time for, including singing, cross-country skiing, and all kinds of learning. He is also a professor of economics at the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), where he studies the Alaska fishing industry. Gunnar enjoys listening to radio stations on the internet in various foreign languages at: www.listenlive.eu.

In The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Mole tells Rat that he has never been in a boat before.

"What?" cried the Rat, open-mouthed: "Never been in a -- you never -- well, I -- what have you been doing, then?

"Is it so nice as all that?" asked the Mole shyly, though he was quite prepared to believe it as he leant back in his seat and surveyed the cushions, the oars, the rowlocks, and all the fascinating fittings, and felt the boat sway lightly under him.

"Nice? It's the only thing," said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."

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