Otter is one of Rat, Badger, Mole, and Toad’s friends. He’s not a wealthy landowning gentleman like his friends, though; rather, his character is based off of Cockney street vendors. He’s confident and headstrong, but he is always willing to support and protect his friends (as a bigger animal, he can protect his smaller friends like Rat and Mole in the Wild Wood). Otter is also the first to know about any gossip circulating on the riverbank. He has a young son named Portly.
Otter Quotes in The Wind in the Willows
The The Wind in the Willows quotes below are all either spoken by Otter or refer to Otter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Twelve
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Otter […] threw his arm round Toad’s neck, and tried to take him round the room in triumphal progress; but Toad, in a mild way, was rather snubby to him, remarking gently, as he disengaged himself, “Badger’s was the mastermind; the Mole and the Water Rat bore the brunt of the fighting; I merely served in the ranks and did little or nothing.”
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Otter Quotes in The Wind in the Willows
The The Wind in the Willows quotes below are all either spoken by Otter or refer to Otter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter Twelve
Quotes
Otter […] threw his arm round Toad’s neck, and tried to take him round the room in triumphal progress; but Toad, in a mild way, was rather snubby to him, remarking gently, as he disengaged himself, “Badger’s was the mastermind; the Mole and the Water Rat bore the brunt of the fighting; I merely served in the ranks and did little or nothing.”
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