Mole is happy in his little house - so happy, he plays and sings outside. Then he meets Water Rat, and his new friend shows him many things - horses, the river, boats, a village, and a gypsy caravan! That year, Mole and Rat make more new friends Ott er in the river, Toad at Toad Hall, Badger, and the Hedgehogs in the Wild Wood. But, one day Mole starts to cry. “Rat! We’re near my old home. I want to go there!” Can Rat help Mole find his way home?