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Classic Willows story turns 100

A competition to write a modern Wind in the Willows has been launched to mark the 100th anniversary of Kenneth Grahame's classic book.

Grahame's riverbank tale of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger became a huge hit when it was published on 8 October 1908.

A museum in Oxfordshire wants to see how the characters would cope with 21st century living.

Paul Mainds, of Henley's River & Rowing Museum said, it was a chance for Wind in The Willows fans to get creative.

"The Wind in the Willows is one of the great treasures of children's fiction," he said...

Read entire article at BBC