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It is in the chapter "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"...it's kind of a random chapter that breaks up the flow and Grahame vaguely describes a horned creature that appears and I only knew what was going on because of an accompanying illustration. The article listed below is a great summary of the chapter and may jog your memory.
I would say no; I'm fairly certain there is no version that doesn't have this chapter (unless it's some silly abridgement for little kids or something). This chapter is where the book's title comes from, after all. But it really is quite a unique chapter, and it's possible that you've let it slip your mind because, as this question accurately points out, it really doesn't quite "fit" with the rest of the book. When I read the book with my kids for the second time, this chapter was the one part that I had no memory of whatsoever. But now that I'm reading it with them a third time, it's the first chapter I thought of, and I can't wait to get to it. It's an interlude, but also a culmination.
I had an abridged audiobook version read by Alan Bennet that didn't have this chapter or the 'Wayfarers All' chapter about Ratty meeting a wayfaring rat and getting the urge to migrate. Was very surprised to meet Pan when I read it as an adult!
Yes, there are some versions that leave out "The Piper At the Gates of Dawn," which I consider a real shame because it's a beautiful chapter. The Piper, of course, is the god Pan who protects little lost Portly Otter, but I did read an article that likens his character to Christ. Lots of symbolism in this chapter, of course.
The version I have also does not have this chapter included and we just finished reading it. Interesting.
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It is in the chapter "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"...it's kind of a random chapter that breaks up the flow and Grahame vaguely describes a horned creature that appears and I only knew what was going on because of an accompanying illustration. The article listed below is a great summary of the chapter and may jog your memory.
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I would say no; I'm fairly certain there is no version that doesn't have this chapter (unless it's some silly abridgement for little kids or something). This chapter is where the book's title comes from, after all. But it really is quite a unique chapter, and it's possible that you've let it slip your mind because, as this question accurately points out, it really doesn't quite "fit" with the rest of the book. When I read the book with my kids for the second time, this chapter was the one part that I had no memory of whatsoever. But now that I'm reading it with them a third time, it's the first chapter I thought of, and I can't wait to get to it. It's an interlude, but also a culmination.
I had an abridged audiobook version read by Alan Bennet that didn't have this chapter or the 'Wayfarers All' chapter about Ratty meeting a wayfaring rat and getting the urge to migrate. Was very surprised to meet Pan when I read it as an adult!
Yes, there are some versions that leave out "The Piper At the Gates of Dawn," which I consider a real shame because it's a beautiful chapter. The Piper, of course, is the god Pan who protects little lost Portly Otter, but I did read an article that likens his character to Christ. Lots of symbolism in this chapter, of course.
The version I have also does not have this chapter included and we just finished reading it. Interesting.
