--- title: The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the music and the island) — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the music and the island)», a lesson of the books course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: As dawn creeps closer, a breeze stirs the reeds and the Rat suddenly --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/) / The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII,… # The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 2: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the music and the island) Lesson 50 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 17 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/0/) — As dawn creeps closer, a breeze stirs the reeds and the Rat suddenly hears far-off piping, music so beautiful that it almost hurts, with a call in it that is «stronger even than the music is sweet». - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/1/) — The Mole hears only the wind in the reeds, but he rows on where the Rat nods, up a backwater towards the great weir; at last the music reaches him too, and he sees tears on his friend's cheeks. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/2/) — No birds sing, everything is strangely still, and the roses and meadow-sweet look brighter than ever before. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/4/) — A great awe falls on the Mole, not panic but deep wonder and peace, and when he lifts his eyes he sees the Piper, «the Friend and Helper»: curved horns, kind laughing eyes, pan-pipes in his hand, and little Portly asleep, safe, between his hooves. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/6/) — O, never, never! - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/8/) — In old Greek stories this figure is Pan, the god of wild places, shepherds and flocks; the book never says his name and tells the scene quietly, as something holy and mysterious. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/9/) — This is the book's mystical scene: the author tells of a holy, wonderful meeting, as a story, without ever naming the Piper. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/11/) — Pan-pipes are a row of reed pipes of different lengths tied together and blown across the top. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/13/) — The Rat hears the music first: «Such music I never dreamed of, and the call in it is stronger even than the music is sweet!» - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/14/) — The Mole at first hears «nothing ... but the wind playing in the reeds and rushes and osiers» (osiers = willows with long thin bendy twigs). - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/16/) — As dawn comes, «no birds sang as they were wont to do» (wont = used to), and «all was marvellously still». - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/20/) — The Rat whispers: «Here, in this holy place, here if anywhere, surely we shall find Him!» - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/21/) — The Mole feels «a great Awe»: «It was no panic terror — indeed he felt wonderfully at peace and happy»; awe is deep wonder, mixed with a little trembling, before something very great. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/22/) — The English word «panic» comes from Pan's name: the old Greeks said sudden wild fear in lonely places came from him. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/23/) — The book says carefully that this is NOT panic, but awe. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/25/) — The Mole hardly dares to look up — but the call and the summons still seem to command him, so he raises his eyes. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/27/) — Talk in this lesson: «no cap» = honestly; «it's giving» = it feels like; «canny» (North East England) = very; «yeah nah» (Australia, NZ) = no. - ← previous: [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 1: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Portly is missing)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/49-willows-ch7-part1-portly-is-missing/) - next →: [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VII, part 3: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (the gift of forgetfulness)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/51-willows-ch7-part3-the-gift-of-forgetfulness/) - ↑ back to [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/)