Wind rats in the willows like to make up songs He wrote in "The Beautiful Scenery in the Willows": So the mouse got up and walked away, sat on the river bank and basked in the sun, and made up a song about ducks. The meaning of this passage is that mice can make up a song even when they see ducks on the river bank, which shows that mice like to make up songs. Wind in the Willows is a fairy tale featuring animals. Elegant writing, meticulous description and rich philosophy. The fairy tale created by British writer kenneth grahame was published in 1908.