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"Worms," said Tommy Smith. "Snakes," said the mole. But Tommy Smith was right, the mole's snakes were harmless worms; but it is nice to think oneself a hero. "Good bye," said the mole rather suddenly. "I am tired of talking, and I want to have a little sleep." "Oh, but it is the middle of the day," said Tommy Smith. WORMS SAID TOMMY SMITH SNAKES SAID THE MOLE BUT TOMMY SMITH WAS RIGHT THE MOLE SNAKES WERE HARMLESS WORMS BUT IT IS NICE TO THINK ONESELF A HERO GOOD BYE SAID THE MOLE RATHER SUDDENLY I AM TIRED OF TALKING AND I WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE SLEEP OH BUT IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY SAID TOMMY SMITH
E MOLES ARE VERY HEROIC”] “Snakes that live in the ground!” Tommy Smith cried. “Why, I don’t know of any that do. The grass-snake doesn’t, or the adder either. What are these snakes like, Mrs. Mole?” “They are smooth and slimy,” said the mole. “They have no head, or, if they have, it looks like another tail, and they are always crawling through the ground, which is ours, of course, and trying to break into our palaces.” “Oh, but I call those worms!” said Tommy Smith. “You may call them so if you like,” said the mole, “but _I_ call them snakes. You should see the way I fight with them! How they writhe and twist about when I seize them between my sharp teeth. They try hard to get away, and they would kill me if only they could. But I am too brave and too strong for them, so I kill _them_ instead, and eat them as well. We moles are very heroic.” “Do you eat anything else?” asked Tommy Smith. “Caterpillars sometimes, and a beetle or two,” answered the mole. “But I like snakes best of all.” NGS TO US SERPENTS SAID TOMMY SMITH WHY DO YOU MEAN SNAKES OF COURSE I DO SAID THE MOLE SNAKES THAT LIVE IN THE GROUND TOMMY SMITH CRIED WHY I DON'T KNOW OF ANY THAT DO THE GRASSNAKE DOESN'T OR THE ADDER EITHER WHAT ARE THESE SNAKES LIKE MISSUS MOLE THEY ARE SMOOTH AND SLIMY SAID THE MOLE THEY HAVE NO HEAD OR IF THEY HAVE IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER TAIL AND THEY ARE ALWAYS CRAWLING THROUGH THE GROUND WHICH IS OURS OF COURSE AND TRYING TO BREAK INTO OUR PALACES OH BUT I CALL THOSE WORMS SAID TOMMY SMITH YOU MAY CALL THEM SO IF YOU LIKE SAID THE MOLE BUT I CALL THEM SNAKES YOU SHOULD SEE THE WAY I FIGHT WITH THEM HOW THEY WRITHE AND TWIST ABOUT WHEN I SEIZE THEM BETWEEN MY SHARP TEETH THEY TRY HARD TO GET AWAY AND THEY WOULD KILL ME IF ONLY THEY COULD BUT I AM TOO BRAVE AND TOO STRONG FOR THEM SO I KILL THEM INSTEAD AND EAT THEM AS WELL WE MOLES ARE VERY HEROIC DO YOU EAT ANYTHING ELSE ASKED TOMMY SMITH CATERPILLARS SOMETIMES AND A BEETLE OR TWO ANSWERED THE MOLE BUT I LIKE SNAKES BEST OF ALL
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