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They were short and broad, with five little toes, and each toe had a very strong claw at the end of it. These funny little feet stuck out on each side of the mole's body, and they were so very close to the body that they looked as if they had been sewn on to it. THEY WERE SHORT AND BROAD WITH FIVE LITTLE TOES AND EACH TOE HAD A VERY STRONG CLAW AT THE END OF IT THESE FUNNY LITTLE FEET STUCK OUT ON EACH SIDE OF THE MOLE'S BODY AND THEY WERE SO VERY CLOSE TO THE BODY THAT THEY LOOKED AS IF THEY HAD BEEN SEWN ON TO IT
 mole. “They know that they would not be able to, so they don’t try. They are poor things.” Tommy Smith could not see why cats should be poor things because they didn’t burrow, but the mole seemed quite sure of it, and he did not like to contradict him. “I suppose, Mr. Mole,” he said, “that you are made for burrowing.” “Yes, I am,” said the mole, “and I can do it better than any other animal in the world. You see, I have a pair of spades to help me, and I dig with both of them at the same time.” “A pair of spades!” cried Tommy Smith in surprise. “Why, where are they? I don’t see them.” “Where are they?” said the mole; “why, here they are, to be sure,” and he stretched out his two little front feet, and moved them about. “Ah, now I see what you mean,” said Tommy Smith, and he bent down his head and began to look at them more closely. The mole might well have called his feet spades, for they were shaped something like them, and he used them to dig with,—which is what spades are used for. TS DON'T BURROW SAID TOMMY SMITH OF COURSE NOT SAID THE MOLE THEY KNOW THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SO THEY DON'T TRY THEY ARE POOR THINGS TOMMY SMITH COULD NOT SEE WHY CATS SHOULD BE POOR THINGS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BURROW BUT THE MOLE SEEMED QUITE SURE OF IT AND HE DID NOT LIKE TO CONTRADICT HIM I SUPPOSE MISTER MOLE HE SAID THAT YOU ARE MADE FOR BURROWING YES I AM SAID THE MOLE AND I CAN DO IT BETTER THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL IN THE WORLD YOU SEE I HAVE A PAIR OF SPADES TO HELP ME AND I DIG WITH BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME A PAIR OF SPADES CRIED TOMMY SMITH IN SURPRISE WHY WHERE ARE THEY I DON'T SEE THEM WHERE ARE THEY SAID THE MOLE WHY HERE THEY ARE TO BE SURE AND HE STRETCHED OUT HIS TWO LITTLE FRONT FEET AND MOVED THEM ABOUT AH NOW I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN SAID TOMMY SMITH AND HE BENT DOWN HIS HEAD AND BEGAN TO LOOK AT THEM MORE CLOSELY THE MOLE MIGHT WELL HAVE CALLED HIS FEET SPADES FOR THEY WERE SHAPED SOMETHING LIKE THEM AND HE USED THEM TO DIG WITH WHICH IS WHAT SPADES ARE USED FOR
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