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but they are really," Tommy Smith went on eagerly. "Do let me tell you how the peewit"— "I have nothing to learn from _him_, I hope," said the mole; "a poor foolish bird who wastes all his time in the air." "Oh, but if you only knew how the mother peewit"—Tommy Smith was beginning again. "I should be sorry to take _her_ as an example," said the mole sharply; "she is a flighty thing, without solid qualities. BUT THEY ARE REALLY TOMMY SMITH WENT ON EAGERLY DO LET ME TELL YOU HOW THE PEWIT I HAVE NOTHING TO LEARN FROM HIM I HOPE SAID THE MOLE A POOR FOOLISH BIRD WHO WASTES ALL HIS TIME IN THE AIR OH BUT IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW THE MOTHER PEWIT TOMMY SMITH WAS BEGINNING AGAIN I SHOULD BE SORRY TO TAKE HER AS AN EXAMPLE SAID THE MOLE SHARPLY SHE IS A FLIGHTY THING WITHOUT SOLID QUALITIES
erside. Those who do not, have to dig deep pits for the water to run into; for I must tell you that there is always water to be found in the earth, if only you dig deep enough for it. If you make a hole which goes right down into the ground, very soon the water will begin to trickle into it through the sides and the bottom, and then, of course, it is a well. I wish you could see some of our wells. They are so nicely made, and sometimes they are brim full.” “So you have real wells with water in them!” cried Tommy Smith; for it seemed to him so very funny that moles should have wells as well as men. “To be sure, we have,” said the mole; “and I think it is very clever of us to have thought of it.” “Yes, it is indeed,” said Tommy Smith; “and I begin to think that all the animals are clever.” “I don’t know about _that_,” said the mole; “but _we_ are.” “Oh yes; and so is the rat, and the frog, and the peewit, and”— “I am glad to hear it,” said the mole. “_I_ should not have thought so.” “Oh! TO THE EDGE OF IT BUT IT IS NOT EVERY MOLE WHO IS SO FORTUNATE AS TO LIVE BY THE WATERSIDE THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE TO DIG DEEP PITS FOR THE WATER TO RUN INTO FOR I MUST TELL YOU THAT THERE IS ALWAYS WATER TO BE FOUND IN THE EARTH IF ONLY YOU DIG DEEP ENOUGH FOR IT IF YOU MAKE A HOLE WHICH GOES RIGHT INTO THE GROUND VERY SOON THE WATER WILL BEGIN TO TRICKLE INTO IT THROUGH THE SIDES IN THE BOTTOM AND THEN OF COURSE IT IS A WELL I WISH YOU COULD SEE SOME OF OUR WELLS THEY ARE SO NICELY MADE AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE BRIMFUL SO YOU HAVE REAL WELLS WITH WATER IN THEM CRIED TOMMY SMITH FOR IT SEEMED TO HIM SO VERY FUNNY THAT MOLES SHOULD HAVE WELLS AS WELL AS MEN TO BE SURE WE HAVE SAID THE MOLE AND I THINK IT IS VERY CLEVER OF US TO HAVE THOUGHT OF IT YES INDEED SAID TOMMY SMITH AND I BEGIN TO THINK THAT ALL ANIMALS ARE CLEVER I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT SAID THE MOLE BUT WE ARE OH YES AND SO'S THE RAT AND THE FROG AND THE PEWIT AND I AM GLAD TO HEAR IT SAID THE MOLE I SHOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT SO OH
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