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After all, what has he got to dig with? His feet are only paws, they are not spades, as mine are; and then he has two great big eyes for the dirt to get into, which must be a great inconvenience to him." AFTER ALL WHAT HAS HE GOT TO DIG WITH HIS FEET ARE ONLY PAWS THEY ARE NOT SPADES AS MINE ARE AND THEN HE HAS TWO GREAT BIG EYES FOR THE DIRT TO GET INTO WHICH MUST BE A GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO HIM
ht so.” “Oh! 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. Other animals may be all very well in their way,” she went on, after a pause, “but they are not _moles_, and they none of them know how to dig.” “Oh, but the rabbit”— “The rabbit, indeed!” cried the mole very indignantly. “Why, what can _he_ do? He can just make a clumsy hole, and that is all. He is a mere labourer; and I hope you do not compare him with a real artist like myself.” “Oh no,” said Tommy Smith; but he thought the mole was very conceited. “Not that it is his fault,” the mole continued. “Of course, he cannot be expected to make such wonderful places as I do. FROG AND THE PEWIT AND I AM GLAD TO HEAR IT SAID THE MOLE I SHOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT SO OH 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 OTHER ANIMALS MAY BE ALL VERY WELL IN THEIR WAY SHE WENT ON AFTER A PAUSE BUT THEY ARE NOT MOLES AND THEN NONE OF THEM KNOW HOW TO DIG OH BUT THE RABBIT THE RABBIT INDEED CRIED THE MOLE VERY INDIGNANTLY WHY WHAT CAN HE DO HE CAN JUST MAKE A CLUMSY HOLE AND THAT IS ALL HE IS A MERE LABORER AND I HOPE YOU DO NOT COMPARE HIM WITH A REAL ARTIST LIKE MYSELF OH NO SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT HE THOUGHT THE MOLE WAS VERY CONCEITED NOT THAT IT IS HIS FAULT THE MOLE CONTINUED OF COURSE HE CANNOT EXPECT TO MAKE SUCH WONDERFUL PALACES AS I DO
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