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Good bye"; and the mother mole began to sink into the earth, and all at once she was gone,—just as Tommy Smith was going to ask her what was the use of having such a grand palace to live in if she was blind and couldn't see it. GOOD BYE AND THE MOTHER MOLE BEGAN TO SINK INTO THE EARTH AND ALL AT ONCE SHE WAS GONE JUST AS TOMMY SMITH WAS GOING TO ASK HER WHAT WAS THE USE OF HAVING SUCH A GRAND PALACE TO LIVE IN IF SHE WAS BLIND AND COULDN'T SEE IT
hem 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.” “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. “What of that?” said the mole. “I feel tired, so I shall go to sleep.” “Then do you always sleep in the daytime?” asked Tommy Smith. “I know nothing about daytime or nighttime,” the mole answered, “and perhaps if you lived under the ground, as I do, you would not either. I feel tired _now_, so I shall go to sleep now. HE 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 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 WHAT OF THAT SAID THE MOLE I FEEL TIRED SO I SHALL GO TO SLEEP THEN DO YOU ALWAYS SLEEP IN THE DAYTIME ASKED TOMMY SMITH I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT DAYTIME OR NIGHT TIME THE MOLE ANSWERED AND PERHAPS IF YOU LIVED UNDER THE GROUND AS I DO YOU WOULD NOT EITHER I FEEL TIRED NOW SO I SHALL GO TO SLEEP NOW
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