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"What is that?" said Tommy Smith. "Why, you may stroke it whichever way you like," answered the mole, "without hurting me. It is not every animal that has a coat like _that_. There is the cat, poor thing! If you stroke her fur one way, she is very pleased and begins to purr; but if you stroke it the other way, it hurts her, and she does not like it at all. AND WHAT IS THAT SAID TOMMY SMITH WHY YOU MAY STROKE IT WHICHEVER WAY YOU LIKE ANSWERED THE MOLE WITHOUT HURTING ME IT IS NOT EVERY ANIMAL THAT HAS A COAT LIKE THAT THERE IS THE CAT POOR THING IF YOU STROKE HER FUR ONE WAY SHE'S VERY PLEASED AND BEGINS TO PURR BUT IF YOU STROKE IT THE OTHER WAY IT HURTS HER AND SHE DOES NOT LIKE IT AT ALL
, I suppose,” said the mole, “and so am I. I have never felt too small in all my life, and I wonder that you should think me so. Why, look at those great hills of earth which I have flung up all over the fields. I am big enough to have made those, anyhow, and strong enough too. And look, how large and high they are.” “But are they so very high?” said Tommy Smith. “Why, I step over them quite easily.” “Dear me, that seems very wonderful,” said the mole. “But I advise you not to do it often, for it must be a great exertion, and you might hurt yourself. But you must not think that because _you_ are very big, _I_ am very small. That would be very conceited.” Tommy Smith saw that he had not said the right thing, so he tried to think of something to say that the mole would like better. “Oh,” he said at last, “what a very pretty, soft coat you have! I like it very much, indeed.” “Yes; feel it,” said the mole. “It is a very handsome fur; and I can tell you something about it which is curious.” NOW THE RAT IS NOT SO VERY BIG HE IS AS BIG AS HE REQUIRES TO BE I SUPPOSE SAID THE MOLE AND SO AM I I HAVE NEVER FELT TOO SMALL IN ALL MY LIFE AND I WONDER THAT YOU SHOULD THINK ME SO WHY LOOK AT THOSE GREAT HILLS OF EARTH WHICH I HAVE FLUNG UP ALL OVER THE FIELDS I AM BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE MADE THOSE ANYHOW AND STRONG ENOUGH TOO AND LOOK HOW LARGE AND HIGH THEY ARE BUT ARE THEY SO VERY HIGH SAID TOMMY SMITH WHY I STEP OVER THEM QUITE EASILY DEAR ME THAT SEEMS VERY WONDERFUL SAID THE MOLE AND I ADVISE YOU NOT TO DO IT OFTEN FOR IT MUST BE A GREAT EXERTION AND YOU MIGHT HURT YOURSELF BUT YOU MUST NOT THINK THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE VERY BIG I AM VERY SMALL THAT WOULD BE VERY CONCEITED TOMMY SMITH SAW THAT HE HAD NOT SAID THE RIGHT THING SO HE TRIED TO THINK OF SOMETHING TO SAY THAT THE MOLE WOULD LIKE BETTER OH HE SAID AT LAST WHAT A VERY PRETTY SOFT COAT YOU HAVE I LIKE IT VERY MUCH INDEED YES FEEL IT SAID THE MOLE IT IS VERY HANDSOME FOR AND I CAN TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT IT WHICH IS CURIOUS
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