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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. 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
 “Dear me,” said the mother mole, “you cannot swim, or dig, or drain the ground, and I am so much smaller and can do all three, besides a great many other things. But then _I_ am a mole.” “I didn’t say that I couldn’t dig,” Tommy Smith said. “I can, a little, only _I_ do it with a spade. I mean a real spade,” he added. “Of course, I can’t do it with my hands.” “What stupid hands!” said the mole. “Why, what _can_ they be good for? But are you sure you could dig properly, even if you had a spade? Do you think you could do anything useful now? For instance, could you dig a well?” “I shouldn’t like to do it all by myself,” said Tommy Smith; “it would take me a very long time. But I don’t suppose _you_ dig wells either.” “Oh, don’t you!” said the mole; “then how do you think we get our water to drink when the weather is dry? Of course, if we have a pond or a ditch near us we can easily make a tunnel to the edge of it, but it is not every mole who is so fortunate as to live by the waterside. AN SWIM CAN YOU NO ANSWERED THOMAS SMITH FOR HE HAD NOT LEARNED TO YET DEAR ME SAID THE MOTHER MOLE YOU CANNOT SWIM OR DIG OR DRAIN THE GROUND AND I AM SO MUCH SMALLER AND CAN DO ALL THREE BESIDES A GREAT MANY OTHER THINGS BUT THEN I AM A MOLE I DIDN'T SAY I COULDN'T DIG TOMMY SMITH SAID I CAN A LITTLE ONLY I DO IT WITH A SPADE I MEAN A REAL SPADE HE ADDED OF COURSE I CAN'T DO WITH MY HANDS WHAT STUPID HANDS SAID THE MOLE WHY WHAT CAN THEY BE GOOD FOR BUT ARE YOU SURE YOU COULD DIG PROPERLY EVEN IF YOU HAD A SPADE DO YOU THINK YOU COULD DO ANYTHING USEFUL NOW FOR INSTANCE COULD YOU DIG A WELL I SHOULDN'T LIKE TO DO IT ALL BY MYSELF SAID TOMMY SMITH IT WOULD TAKE ME A VERY LONG TIME BUT I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU DIG WELLS EITHER OH DON'T YOU SAID THE MOLE AND THEN HOW DO YOU THINK WE GET OUR WATER TO DRINK WHEN THE WEATHER IS DRY OF COURSE IF WE HAVE A POND OR A DITCH NEAR US WE CAN EASILY MAKE A TUNNEL TO THE EDGE OF IT BUT IT IS NOT EVERY MOLE WHO IS SO FORTUNATE AS TO LIVE BY THE WATERSIDE
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