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"Oh no," said Tommy Smith; but he thought the mole was very conceited. "Not that it is his fault," the mole continued. OH NO SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT HE THOUGHT THE MOLE WAS VERY CONCEITED NOT THAT IT IS HIS FAULT THE MOLE CONTINUED
.” “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! 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.” AVE 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 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
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