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Mole labels everything in sight: "mushroom," "pebble," etc. One day he labels what readers will know to be a crocodile with words like "gargantuan," "knobbly," and "mysterious." The two get into a tiff, after which the crocodile labels itself "sorry"; Mole relabels it "friend." It's quite sweet, and the zesty art draws humorous attention to diminutive Mole's unlikely upper hand.