Friendship Stories for Kids
Doudou is the name of a little mole. He lives underground, and his daily work involves digging tunnels and building houses. His house has many rooms: there’s a bedroom, a dining room, a storage room, and even a nursery.
One day, Doudou poked his little head out from the ground in a field. “Ah!” The sunlight was so bright that Doudou couldn’t open his eyes, so he quickly shrank back underground.
“Why do we have so much sunlight?” Doudou asked his grandpa in a complaining tone. Grandpa then told Doudou this story:
Once upon a time, moles and field mice were very good friends, living together in a field.
One summer, the little mole couldn’t bear the heat anymore, so he dug a tunnel and went underground to escape the summer heat. It was so cool underground! From then on, the little mole stayed below the surface.
Every time the little field mouse came to play, the little mole would say, “It’s too hot outside, I’m not going.”
The little field mouse got angry and stopped coming to play with the little mole.
There were earthworms, snails, and frogs underground that moles loved to eat, so the little mole didn’t mind much.
Always staying underground, the mole’s eyes couldn’t adapt to the sunlight. His eyesight became weaker and weaker.
But how much the little mole Doudou wished to see how the field mice lived, how much he longed to play in the vast field with the little field mouse.
However, this was a dream Doudou couldn’t realize. He sighed and started digging again.
Knowledge Link
Moles belong to the family Talpidae of the order Rodentia. Moles live underground and dislike sunlight. They cannot regulate their body temperature; under the sunlight, their body temperature will rise until they die. Therefore, moles prefer the dark underground life and are very good at digging, thanks to their physical structure.
Moles range in length from 9 cm to 18 cm, with black or brownish fur. Their mouths are pointed and long, their heads are directly connected to their shoulders, making them look neckless. Their skeletons are low and flat, similar to a digging machine.
Moles have very poor eyesight but have a keen sense of smell, hearing, and touch, which they use to track scents and find food.
Moles are covered in dense, short, and smooth black-brown fur, with no fixed direction for the fur tips. Their two front paws are large, turned outward, and equipped with strong claws, resembling small shovels. Each front paw has five sturdy and powerful nails.
Moles like to dig in the fields and ridges. During rainy days, it’s easier for them to dig. If they hear footsteps while digging, they quickly hide, which is why we rarely see moles.
Moles love to eat earthworms, catching dozens of them in a day. Mole babies can live independently about a month after birth.
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