The Adventurous Little Mole and the Squid Attack

Edward Mack is the world's third-most leading authority on the elusive (and as-yet unverified by science) sea mole. His research can be found at EdwardMackBooks.com. "The Adventurous Little Mole and the Squid Attack," is in Short Circuit #05, Short Édition's quarterly review.

The adventurous little mole, whose name was Oscar, lived in a mole-hole at the bottom of the sea with his unadventurous mother and father and his timid little sister who was scared of everything.His father liked farming sea cucumbers, his mother liked knitting kelp, and his little sister liked sucking on her claws. The adventurous little mole, however, liked to wrangle tuna. He liked to fence with lobster. And he especially liked exploring dark holes.None of the other sea moles approved of Oscar. They shook their heads when he rode by on a tuna, waving his hat. The mayor-mole frowned when he s

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