Question

Why did the Mole suddenly decide to stop cleaning and come out of his hole?

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

He looped the rope through a ring in his landing dock, climbed up into his hole above, and soon reappeared staggering under a fat, wicker picnic basket. “Shove that under your feet,” he told the Mole, as he passed it down into the boat. Then he untied the boat and took the oars again

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