Mole's Wisdom
"What do you think is the biggest waste of time?"
The first animal the Boy meets.
Mole
This is what the Horse tells the Boy is a strength, not a weakness
Tears
What the Boy finds the Fox caught in
A trap
"To be honest, I often feel that way," is what the friends say to the Boy when he says this.
"I feel a bit scared."
The Mole's favorite food, which he shares with the Boy.
Cake
The one thing the Boy wants to be when he grows up.
Kind
The bravest thing the Horse has ever said
Help
The character who is slow to trust but wants to be a part of things
Fox
"Asking for help isn't giving up," it's this.
"Refusing to give up."
According to the Mole, this will bring the Boy home.
Love
What is the boy's most frequent feeling?
Feeling lost
What the Horse can do that no one knows about until he shows the boy
Fly
The character that rescues the Fox
The Mole
The lesson Mackesy said he was conveying by drawing the boy and horse after a friend died
How to express his own feelings about grief.
If at first you don't succeed, the Mole's solution is to do this
Have some cake
What does the boy fear that his friends will find out about him
That he is ordinary
What the Horse does not say often, but is worth remembering when he does
I love you
What the Fox says he will do to the Mole if he gets free
Eat him
According to Mackesy, all four characters represent different parts of what
The same person
The "greatest illusion," according to the Mole
That what other people think matters.
When feeling lost, the Boy is told to follow this
The river
A quality that the Horse says "sits quietly beyond all things."
Kindness
What does the fox do for the Mole to show his appreciation
Saves him from the river
The meaning of home in the book
Home isn't always a place, but where you are with your friends.