Mole's Cousin

Muldvarp bliver nervøs, da han får brev fra sin ukendte fætter, som gerne vil komme på besøg. Fætteren er en fin herre, så Muldvarps venner forsøger at få Muldvarp til at rydde op og gøre sin hus lidt finere, men det bryder Muldvarp sig ikke om.

Mauly erwartet den Besuch seines Cousins Oberon Mole, der ein berühmter Dichter ist. Gemeinsam mit Ratty und Dachs putzt und verschönert er deshalb sein bescheidenes Heim. Frosch, der eine literarische Soiree mit dem Dichter plant, kann nicht verstehen, dass der Poet nicht in seinem Schloss wohnen will.

Mole's cousin, a famous literary figure called Auberon Mole, comes to stay after being invited by Toad to a 'literary soiree.' Mole's friends deem his dwelling and appearance too humble for the famous guest, and 'try to give him a little bit of style'. Toad and Ratty redecorate Mole's house, and Badger sets out to teach Mole a smattering of Latin and Shakespearean drama. Eventually Mole decides to resist the attempts to have him present himself as someone he is not. Auberon and Mole have a lovely time, and the others are somewhat ashamed of their earlier actions.