The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

The City Mouse comes to visit his old friend, the Country Mouse, who lives in the country. They haven’t met for a long time. Sothey are very happy to see each other. The City Mouse gets off the city bus.

Country Mouse:WELCOME, my old friend!

I am so happy to see you.

City Mouse: Hellothere, my old friend!

I missedyou very much.

Country Mouse: Youmust be very hungry.

Let’s go to my house.

I prepared two special dishes for you.

City Mouse: Oh,thank you very much.

I AM very hungry.

TheCity Mouse and the Country Mouse arrive at the Country Mouse’s tiny, old house.City Mouse looks surprised.

City Mouse: My goodness!

How can you live here?

The house is so small and old

Country Mouse: Perhaps.

But it’s very quiet and cozy.

And I am happy here.

City Mouse: Hmm.

Really?!

I can’t understand you.

Country Mouse: Sithere.

I’ll bring out the food.

TheCountry Mouse puts the food on the table.

Country Mouse:Here is some lunch.

Pleaseeat.

City Mouse: Youmust be kidding?

Drybread and corn?

How can you eat such things?

Country Mouse: Why?

They are the best foods in the county.

They taste very good.

City Mouse: No,thank you.

I don’t like dry bread and corn.

I like cakesand cookies.

Don’t you have any?

Country Mouse: Whatare they?

I have never tasted them.

Arethey delicious?

City Mouse: Ofcourse.

They are so soft, so sweet,

and so very delicious.

I eat them very day in the city.

Country Mouse: Wow!!!

You are a lucky mouse!

I would like to taste them someday, too.

City Mouse: Please visit me anytime.

I’ll show you the city.

And you can eat delicious food every day.

Country Mouse: Really?

I can eat cakes, cookies,

and sweets every day?

City Mouse: Ofcourse.

Country Mouse: Iam so excited.

CanI visit you tomorrow?

City Mouse: I havea great idea!

Country Mouse: Whatis it?

City Mouse: Visit me today!

Country Mouse: Today?!

City Mouse: Yes! Rightnow!

Country Mouse: Rightnow?

City Mouse: Yes!

Comewith me now.

Country Mouse: Really?

Okay!

City Mouse: Let’sgo…

City Mouse:…TO THE CITY!!!

Country Mouse: Y-a-h-o-o!

TheCity Mouse and the Country Mouse get on a bus to the city

City Mouse: We getoff here.

Country Mouse: Wow!

Look at the tall buildings andbright lights.

The city is so beautiful.

What is that?

City Mouse: It’s a truck.

Becareful!

Country Mouse: Oh,I didn’t know.

Thecity Mouse and the country Mouse finally arrive at the City Mouse’s red brickhouse.

City Mouse: Thereis my house.

Let’s go inside.

Country Mouse: Wow!

Your house is so big and beautiful.

You are a lucky mouse.

City Mouse: Let’sgo into the kitchen.

I’m so hungry.

Country Mouse: Look! Cheese!

City Mouse: Stop!

Don’ttouch it!

Country Mouse: Whynot?

I love cheese.

City Mouse: Thatis a mousetrap.

If you eat the cheese,

you will get trapped.

Be careful.

Country Mouse: Oh,I didn’t know.

TheCity Mouse and the Country Mouse climb up to the kitchen table.

Country Mouse: Youeat like this every day?

There is so much food.

City Mouse: Here,try this chocolate cake.

Country Mouse: Mmm.

It’s so soft, so sweet, and so very delicious.

City Mouse: Trythis butter cookie, too.

Country Mouse: Yummy!Yummy!

I want some more.

City Mouse: Ssh…

Be quiet.

I hear something.

Country Mouse: What?

City Mouse: Uh-oh.

It’s Old Yellow.

Country Mouse: Who’sOld Yellow?

City Mouse: It’sthe master’s dog.

Hide behind the cake!

Country Mouse: Why?

City Mouse: Don’task questions!

Justhide!

OldYellow comes in the kitchen.

Old Yellow:Grrrrrr…

OldYellow starts sniffing around the kitchen table.

City Mouse: (in a whisper)

Stay still!!!

Don’t breathe.

Don’t make a sound!

Old Yellow: Ismell mice.

           Comeout, come out

           whereveryou are!

Arf! Arf! Arf!

OldYellow starts barking and running around the table.

Country Mouse: I’mso afraid.

City Mouse: Metoo.

                 But,get ready to run!

Mr. Strawberry:(voice coming from the living room)

Come here, Old Yellow!

You need a bath.

Old Yellow: I’llbe back.

Grrrrrr…

OldYellow leaves the kitchen growling.

City Mouse: Thank goodness!

Old Yellow is gone.

We are safe now.

Country Mouse: Mygoodness!

How can you live here?

City Mouse: It’snot too bad.

You just have to be careful.

Let’s have some more cook.

Country Mouse: Areyou sure it is safe?

City Mouse: Ofcourse.

Let’s eat.

I am still hungry.

TheCity Mouse and the Country Mouse start eating again. This time, Fluffy, a cat,appears.

Fluffy: Meow. Meow.Meow.

I smell mice.

Comeout, come out

whereveryou are!

Fluffysees the two mice and jumps up on the table.

Fluffy: Oh, there you are!

City Mouse:Quick!!

Jump!!!

Run! Run! Run!

Run for your life!

Country Mouse: Helpme! Help me!

I don’t know where to run!

City Mouse: Here! Thisway!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Inside my hole!

Quickly!

TheCity Mouse and the Country Mouse run into the mousehole. Both of them are outof breath, but they are safe.

City Mouse: Areyou okay?(out of breath)

Country Mouse: Yes.

But I am very scared.

City Mouse: Don’tworry.

Fluffy can’t get in here.

Country Mouse: Howcan you live here?

It’sso dangerous.

City Mouse: It’snot too bad.

You just have to be a fast runner.

Country Mouse: I’mgoing back home.

City Mouse: Why?

Please stay a little longer.

Country Mouse: No,thanks.

The city is too dangerous.

City Mouse: Butthere is still a lot of food left.

Country Mouse: Youcan eat it all.

I’m going back to the country

and eat my dry bread and corn.

City Mouse: Butthey taste terrible.

Country Mouse: Perhaps.

But there are no trucks, dogs,

or cats in the country.

City Mouse: Youare a lucky mouse.

MORAL

Mental comfort is more important than physicalcomfort.