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The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse. A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink.
In the original tale, a proud town mouse visits his cousin in the country. The country mouse offers the city mouse a meal of simple country cuisine, at which the visitor scoffs and invites the country mouse back to the city for a taste of the "fine life" and the two cousins dine on white bread and other fine foods.
Jul 5, 2016 · A Country Mouse, a plain, sensible sort of fellow, was once visited by a former companion of his, who lived in a neighbouring city. The Country Mouse put before his friend some fine peas, some choice bacon, and a bit of rare old Stilton, and called upon him to eat heartily of the good cheer.
Aug 6, 2016 · Town Mouse and the Country Mouse in English | Stories for Teenagers | @EnglishFairyTales Parental Guidance: Some material of this video may not be suitable for children below 13 years...
by Aesop. A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink. The Town Mouse ate very sparingly, nibbling a little of this and a little of that, and by her manner making it very plain that she ate the simple food only to be polite.
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse. Once upon a time a country mouse, who had a friend in town, invited him, for old acquaintance sake, to pay him a visit in the country.
Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he loved his town friend and made him heartily welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he had to offer, but he offered them freely.
A Town Mouse visits a cousin in the country and disdains the Country Mouse’s lifestyle. They both then visit the city and are confronted by several dangerous situations, even though they eat well. The Country Mouse decides that the quieter, rural life is to be preferred.
When you have been in town a week you will wonder how you could ever have stood a country life.” No sooner said than done: the two mice set off for the town and arrived at the Town Mouse’s residence late at night.
1. What did the Country Mouse give the Town Mouse to drink? 2. What foods were there on the table? 3. What did the Country Mouse take from the living room? 4. Did the Country Mouse like the city? 5. What two unexpected animals lived in the mansion?
