Start CreatingA 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
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.
After the meal the friends had a long talk,or
rather the Town Mouse talked about her life
in the city while the Country Mouse listened. They then went to bed in a cozy nest in the hedgerow and slept in quiet and comfort until morning. In her sleep the Country Mouse dreamed she was a Town
in the city while the Country Mouse listened. They then went to bed in a cozy nest in the hedgerow and slept in quiet and comfort until morning. In her sleep the Country Mouse dreamed she was a Town
Mouse with all the luxuries and delights of
city life that her friend had described for her. So the next day when the Town Mouse asked the Country Mouse to go home with her to the city, she gladly said yes.
city life that her friend had described for her. So the next day when the Town Mouse asked the Country Mouse to go home with her to the city, she gladly said yes.
When they reached the mansion in which the Town Mouse lived, they found on the
table in the dining room the leavings of a very fne banquet. There were sweetmeats and jellies, pastries, delicious cheeses, indeed, the most tempting foods that a Mouse can imagine.
table in the dining room the leavings of a very fne banquet. There were sweetmeats and jellies, pastries, delicious cheeses, indeed, the most tempting foods that a Mouse can imagine.
But just as the Country Mouse was about to nibble a dainty bit of pastry,
she heard a Cat mew loudly and scratch at
the door. In great fear the Mice scurried to a hiding place, where they lay quite still for a
the door. In great fear the Mice scurried to a hiding place, where they lay quite still for a
long time, hardly daring to breathe. When at
last they ventured back to the feast, the door opened suddenly and in came the servants to clear the table, followed by the HouseDog.
last they ventured back to the feast, the door opened suddenly and in came the servants to clear the table, followed by the HouseDog.
The Country Mouse stopped in the Town
Mouse’s den only long enough to pick up her carpet bag and umbrella.
Mouse’s den only long enough to pick up her carpet bag and umbrella.
“You may have luxuries and dainties that I
have not,” she said as she hurried away, “but I prefer my plain food and simple life in the
have not,” she said as she hurried away, “but I prefer my plain food and simple life in the
country with the peace and security that go
with it.”
with it.”
Moral: Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
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