Name: The City Mouse and the Country Mouse (UK English accent)
Uploaded: 2023-11-01T00:59:10.000Z
Duration: 3 min 57 s
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A version of the tale by TheFableCottage.com

He lives in a big city with tall buildings  and lots of shops and restaurants.

But today he is visiting his friend,  a country mouse.

The country mouse lives in a cozy nest  at the bottom of a tree.

Her home is small, but it is warm  and comfortable.

The country mouse cooks a dinner  of food from her garden:

and a cold glass of water from the stream

Meanwhile, the city mouse talks and talks:

That night, the country mouse dreams  that she lives in the city.

She dreams that she eats  at fancy restaurants,

The next morning the country mouse  agrees to visit the city mouse.

She packs her bag and follows the city mouse  back to his big house in the city.

There are TWENTY rooms full of beautiful furniture.

"Um... we actually live down here…"  says the city mouse.

He leads her down some stairs  to the basement.

In the darkness, the country mouse  sees many families of mice.

"These are my housemates…"  explains the city mouse.

The city mouse leads the country mouse  back upstairs for dinner.

In the dining room there is a feast of  delicious foods on the table:

cheese, bread, cookies, cakes, and lemonade.

A cat with sharp teeth and sharp claws  jumps up on the table.

The city cat chases the two mice  off the table and across the floor.

Then, they quietly creep back to the dining room

The country mouse hurries back to the  basement and packs her bag.

"Where are you going?" asks the city mouse.

Your city life isn't so wonderful after all.

Sometimes other people's lives are not  as great as they make you believe.

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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse (UK English accent)

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