The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
- Available languages
- German, English, Russian
- First published
- August 28, 2026
- Author
- Aesop
Short description
The country mouse lives happily in her quiet home until her city friend invites her to a magnificent feast. Surrounded by cake, cheese, and other treats, city life seems wonderful at first. Then heavy footsteps shake the room, and both mice must race for cover. Is all that luxury worth being frightened again and again?
Story excerpt
In the countryside lived a little country mouse. Her home was at the edge of a field, not far from a hedge. One day her friend, the town mouse, came to visit her. “Welcome!” said the country mouse. “Come, let’s eat together.” She led the town mouse to her food store. There were grains of wheat, a few stalks, and small roots that she had gathered by the hedge.
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