The Story of..
The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse
The country mouse and the town mouse were good friend. One day, the country mouse called the town mouse. “If you have time, come and visit me in the country,” said the country mouse. “That sounds great! I’ll come tomorrow,” replied the town mouse.
The next day, the town mouse arrived at the country mouse’s home. The country mouse lived under a tree. “Welcome to my home,” said the country mouse. “It’s very plain. My house is much bigger and nicer,” said the town mouse. “If I were rich, I could live in the town too. Anyway, let’s eat.” 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.
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 Mouse with all the luxuries and delights of city life that her friend had described for her. So when the Town Mouse asked the Country Mouse to go home with her to the city, she gladly said yes.
The next morning, the town mouse and the country mouse left. That night, they arrived at the town mouse’s home. “This is my house,” said the town mouse. “Wow! Do you really live here? It’s amazing,” said the country mouse. “So, what are we going to have for dinner? I’m starving,” said the country mouse. “I’ll show you. Let’s go to the dining room. Here we are.” They found on the table in the dining room the leavings of a very fine banquet. “Wow, I can’t believe it! I’ve never seen so much food before.” There were sweetmeats and jellies, pastries, delicious cheeses, indeed, the most tempting foods that a Mouse can imagine. The town mouse asked, “Do you want another cookie?”. “No thanks. I’m stuffed,” replied the country mouse. “Me too,” said the town mouse.
Suddenly, the door craked. The mice froze and she heard a Cat mew loudly and scratch at the door. “Run! It’s the cat!” whispered the town mouse. 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 House Dog. “Let’s hide in that hole. Come on, hurry!... Phew! We were lucky. If we hadn’t run so fast, that cat would’ve seen us,” said the town mouse. “You look like you’re sick,” said the town mouse. “I am sick. That cat almost saw us. You didn’t tell me about the cat!” cried the country mouse. “It’s just a cat. If you had asked me, I would’ve told you,” replied the town mouse. Then, the Country Mouse stopped in the Town Mouse's den only long enough to pick up her carpet bag and umbrella.
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
A. Choose the right one!
B. Answer these question!
1. What is the moral value of the story?
2. “...and by her manner making it very plain...”(paragraph 2).
What ‘her’ refers to?
3. What is the topic of the third paragraph?
4. What is the antonym of sparingly?
5. From the last paragraph, we can conclude that...
C. Change these sentences into indirect speech!
1. The town mouse asked, “Do you want another cookie?”
Answer:
2. The town mouse whispered, “Run! It’s the cat!”
Answer:
3. The town mouse replied, “If you had asked me, I would’ve told you.”
Answer:
4. “My house is much bigger and nicer,” said the town mouse.
Answer:
5. “That sounds great! I’ll come tomorrow,” replied the town mouse.
Answer:
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