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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

A country mouse invited his cousin who lived in the city 

to come visit him. The city mouse was so disappointed 

with the sparse meal which was nothing more than a 

few kernels of corn and a couple of dried berries.

     "My poor cousin," said the city mouse, "you hardly 

have anything to eat! I do believe that an ant could eat 

better! Please do come to the city and visit me, and I 

will show you such rich feasts, readily available for the 

taking." 

So the country mouse left with his city cousin who 

brought him to a splendid feast in the city's alley.

The country mouse could not believe his eyes. He had 

never seen so much food in one place. There was bread, 

cheese, fruit, cereals, and grains of all sorts scattered 

about in a warm cozy portion of the alley.

   The two mice settled down to eat their wonderful dinner, 

but before they barely took their first bites, a cat 

approached their dining area. The two mice scampered away 

and hid in a small uncomfortable hole until the cat left. 

Finally, it was quiet, and the unwelcome visitor went to 

prowl somewhere else. 

 The two mice ventured out of the hole and resumed their 

abundant feast.

Before they could get a proper taste in their mouth, another 

visitor intruded on their dinner, and the two little mice had 

to scuttle away quickly. 

"Goodbye," said the country mouse, "You do, indeed, live 

in a plentiful city, but I am going home where I can enjoy 

my dinner in peace."

A modest life with peace and quiet is better than a 

richly one with danger and strife.

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