This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must a lesson for us. We consider that as the moral of the story at the end.
The town mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country travel, and said: "I cannot understand, cousin, how you can put up with such poor food as this, but of course you cannot expect anything better in the country; come you with me and I will show you how to live.”
"My poor cousin," said the town mouse again to the country mouse, "you hardly have anything to eat! I do believe that an ant could eat better! Please do come to the town and visit me, and I will show you such rich feasts, readily available for the taking."
Nest day the two mice set off for the town and arrived at the town mouse's residence late at night. "You will want some refreshment after our long journey," said the town mouse politely, and took his cousin into the grand dining-room. There they found the remains of a fine feast, and soon the two mice were eating up jellies and cakes and all that was nice.
"It is only the dogs of the house," answered the town mouse.
"Only!" said the country mouse. "I do not like that music at my dinner."
"Goodbye," said the country mouse, "You do, indeed, live in a plentiful town, it is better to eat beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear. I am going home where I can enjoy my dinner in peace."
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| The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse |
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
A country mouse invited his cousin who lived in the town to come visit him. The town mouse was so disappointed with the sparse meal which was nothing more than a few kernels of corn and a couple of dried berries.
The town mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country travel, and said: "I cannot understand, cousin, how you can put up with such poor food as this, but of course you cannot expect anything better in the country; come you with me and I will show you how to live.”
"My poor cousin," said the town mouse again to the country mouse, "you hardly have anything to eat! I do believe that an ant could eat better! Please do come to the town and visit me, and I will show you such rich feasts, readily available for the taking."
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| The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse |
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 run away and hide in a small uncomfortable hole until the cat left.
Finally, they heard growling and barking. "What is that?" said the country mouse.
"It is only the dogs of the house," answered the town mouse.
"Only!" said the country mouse. "I do not like that music at my dinner."
Just at that moment the door flew open, in came two huge dogs, and the two mice had to scamper down and run off. It was quiet, and the unwelcome visitor went to prowl somewhere else. The two mice came 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 town, it is better to eat beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear. I am going home where I can enjoy my dinner in peace."
Moral of the story: A modest life with peace and quiet is better than a richly one with danger and strife.
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