Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went.
The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone.You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time, they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
从前有两只老鼠，他们是朋友。一只老鼠住在乡下，另一只老鼠住在城里。很多年后，乡下老鼠看到城里老鼠，他说：“一定要到乡下的家里来看看我。”城里老鼠去了。
城里老鼠说：“这食物不好，你的房子也不好。你为什么住在田地里的一个洞里？你应该来城市里居住，你会住在一个用石头做的漂亮房子里，你会有好吃的食物。你必须到我城里的家里来做客。”
乡下老鼠去了城里老鼠的家。那是一栋非常漂亮的房子，美味的食物已经准备好让他们吃了。但就在他们开始吃东西的时候，他们听到了很大的声响。城市老鼠喊道：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们慌乱地逃跑，躲了起来。过了一段时间才出来，当他们出来的时候，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野里的洞里。因为贫穷和幸福比富裕和恐惧更美好。”
重点词汇：
mouse n. 老鼠（复数为mice）
city n. 城市
country n. 乡下
friend n. 朋友
hole n. 洞
field n. 田野
noise n. 噪声
quickly adv. 快速地
hide v. 躲藏（过去式为hid）
afraid adj. 恐惧的
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