43368 the town mouse and the country mouse

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6th Form

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once upon a time a Town Mouse went on a visit to his cousin in
the country. He was well dressed, polite and he loved his cousin
very much. The country mouse was rough, but he loved his
town cousin, too. So he made him very welcome.
For dinner that night he offered all he had: water, beans and bread.
The Town Mouse said: ‘I can’t understand, Cousin, how you can like such
plain food as this, but of course you can’t expect anything better in the
country! Come with me and
I ‘ll show you how to live in the big beautiful town.
No sooner said than done: the two mice set off for the town and
arrived at the Town Mouse’s house late at night.
‘Do you want something to drink after our long journey?’ asked the
polite Town Mouse. Then they went into the grand dining-room. There they
ate the remains of a fine dinner. The two mice ate fruit and cheese, bacon,
cakes and cookies and drank beer.
Suddenly they heard a loud noise … growling and barking.
‘What’s that?’ asked the Country Mouse.
‘It is only the dogs of the house,’ answered the Town mouse.
‘Only!’ said the Country Mouse. ‘I don’t like that ‘music’ at my dinner.’
At that moment the door opened and in came two huge dogs. The
two mice ran away very quickly and hid under an armchair.
‘Good-bye, Cousin,’ said the Country Mouse.
‘What! Are you going so soon?’ said the other.
‘Yes,’ he answered ‘ It’s better to eat beans in peace than bacon, cakes and
beer in fear.’

(Adapted)

THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE
1. What is a fable?
The text we studied in class is called a fable.
What is a fable, you may ask?
Well, a fable is a short story.
Its characters are animals that speak and act like people.

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Mice, lions, rabbits, foxes and many animals are main characters in
fables.
All fables make a moral point or teach a lesson.
Their purpose is to teach children about relationships and life.

2. Write ten Regular verbs and ten Irregular verbs used in the
text.
Regular verbs

Irregular verbs