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<h2>THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE</h2>
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<p>A Town Mouse and a Country Mouse were acquaintances, and the
Country Mouse one day invited his friend to come and see him at his
home in the fields. The Town Mouse came, and they sat down to a
dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a
distinctly earthy flavour. The fare was not much to the taste of
the guest, and presently he broke out with "My poor dear friend,
you live here no better than the ants. Now, you should just see how
I fare! My larder is a regular horn of plenty. You must come and
stay with me, and I promise you you shall live on the fat of the
land." So when he returned to town he took the Country Mouse with
him, and showed him into a larder containing flour and oatmeal and
figs and honey and dates. The Country Mouse had never seen anything
like it, and sat down to enjoy the luxuries his friend provided:
but before they had well begun, the door of the larder opened and
some one came in. The two Mice scampered off and hid themselves in
a narrow and exceedingly uncomfortable hole. Presently, when all
was quiet, they ventured out again; but some one else came in, and
off they scuttled again. This was too much for the visitor.
"Good-bye," said he, "I'm off. You live in the lap of luxury, I can
see, but you are surrounded by dangers; whereas at home I can enjoy
my simple dinner of roots and corn in peace."</p>
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