The town mouse was invited by his friend, a country mouse, to come for a visit. The fresh air was lovely and the hospitality very warm, but for the tastes of the town mouse life in the country was too simple and the food was too plain and not very appetising. The country mouse listened to what his friend had to say and decided to close up his own house and follow the town mouse to the city.
The town mouse's house was small and had no garden, but it was very luxurious; marble floors, mirrors and paintings on the walls, and a large cupboard, not filled with wheat and hay, but dates, figs and fruit, not to mention bread, cheese and delicious cakes.
The two friends sat down to dinner and for the country mouse it was a meal fit for a king. But it was also very stressful. From time to time, a cat would come along or a woman would pass by, or a child and the two mice would have to run and hide in a hole, with their hearts in their mouths.
After this had gone on for some time, the country mouse could not stand it any more. He was pale and trembling. 'Keep your luxury and your riches,' he said to his friend, packing his case. 'I prefer my own way of life. It may be dull, but it is so much more peaceful than yours.'
Moral : Life is more precious than luxuries of life.
Words Meanings
hospitality friendly and generous behaviour towards guests
appetising that smells or looks attractive; making you feel hungry or thirsty
luxurious very comfortable; containing expensive and enjoyable things
hay grass that has been cut and dried and is used as food for animals
fig a soft sweet fruit that is full of small seeds and often eaten dried
tremble to shake in a way that yo can not control, especially because you are very nervous, excited, frightened, etc
dull not interesting or exciting
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