The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he
loved his town friend and made him heartily welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he had to offer, but he offered them freely. The
Town Mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country fare, 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. When you have been in town
a week you will wonder how you could ever have stood a country life." No sooner said than done: 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 polite Town Mouse, and took his friend 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.
Suddenly they heard growing and barking, "What is that said the Country Mouse. It is only the dogs of the house," answered the other. "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 mastiffs, and the two mice
had to scamper down and run off. "Good-bye, Cousin," said the Country Mouse, "Whats going so soon?" said the other. "Yes," he replied: "Better
beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear
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Select the correct answer.
What can you most reasonably infer, or conclude, from this fable by Aesop?
OA The Country Mouse is jealous of the Town Mouse's fancy lifestyle.
OB. The Country Mouse is warm and generous despite his simple lifestyle
ОС. The Town Mouse is lonely, so he wants the Country Mouse to join him.
OD The Country Mouse is bored with his ordinary, routine life in the country,