从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠与城里老鼠碰面了，它们之间会发生怎样的故事呢？一起和小编来看一下吧。

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."

故事读完了，乡下老鼠虽然居住条件差，没有可口的食物，但它过的安逸而愉快：城里老鼠住着漂亮的房子，享用着美味的食物，但却时刻面临着生命危险。如果是你，你会选择哪种生活呢？

词汇学习：

country乡下
hole洞
made of由...制成
nice food美味的食物
noise响声，噪音
cried喊
ran away逃跑
afraid恐惧的