A town mouse and a country mouse were friend. The country mouse, one day invite 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 barley corns and roots the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavor. The flavor was not much to the test of 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 shall live on the fat of 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 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 someone else came in and off they scuttled again. This was too much for visitor. ‘’Good bye.’’ He said. ‘’ 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 peace.’’