town mouse, country mouse

《The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse》是Usborne Publishing Ltd出版社，Fantastic First Reading系列其中一本，這個故事可說是美國家喻戶曉的故事，改編自伊索寓言。兩隻老鼠，Toby是居住在都市的老鼠，牠喜歡都市的生活，不過他的表弟Pipin卻是居住在鄉下，某天Toby邀請了Pipin來到繁華的都市，見識一下都市生活的繁華與許多好吃的東西，不過表弟Pipin卻想念鄉下的清靜、乾淨空氣與美好食物。不過最後他們都發現生活上的不同有時也不是壞事一件。

The classic fable retold with simple text for children just beginning to read.
Toby Town Mouse loves to live the high life, while his cousin Pipin prefers a quieter country life. When the two visit each other’s homes, will they realise that sometimes differences aren’t always a bad thing?
Vividly illustrated by Jacqueline East.
Developed in conjunction with reading experts from Roehampton University.