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surely�察  �but   as   renderings   which   have   been   acceptable   to   children�察  �and 

which I believe retain the original point simply and strongly。 

       Once a little mouse who lived in the country invited a little Mouse 

from the city to visit him。 When the little City Mouse sat down to dinner 

he was surprised to find that the Country Mouse had nothing to eat except 

barley and grain。 

     ;Really�察─�he said�察 �you do not live well at all�察�you should see how I 

live� �I have all sorts of fine things to eat every day。 You must come to visit 

me and see how nice it is to live in the city。; 

     The little Country Mouse was glad to do this�察�and after a while he went 

to the city to visit his friend。 

     The very first   place that the   City Mouse took   the Country Mouse   to 

see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived。 There�察�on the 

lowest shelf�察�behind some stone jars�察�stood a big paper bag of brown sugar。 

The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to 

nibble for himself。 

     The    two   little  mice  nibbled    and   nibbled�察  �and   the  Country     Mouse 

thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life。 He was just 

thinking how lucky the City Mouse was�察�when suddenly the door opened 



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with a bang�察�and in came the cook to get some flour。 

     ;Run� ─�whispered the City Mouse。 And they ran as fast as they could 

to the little hole where they had come in。 The little Country Mouse was 

shaking all over when they got safely away�察�but the little City Mouse said�察�

;That is nothing�察�she will soon go away and then we can go back。; 

     After the cook had gone away and shut the door they stole softly back�察�

and   this   time   the   City   Mouse   had   something   new   to   show�此  �he   took   the 

little Country Mouse into a corner on the top shelf�察�where a big jar of dried 

prunes stood open。 After much tugging and pulling they got a large dried 

prune out of the jar on to the shelf and began to nibble at it。 This was even 

better than the   brown   sugar。 The   little   Country  Mouse liked   the taste so 

much that he could hardly nibble fast enough。 But all at once�察�in the midst 

of   their   eating�察  �there   came   a   scratching   at   the   door   and   a   sharp�察  �loud 

MIAOUW� �

     ;What      is  that�拭─  �said   the   Country     Mouse。      The    City   Mouse     just 

whispered�察   �Sh� ─  �and   ran   as   fast   as   he   could   to   the   hole。   The   Country 

Mouse ran after�察�you may be sure�察�as fast as HE could。 As soon as they 

were out of danger the City Mouse said�察 �That was the old Cat�察�she is the 

best mouser in town��if she once gets you�察�you are lost。; 

     ;This   is   very   terrible�察─  �said   the   little   Country   Mouse�察   �let   us   not   go 

back to the cupboard again。; 

     ;No�察─  �said   the   City   Mouse�察   �I   will   take   you   to   the   cellar�察  �there   is 

something especial there。; 

     So the City Mouse took his little friend down the cellar stairs and into 

a big cupboard where there were many shelves。 On the shelves were jars 

of butter�察�and cheeses in bags and out of bags。 Overhead hung bunches of 

sausages�察�and there were spicy apples in barrels standing about。 It smelled 

so good that it went to the little Country Mouse's head。 He ran along the 

shelf and nibbled at a cheese here�察�and a bit of butter there�察�until he saw an 

especially  rich�察  �very  delicious´smelling   piece   of   cheese   on   a   queer   little 

stand   in   a   corner。   He   was   just   on   the   point   of   putting   his   teeth   into   the 

cheese when the City Mouse saw him。 

     ;Stop� �stop� ─�cried the City Mouse。 ;That is a trap� ─�

     The little Country Mouse stopped and said�察 �What is a trap�拭─�



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     ;That   thing   is   a   trap�察─  �said   the   little   City   Mouse。   ;The   minute   you 

touch   the   cheese   with   your   teeth   something   comes   down   on   your   head 

hard�察�and you're dead。; 

     The   little   Country   Mouse   looked   at   the   trap�察  �and   he   looked   at   the 

cheese�察�and he looked at the little City Mouse。 ;If you'll excuse me�察─�he 

said�察 �I think I will go home。 I'd rather have barley and grain to eat and eat 

it   in   peace   and   comfort�察  �than   have   brown   sugar   and   dried   prunes   and 

cheese��and be frightened to death all the time� ─�

     So   the   little   Country   Mouse   went   back   to   his   home�察  �and   there   he 

stayed all the rest of his life。 



                   LITTLE JACK ROLLAROUND��1�А�



     ��1�А   �Based     on   Theodor      Storm's    story    of  Der    Kleine     Hawelmanu 

��George       Westermann�察      �Braunschweig��。         Very    freely    adapted     from    the 

German story。 

       Once   upon   a   time   there   was   a   wee   little   boy   who   slept   in   a   tiny 

trundle´bed near his mother's great bed。 The trundle´bed had castors on it 

so   that   it   could   be   rolled   about�察  �and   there   was   nothing   in   the   world   the 

little boy liked so much as to have it rolled。 When his mother came to bed 

he would cry�察 �Roll me around� �roll me around� ─�And his mother would 

put out her hand from the big bed and push the little bed back and forth till 

she was   tired。 The  little boy  could never get enough�察�so for  this he   was 

called ;Little Jack Rollaround。; 

     One night he had made his mother roll him about�察�till she fell asleep�察�

and   even   then   he   kept   crying�察   �Roll   me   around�   �roll   me   around� ─  �His 

mother      pushed     him    about     in  her   sleep�察   �until   she   fell  too    soundly 

aslumbering�察�then she stopped。 But Little Jack Rollaround kept on crying�察�

;Roll around� �roll around� ─�

     By and by the Moon peeped in at the window。 He saw a funny sight�此�

Little Jack Rollaround was lying in his trundle´ bed�察�and he had put up one 

little fat leg for a mast�察�and fastened the corner of his wee shirt to it for a 

sail�察�and he was blowing at it with all his might�察�and saying�察 �Roll around� �

roll around� ─�Slowly�察�slowly�察�the little trundle´bed boat began to move�察�it 



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sailed   along   the   floor   and   up   the   wall   and   across   the   ceiling   and   down 

again� �

     ;More� �more� ─�cried Little Jack Rollaround�察�and the little boat sailed 

faster up   the   wall�察�across the   ceiling�察�down   the   wall�察�and   over   the   floor。 

The Moon laughed at the sight�察�but when Little Jack Rollaround saw the 

Moon�察�he called out�察 �Open the door�察�old Moon� �I want to roll through the 

town�察�so that the people can see me� ─�

     The    Moon     could    not  open    the   door�察  �but  he   shone    in  through    the 

keyhole�察�in a broad band。 And Little Jack Rollaround sailed his trundle´ 

bed boat up the beam�察�through the keyhole�察�and into the street。 

     ;Make a light�察�old Moon�察─�he said�察 �I want the people to see me� ─�

     So the good Moon made a light and went along with him�察�and the little 

trundle´ bed boat went sailing down the streets into the main street of the 

village。 They rolled past the town hall and the schoolhouse and the church�察�

but   nobody   saw   little   Jack   Rollaround�察  �because   everybody   was   in   bed�察�

asleep。 

     ;Why don't the people come to see me�拭─�he shouted。 

     High up on the church steeple�察�the Weather´vane answered�察 �It is no 

time for people to be in the streets�察�decent folk are in their beds。; 

     ;Then I'll go to the woods�察�so that the animals may see me�察─�said Little 

Jack。 ;Come along�察�old Moon�察�and make a light� ─�

     The   good   Moon   went   along   and   made   a   light�察  �and they  came   to   the 

forest。 ;Roll� �roll� ─�cried the little boy�察�and the trundle´ bed went trundling 

among the trees in the great wood�察�scaring up the chipmunks and startling 

the little leaves on the trees。 The poor old Moon began to have a bad time 

of it�察�for the tree´trunks got in his way so that he could not go so fast as the 

bed�察  �and   every   time   he   got   behind�察  �the   little   boy   called�察   �Hurry   up�察  �old 

Moon�察�I want the beasts to see me� ─�

     But all the animals were asleep�察�and nobody at all looked at Little Jack 

Rollaround   except   an   old   White   Owl�察  �and   all   she   said   was�察   �Who   are 

you�拭─�

     The little boy did not like her�察�so he blew harder�察�and the trundle´bed 

boat went sailing through the forest till it came to the end of the world。 

     ;I must go home now�察�it is late�察─�said the Moon。 



               
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