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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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