The Country Mouse & the City Mouse

◆ cast

♣ The Country Mouse

♣ The City Mouse

Scene 1: By the River

(By the river, it is a beautiful spring day. The Country Mouse is lying under a tree. He is wearing old clothes.)

Country Mouse: Oh, what a beautiful day! The sun is shining. It is warm. I like living in the country.

(The city Mouse comes in. He is wearing nice clothes and a fashionable hat.)

City Mouse: Hello, there!

Country Mouse: Hello. who are you?

City mouse: Oh, I am the City Mouse. I am having a day out in the country.

Country Mouse: I like your hat.

City Mouse: Thank you.

Country Mouse: By the way, do you know the Grand Hotel Mouse?

City Mouse: Yes, of course. He was my father.

Country Mouse: Was?

City Mouse: Yes. A cat got him last month.

Country Mouse: I am very sorry. He was my uncle.

City Mouse: Really? Then we are cousins.

Country Mouse: So glad to meet you, Cousin.

City Mouse: I’m glad to meet you, too.

Country Mouse: You must come to my house for dinner.

City Mouse: That will be nice. Thank you.

Country Mouse: Our house is not very far from here.

(They go out together.)

Scene 2: The Country Mouse’s House

(The Country Mouse’s House. It is not very nice.)

Country Mouse: Please come this way.

City Mouse: Thank you.

Country Mouse: My family is out. I’ll go and get some food.

(The Country Mouse goes out. He comes in again with some rice.)

Country Mouse: I am sorry. I have only rice.

City Mouse: Do you eat only rice every day?

Country Mouse: Sometimes we also have cabbage.

City Mouse: My poor cousin. You can’t live on that.

Country Mouse: But we have enough food. And we are happy.

City Mouse: Come to my house tomorrow. I’ll show you. I’ll meet you at the station.

Country Mouse: You are very kind. Thank you.

Scene 3: The City Mouse’s House

(The City Mouse’s house. It is the kitchen of a big hotel.)

Country Mouse: There is so much food. I can’t believe it.

city Mouse: It’s all yours. Please help yourself.

Country Mouse: Is that cheese?

City Mouse: Yes, it is very good.

Country Mouse: I like cheese. I’ll have some.

(The door opens. Somebody is coming in.)

City Mouse: Quick, Cousin. We must run.

Country Mouse: Wait for me.

(They run into a hotel.)

Country Mouse: Hew.

City Mouse: He is not there now. Let’s go back.

(They go back to the kitchen.)

City Mouse: Have some cheese. There is some bread, too.

Country Mouse: It looks very good.

City Mouse: And here is some cake.

(The door opens again. A woman is coming in.)

City Mouse: Quick. Somebody is coming in again.

Country Mouse: No, not again.

City Mouse: Run, Cousin, run. You can eat later. Come Quickly.

(They run into a hotel.)

Country Mouse: This life is not for me. There is a lot of good food. But you are always running away from people. I am going home, Cousin. There is not much food there. But we are happy. Good-bye.