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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once there were two 1．(mouse / mice). One mouse lived in the country, the other mouse lived in the city. One day, the Country mouse saw the City mouse. He said, “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the City mouse 2．(went / go). The City mouse said, “This food is not good, and your house is not good. You must come and see me at my nice house in the city.”

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very 3．(old / good) house. Nice food was ready for them to eat. 4．(And / But) just as they began to eat, they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat is coming.” They ran 5．(away / for) quickly.

When they came out, the Country mouse said, “I don’t like living in the 6．(city / country). I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”