Town Mouse and Country Mouse
Scene 1
Chorus: One day Town Mouse comes to see Country Mouse.
Town Mouse: Hello, Country Mouse!
Country Mouse: Hello, my friend!
Chorus: There's a lot to eat. But Town Mouse doesn't like the food very much. So he only eats a little bit.
Country Mouse: Please have some more.
Town Mouse: It's very nice, but no thank you.
Scene 2
Country Mouse: You can have my bed tonight.
Town Mouse: Thank you.
Chorus: But Town Mouse can't go to sleep. It's very dark and quiet.
Scene 3
Chorus: In the morning Town Mouse is tired. But Country Mouse isn't tired.
Country Mouse: Let's go and get some food.
Town Mouse: Oh! What's that?
Country Mouse: It's only a cow!
Scene 4
Country Mouse: Do you like the country?
Town Mouse: It's different. But I think I like the town best.
Country Mouse: Life is good in the country.
Town Mouse: Yes. But I like the town better. It's interesting. Come with me and see.
Scene 5
Chorus: The next day the two mice see a cart.
Man: Hurry up, you sheep! I want to go to town.
Town Mouse: That cart's going to town. Come on.
Scene 6
Town Mouse: Ah! It's good to be home again.
Country Mouse (quietly): What a lot of people!
Chorus: The house is big. Country Mouse doesn't like it very much. Suddenly there is a strange noise.
Country Mouse: Oh! What's that?
Town Mouse: It's only the clock. Look! I live there. Let's go and eat. Come on!
Scene 7
Chorus: There's a lot to eat. But Country Mouse doesn't like the food very much.
Town Mouse: Please have some more.
Country Mouse: It's very nice, but no thank you.
Scene 8
Town Mouse: You can have my bed tonight.
Country Mouse: Thank you.
Chorus: But Country Mouse can't go to sleep. It isn't dark in the room and the street is very noisy.
Scene 9
Chorus: In the morning Country Mouse is tired. But Town Mouse isn't tired.
Town Mouse: Come on! Let's go and get some food.
Chorus: But there's a cat and they can't go out.
Scene 10
Chorus: At last the cat goes away. The two mice are very hungry. Suddenly Country Mouse sees someting.
Country Mouse: Look! Cheese!
Town Mouse: STOP! Don't touch that! It's a trap!
Scene 11
Town Mouse: Do you like the town?
Country Mouse: It's different. But I think I like the country best.
Town Mouse: Life is good in the town.
Country Mouse: Yes. But I like the country better. It's nice and quiet in the country.
Town Mouse: I understand. We like different things.
Scene 12
Chorus: The next day they see a cart.
Man: Hurry up, you children. I want to go to the country.
Country Mouse: That cart's going to the country. Goodbye, my friend. Thank you.
Town Mouse: Write to me.
Chorus: Soon Country Mouse is home. He sits by the fire.
Country Mouse: Ah! It's good to be home again.