The country mouse was hungry, and she ate and ate and ate.
"How rich my cousin is," she said, "and how poor I am!"
As she said this, there was a great barking at the door.
Then two dogs ran into the room.
They chased the mice about, barking all the time.
At last the mice ran into a hole.
"Good-by, cousin, I am going home," said the country mouse.
"What! Are you going so soon?" asked the other.
"Yes, I do not like that kind of music with my supper. It is better to have corn and wheat and be safe than to have cake and cheese and be always in fear," said the country mouse.
