5 The mouse's tale

Chapter 5 The mouse's tale A little brown mouse lived happily under a hedge in the countryside.

一只棕色的小老鼠在乡下的树篱下快乐地生活着。

One day his cousin from town came to visit. "I thought I'd try out life in the country," he said. You'll love it here!

一天，他从城里来的表弟来看他。 “我想尝试一下乡下的生活，”他说。 你会喜欢这里的！

The country mouse did everything he could to look after his city cousin. He gave him the best piece of moss to sleep on and fed him his tastiest nuts and vegetables. You call this the good life? Have some more carrot.

乡下老鼠尽他所能照顾他的城市表弟。 他把最好的一块苔藓给他睡觉，把最好吃的坚果和蔬菜喂给他吃。 你把这叫做美好的生活？ 再吃一些胡萝卜。

The town mouse wasn't impressed. He found the food horrible and the life boring. "Why don't we both go back to the town?" he suggested. We can have some real fun. So off they went. On the way, the town mouse told his cousin how they would dine like kings.

镇上的老鼠不以为然。 他觉得那里的食物很难吃，生活也很无聊。 “我们为什么不一起回城里去呢？”他建议道。 我们可以玩得很开心。 于是他们出发了。在路上，城里的老鼠告诉他的表弟，他们将像国王一样进餐。

As night fell, they arrived at a large town house. "This way," whispered the town mouse, scrambling under the back door.

夜幕降临时，他们来到了镇上的一幢大房子前。 “这边走，”城里的老鼠悄悄地从后门钻了进去。

Up a flight of stairs and down a long hall they found the dining room... and the dining room table. The country mouse couldn't believe his eyes. "I've never seen this much food!" he squeaked.

他们上了一段楼梯，走下一个长长的门厅，找到了餐厅。 还有餐桌。 乡下老鼠简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。 “我从来没见过这么多食物！”他尖声说。