城市老鼠和乡村老鼠

城市老鼠和乡村老鼠

从前，有一个小老鼠，住在乡间一棵大橡树的树洞里，他每天忙忙碌碌的，拣坚果，收集果实，为寒冷的冬天做准备。

一天，他住在城市里的表弟来看它。

“哦，乡村是多么宁静啊！”城市老鼠感叹着说道，他被乡村美丽的景色吸引住了。

但是，那天晚上，已经进入梦乡的乡村老鼠却被叫醒了。在他的床前，城市老鼠可怜巴巴地站在那里。

“表哥，”城市老鼠说，“外面是什么声音？是不是有妖怪呀？我很害怕！”乡村老鼠听了听，发现是风吹过树梢时发出的沙沙声，还有动物急匆匆地跑过的声音，就安慰他说：“这只是一些很平常的声音，你慢慢就会习惯的。”

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once on a time, there was a little mouse who lived in a hole in the trunk of a big oak tree in the country. Every day, he rushed around busily, picking up nuts and collecting fruits, preparing for the cold winter.

One day, his cousin from the town came to see him.

"Ah! How peaceful the countryside is!" exclaimed the town mouse. He was entranced by the beautiful scenery of the country.

However, that evening, the tired country mouse, who was already fast asleep, was woken. The town mouse was standing in front of his bed with a pitiful look on his face.

"Cousin," said the mouse, "what is that sound outside? Is it a ghost? I am very scared!" The country mouse listened for a moment, and discovered that it was the rustling sound of the tree branches in the wind. There was also the sound of animals running past hurriedly. He comforted his cousin, saying, "Those sounds are very normal. You will soon get used to them."

第二天，乡村老鼠又像往常一样忙碌起来，可是，城市老鼠只是把手插在裤兜里，悠闲地吹着口哨，这里看看，那里瞧瞧。

到了下午，乡村老鼠想为他的表弟安排一次野餐，可是，当他们来到一处景色优美的河岸的时候，城市老鼠被在那里吃草的牛和马吓坏了。

“天哪，这是什么怪兽？太可怕了！”

所以，乡村老鼠和城市老鼠的野餐就这样泡汤了。

“和我一起到城里去吧，那里好极了，你一定会喜欢那里的。”城市老鼠对乡村老鼠说。

“好吧！”于是，乡村老鼠和城市老鼠一起上路了。

经过一天漫长的旅行，他们终于看到了一座大房子，那是城市老鼠住的地方。

“看看它，它是多么的壮观呀！”城市老鼠大声地喊道。但人来车往的嘈杂声太大了，乡村老鼠根本听不见他在说什么。

The next day, the country mouse went about his business, busy as usual. However, the town mouse just put his hands in his pockets, and whistled leisurely while he gazed around.

At noon, the country mouse wanted to prepare a picnic for his cousin. However, when they came to the bank of a beautiful river, the town mouse was scared stiff by the horses and cows grazing in the meadows.

"Oh my, what are these beasts? They are terrifying!"

And so, the country mouse and the town mouse’s picnic came to nothing.

"Let’s go into town together. It’s fantastic there. You will certainly like it," said the town mouse to the country mouse.

"Very well!" And so, the country mouse and the town mouse set off.

After a long day of travel, they finally saw a large house. It was the place where the town mouse lived.

"Look, look, isn’t it magnificent!" shouted the town mouse in a loud voice. However the noise of passing traffic was so loud that the country mouse could not hear what he was saying.

在城市老鼠的家里，他拿出了所有好吃的东西来招待他的表哥。真是太丰富了，乡村老鼠不得不承认自己从来没有吃过这么好吃的东西。他吃了又吃，最后连一点儿面包渣儿都吃不下了。

“现在，我要上床睡觉了。”乡村老鼠说。

但是，他整整一个晚上都没有合眼。路灯太亮了，照得乡村老鼠睡不着觉。

“救命啊！救命啊！”第二天早晨，城市老鼠被喊叫声惊醒了，它跳下床，发现表哥被一只饥饿的大猫抓住了。城市老鼠急忙去解救他，经过了紧张的战斗，才把乡村老鼠从大猫的爪子下救了出来。

“谢谢你邀请我来！”乡村老鼠颤抖着说，“我想，我的老树洞更加适合我，我还是回到那里去吧。”

In this home, the town mouse took out some tasty morsels to treat his cousin. There was really quite a feast. The country mouse had to admit that he had never eaten such good food. He ate and ate, until there was not one crumb left.

"Now, I am going to bed to sleep," said the country mouse.

However, he did not sleep one wink the whole night. The street-lights were so bright that the country mouse could not get to sleep.

"Help! Help!" The next morning, the town mouse was woken with a fright by these cries. He jumped down from his bed, and found that his cousin had been caught by a big starving cat. The town mouse rushed over to save him. After a close fight, he managed to pry the country mouse from the big cat’s claws.

"Thank you for inviting me!" said the country mouse trembling, "I think that I am better suited to my hole in the tree. I had best go back there."