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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

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About “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”

"The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" is a fable attributed to Aesop. It is numbered 352 in the Perry Index and classified as type 112 in the Aarne–Thompson folk tale index. The story is known as an English idiom, reflecting a common theme of contrasting urban and rural life. The fable uses the characters of a town mouse and a country mouse to illustrate differences between city and country living. It remains a well-known tale within the tradition of Aesop's fables. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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1993 · ISBN 9781561443031
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9780606088909
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 1993 9781561443031 Buy on Amazon
The town mouse and the country mouse 1979 0893751316 Buy on Amazon
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