The Town

Mouse and the

Country Mouse

Story retold by Bev Evans

 Once upon a time …and the other mouse
there were two little lived in the town.
mice.

One mouse lived in

the countryside……
One day the Country
Mouse invited the
Town Mouse to come
and stay.

The Town Mouse

thought the Country
Mouse lived in a
strange place!
After a cup of leaf
tea, the two mice
went for a walk.

They hadn’t gone

very far when the
Town Mouse heard a
frightening noise! But it was only a cow!
There were lots of
noisy things in the
countryside! The
Town Mouse was
very nervous!

The mice had only

walked along a little
further when the
Town Mouse was But it was only a
scared again! goose!
The Town Mouse and
the Country Mouse
spent the rest of the
day walking.
The Town Mouse was
getting use to all the
noise when, all of a
sudden, an owl flew
over the two mice.
“Run!” shouted the
Country Mouse.
 The Country Mouse
thought the Town
Mouse lived in a very
strange place!

The next morning it

was time for the two
mice to visit the
town.
 After a cup of
coffee the two mice
went out for a walk.
They hadn’t gone
very far when the
Country Mouse
heard a very
frightening noise!
But it was only a car!
There were lots of
noisy things in the
town! The Country
Mouse was very
nervous!

The mice had only

walked along a little
further when the
Country Mouse was But it was only a fire
scared again! engine!
The Town Mouse and
the Country Mouse
spent the rest of the
day walking.
The Country Mouse
was getting use to all
the noise when, all of
a sudden, a cat ran up
to the two mice.
“Run!” shouted the
Town Mouse.
 The Country Mouse
thought the town was
far scarier than the
countryside.
The Town Mouse
thought the
countryside was far
scarier than the town.
So they both decided And that was where
to go home! they stayed!
Who are the characters in the story?

The characters in the story are

the country mouse and the city
mouse.
Why did they visit each other’s place?
 The country mouse invited his cousin,
the city mouse, to his place.
 The city mouse, upon seeing what the
country mouse was eating, invited him
to his place.
What did they think of each other’s place?
 The city mouse was surprised that the
country mouse had nothing to eat except
barley and grains.
 The country mouse thought the city mouse
lived in a noisy and dangerous place.
 How did they feel about living in
another place.

They did not feel comfortable.

Rhyming words
- are words having the
same ending sounds.
Dad came home with a bunch of
glad
flowers. Mom was so glad.
There is a traffic jam again. A
ram crossed the street.
Our house is surrounded by
trees Sometimes, the
huge trees.
branches have bees.
bees
dad - glad run - sun
doll - ball pig - wig
back - sack bed - red
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275 answer
Phonological
Awareness.
Day 2
 1. Ana wears her shirt.

2. Kit brings a towel.

3. Dad follows the rules of the game.