Books with title Country Mouse Goes to the City

The Caramel Tree Readers Level 2 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 5 to 7. It offers a range of classic fairy tale adaptations and stories with 500 to 700 words. Each book in this set features a few sentences per page that are accompanied by detailed illustrations. Given the familiar contexts, some of the tales have been reworked or adapted so that students are always surprised and eager to read all the way to the unexpected endings. Country Mouse works hard in his farm. One day, his cousin who lives in the city comes to visit Country Mouse and promises him a life of luxury in the city. When Country Mouse goes to the city, he finds that although his cousin has an easy life, it is filled with danger. Country Mouse must decide on whether he wants to work hard and feel safe or live a life of luxury in constant danger.

City Mouse turns up his nose at the Country Mouse’s simple home and plain food. Back at his house in the city, he treats his country cousin to a soft bed, beautiful gardens, and a buffet of delicious things to eat. Country Mouse is greatly impressed with City Mouse’s riches until he meets a cat and nearly loses his life in a mousetrap. City Mouse might have a beautiful home with fancy trappings, but Country Mouse prefers his own home where he has a cozy bed, healthy food, and a safe, peaceful life. Join Country Mouse and City Mouse in this modern-day retelling of a classic Aesop fable, to learn that peace and safety are more valuable than material possessions.