Potter Beatrix
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
( July 9, 2018)
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published in December 1918. The tale is based on the Aesop fable, "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse", with details taken from Horace's Satires 2.6.79-117. It tells of a country mouse and a city mouse who visit each other in their respective homes. After sampling the other's way of life, both express a decided preference for their own.