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Title: Reading and Literature First Reader
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Treadwell, Garuuette Taylor and Margaret Free
Subjects: reading
Publisher: Chicago: Row, Peterson & Company
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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The country mouse had nuts to eat,and she had good water to drink.The country mouse ate a big dinner. But the town mouse said,I can not eat this food.It is not good.Now you come to see me, and eat some of my food. So the town mouse went home.And the country mouse went with him.It was a long way.They were very hungry. The town mouse had bread and cheese and crumbs from the Christmas dinner.The food was very good.The country mouse ate and ate.Then she said to the town mouse,How rich you must be.
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Soon a door opened, and a woman came in. The town mouse ran to his hole.The woman went out and left the door open. A big, hungry cat came running in. The town mouse ran far into his hole.The country mouse ran after him.But the old cat caught the country mouseby the tail. 60 Then the door shut with a bang. This frightened the cat, « and she let go of the mouse. The country mouse jumped far into the hole. Do you call this a happy home?Do you call this riches? said she,I do not want such riches.I only got away with my life.I am happy in my country home.There I have nuts and good water.And I do not have to run for my life.Good day, I am going home.And the country mouse ran homeas fast as she could. —Norse Folk Tale. 61

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