The Two Related Mice

The mouse desired company,

Inviting his first cousin, too,

“Come over, and do visit me?”

As nicely cousins of mice do.

The city mouse came over for

A look at what his cousin ate,

And, being he had a lot more,

He started to commiserate—

“Cousin, how very sad I feel,

About supplies so very scant;

A little barley’s no one’s meal

Unless it would be for an ant.

“Come visit me so I may show

You how we city people eat!”

Persuaded, he began to go,

In order to partake of meat.

While every type of tasty food

Was present in the pantry but

For every dainty which ensued

A problem would be only what

Occurred as soon as they began

To feed upon their dinner they

Were interrupted by each man

Or woman gotten in their way;

Albeit, though surrounded by,

Those luxuries the city mouse

Had boasted of such big supply

Was in somebody else’s house:

“Then, keep your life of luxury,

I wanna go where I came from;

It’s plenty good enough for me,

As I can make myself at home.”