A City Mouse and a Country Mouse were acquaintances (friends), and the Country Mouse one day invited his friend to come and see
him at his home in the fields. The City Mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of roots. The fare was not much to the taste of the guest, and presently he broke out with "My poor dear friend, you live here no better than the ants. Now, you should just see how I fare (live)! You must come and stay with me, and I promise you, you shall live on the fat of the land." So when he returned to the city he took the Country Mouse with him, and showed him into a pantry containing flour and oatmeal and figs and honey and dates. The Country Mouse had never seen anything like it, and sat down to enjoy the luxuries his friend provided: but before they had well begun, the door of the larder opened and someone came in. The two Mice scampered off and hid themselves in a narrow and exceedingly uncomfortable hole. Presently, when all was quiet, they ventured out again; but someone else came in, and off they scuttled again. This was too much for the visitor. "Good-bye," said he, "I'm off. You live in the lap of luxury, I can see, but you are surrounded by dangers; whereas at home I can enjoy my simple dinner of roots and corn in peace." Recall the second step in the process to determine theme. In two to three sentences, explain why these events happened in the fable. (25 pts)
your best of on where you started, where you are familiar with the surroundings
these events happened in the fable because the two mouses both feel good at their home place. while the country mouse enjoys his time with corn and roots, the city mouse is better off with is dangerous surroundings and the food there.
The country mouse invited the city mouse for some dinner at the country mouse place, but the city mouse thinks everything is better in the city. So then the country mouse came to the city mouse house. The city mouse then said to him," My poor dear friend, you live here no better than the ants. Now you should just see how I fare." They then sat and ate, while mice keep coming into the house. This was then too much for the city mouse and said he lives in danger and left.
