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The town mouse and the country mouse

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Follow a fable that compares two ways of living.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

cousin
A child of your aunt or uncle.
delicious
Tasting very good.
prefer
To like one thing more than another.

Answer key

  1. A town mouse visited his cousin in the country.“Cousin” is said “cuz-in”.
  2. The country mouse gave him simple food like seeds and bread.“Seeds and bread” — “and” is short.
  3. Later, they went to the town mouse's big house.The ’s shows that the house belongs to the town mouse.
  4. There was lots of delicious food, but also a hungry cat.The stress in “delicious” is on “li”.
  5. The country mouse decided he preferred a quiet, safe life.The stress in “preferred” is on “ferred”.

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