The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse : Aesop’s fable (adapted + vocabulary)

Once upon a time a Town Mouse went on a visit to his cousin in the country. This cousin was rough and ready, but he loved his town friend and made him heartily welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he offered, but he offered them freely.  The Town Mouse turned up his long nose at this country fare, and said: “I cannot understand, Cousin, how you can eat such poor food as this, but of course you cannot expect anything better in the country; come you with me and I will show you how to live. After a week in town you will wonder how you could ever have stood a country life”.

Soon the two mice set off for the town and arrived at the Town Mouse’s residence late at night. “You will want some refreshment after our long journey,” said the polite Town Mouse, and took his friend into the grand dining-room. There they found the remains of a fine feast, and soon the two mice were eating up jellies and cakes and all that was nice. Suddenly they heard growling and barking. “What is that?” said the Country Mouse. “It is only the dogs of the house,” answered the other. “Only!” said the Country Mouse. “I do not like that music at my dinner.” Just at that moment the door opened, two huge mastiffs came in, and the two mice had to scamper down and run off. “Good-bye, Cousin,” said the Country Mouse, “What! going so soon?” said the other. “Yes,” he replied; “Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.”

The country – գյուղ, գյուղական

Go on a visit=to visit

Rough-կոպիտ

To make a heartily welcome – ջերմ դիմավորել

Freely-առատաձեռնորեն

Bean –լոբի

To turn up the long nose –հոտոտել

Country fare -գյուղական սնունդ

Expect –սպասել

To show-ցույց տալ

Wonder –զարմանալ

To stand (stood) – տանել, դիմանալ

Set off for (set off) –ճամփա ընկնել

Arrive –հասնել, ժամանել, տեղ հասնել

Residence –բնակավայր, ապրելու տեղ, տուն

Refreshment –թարմացում, թարմացնող բան

Journey -ճամփորդություն

Remains -մնացորդներ

Fine feast –խրախճանք, քեֆ

Bark -հաչել

Source : http://www.worldoftales.com/