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El ratón de campo y el ratón de ciudad
Aesop
In each language: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse · El ratón de campo y el ratón de ciudad · Il topo di città e il topo di campagna · 都会のネズミと田舎のネズミ · 시골 쥐와 서울 쥐 · O Rato do Campo e o Rato da Cidade · Șoricica de la oraș și șoricica de la țară · Şehir Faresi ile Kır Faresi · 城市老鼠与乡村老鼠
A Town Mouse visits a relative in the country, who serves a plain lunch of wheat stalks, roots and acorns. The guest nibbles politely and talks about city life. The next day the Country Mouse goes home with her to a mansion, where the leavings of a fine banquet are on the table.
In English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese · about 350 words · 5 min to read.
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Las fábulas de Esopo para niños El ratón de ciudad y el ratón de campo Un ratón de ciudad visitó una vez a un pariente que vivía en el campo. Para el almuerzo, el ratón de campo sirvió tallos de trigo, raíces y bellotas, con un chorrito de agua fría para beber.
The Æsop for Children The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse A Town Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country Mouse served wheat stalks, roots, and acorns, with a dash of cold water for drink.
El ratón de ciudad comió con mucha moderación, mordisqueando un poco de esto y un poco de aquello, y con sus modales dejó muy claro que comía esa comida sencilla solo por cortesía.
The Town Mouse ate very sparingly, nibbling a little of this and a little of that, and by her manner making it very plain that she ate the simple food only to be polite.
Después de la comida, los amigos tuvieron una larga charla, o más bien el ratón de ciudad habló sobre su vida en la ciudad mientras el ratón de campo escuchaba. Luego se fueron a dormir a un nido acogedor en el seto y durmieron en paz y tranquilidad hasta la mañana.
After the meal the friends had a long talk, or rather the Town Mouse talked about her life in the city while the Country Mouse listened. They then went to bed in a cozy nest in the hedgerow and slept in quiet and comfort until morning.
Languages
- The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse · English (original)366 words · ~5 min
- El ratón de campo y el ratón de ciudad · SpanishB1 Intermediate · 389 words · ~5 min
- Il topo di città e il topo di campagna · ItalianB1 Intermediate · 369 words · ~5 min
- 都会のネズミと田舎のネズミ · JapaneseB2 Intermediate · 12 words · ~5 min
- 시골 쥐와 서울 쥐 · KoreanB1 Intermediate · 246 words · ~5 min
- O Rato do Campo e o Rato da Cidade · PortugueseB1 Intermediate · 372 words · ~5 min
- Șoricica de la oraș și șoricica de la țară · RomanianB1 Intermediate · 384 words · ~5 min
- Şehir Faresi ile Kır Faresi · TurkishB1 Intermediate · 275 words · ~5 min
- 城市老鼠与乡村老鼠 · ChineseB2 Intermediate · 12 words · ~5 min
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