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"The City Cat and
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Later, when the house seemed calm, they crept out. They had scarcely begun  their feast again when someone else entered to take something out of a cupboard. More frightened than before, the cats ran away and hid themselves in a closet. The country cat, almost starving, said to his friend, "Although you have prepared for me a feast, I must leave you to enjoy it by yourself. There are too many dangers in the city to please me. I prefer the country,
where I can eat minnows from the muddy creek, and where I can live in safety, and without fear."
As soon as they felt they could move around the house without fear, the country cat was feeling a lot wiser. He told the city cat, "Thank you for inviting me to the city, but I must say goodbye." Once in the country, he began to learn a deep appreciation of the joys of his country life.
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country cat invited a city cat, a cherished friend, to pay him a visit and partake
of his country life. When they met in the country, they began eating minnows, caught in a muddy creek, and wheat-grain. The city cat said to his friend, "You live here the life of a hobo, while in the city, there are horns of plenty. I am surrounded by every comfort. If you will come with me, as I wish you would, you shall have an ample share of life in the city." The country cat was easily persuaded, and returned to the city with his friend.
assortment of fresh fish and a lovely glass bowl, filled with the finest cream. The country cat, being much delighted at the sight of such good food, expressed his satisfaction in warm terms. He was embarrassed at the thought of his own hard life in the country. Just as they were beginning to eat, someone opened a door. In fear of being caught stealing, they both ran off, as fast as they could, and hid beneath a narrow space under a dresser. The space was so small that the two could only make room by squeezing
their bodies together and holding their breaths.
