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Read the following passage. There was bread and jam, different kinds of fruits, slabs of chocolate and a huge piece of lovely cheese.“Eat, cousin, eat,” said the town mouse. But just then, there was a sound like a thunder and the town mouse shouted. “Run, cousin, run, run.” The town mouse pushed the country mouse out through a hole in the back of the cupboard. The country mouse felt his heart beating very fast, “But what is it?” he asked.“Sssh. ..” whispered the town mouse. “Wait.” When everything was silent again, the town mouse crept out of the hole. He was quite cheerful again. “Come out now, cousin,” he said. “That was only somebody opening the cupboard door. We are safe now.” But they were not safe for very long. Twice more, they had to run for safety when somebody opened the cupboard door. The country mouse got quite tired of running and hiding. “I want to go back to the country, ” he said. “We may not get much food there, but at least we can eat in peace.” So, the next day, the country mouse went back to his house in the country and the town mouse stayed on in his cupboard in the town. And as far as I know, they did not visit each other again.Now answer the following questions. a) “There was bread and jam, different kinds of fruits” What difference do you find between the food available in the country and that of the town? b) Where did the town mouse live? c) “But just then, there was a sound like a thunder” – Where did the sound come from?d) “We are safe now” – Were they really safe now? Why / Why not? e) The country mouse wanted to go back to the country. Why?

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a) In the country the mice had to search for food which was raw and traditional but in the town variety of food was readily available, cooked and delicious. 

b) The town mouse lived at the back of the cupboard. 

c) The sound came from the opening of the cupboard door. 

d) No. They were not really safe. They had to run for safety every time the door of the cupboard was opened. 

e) The country mouse got quite tired of running and hiding. Though he did not get much food in the country he could live peacefully and safely there.



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