Part 1 — THE CITY MOUSE AND THE GARDEN MOUSE
Reading edition
The city mouse lives in a house;— The garden mouse lives in a bower, He's friendly with the frogs and toads, And sees the pretty plants in flower.
The city mouse eats bread and cheese;— The garden mouse eats what he can; We will not grudge him seeds and stocks, Poor little timid furry man.
Christina Georgina Rossetti [1830-1894]