TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE, THE


Meaning of TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE, THE in English

ˌTown ˌMouse and the ˈCountry ˌMouse, the BrE AmE

an old story about a mouse who lives in a town and who invites a poor mouse who lives in the country to come and stay with him. The country mouse does not like the town, and when he invites the town mouse to come and stay with him in the country, the town mouse does not like the country. The lesson of the story is that a way of life that is suitable for one person may not be suitable for another.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.