The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse by Beatrix Potter
"The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse" by Beatrix Potter is a children's book written and illustrated in 1918. Based on Aesop's fable "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," the story follows Timmy Willie, a country mouse who accidentally travels to the city, and Johnny Town-Mouse, his urban counterpart. When each mouse visits the other's home, they discover the unfamiliar lifestyle—complete with frightening cats, cows, and lawnmowers—challenges their comfort. Their experiences lead both
mice to a clear conclusion about where they truly belong. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 66004164 |
| Title | The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse |
| Original Publication |
Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York 1918 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Johnny_Town-Mouse |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Jason Isbell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Summary | After visiting each other’s homes, Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willy who lives in the country, decide that they prefer their own place. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Folklore |
| Subject | Mice -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fables |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 15284 |
| Release Date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 474 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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