town mouse county mouse by jan brett

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Town Mouse County Mouse

By

Jan Brett

Shot 1

Size 2.25” X 2.74” Reflected Round Edge Frame



The town mouse woke up from a dream about a cat prowling around the kitchen. He decided that he

needed to go on a vacation. He wanted to take his wife to the country where he grew up. They packed

a picnic basket and went to the country.

Shot 2

2.48” x 1.69” Soft Edge Rectangle Frame

The country mouse and her husband were exhausted looking for food and trying to avoid a hungry owl.

They wished they lived in a town house so they could eat food from a pantry. Suddenly they could smell

cheese and it made their whiskers tingle.

Shot 3



Size 3.17” x 3.25” Drop Shadow Rectangle Frame

The town mice were outside the country mice house with a chunk of cheese from their picnic basket.

They town mouse thought that country living was the life. Wildflowers, spring peppers, he said only if

we could live here. The country mice came out and asked them if they like it here. The country mouse

and his wife always wanted to live in town. The town mouse offered them some cheese and they tradedhouses. The country mouse and his wife left the country and went to town. Each mouse thought they

had the better part of the bargain.

Shot 4

Size 2.63” x 2.13” Reflected Round Rectangle

It was dark when the country mice and his wife arrived in town. They tiptoed inside and fell asleep in

what they thought was a bed. When they awoke they saw a cloud of smoke over them and they heard

loud voices saying, “Sauces and ham, it’s hungry I am.” The country mouse asked his wife, “Who do you

think it is?”

Shot 5



Size 2.7 x 3.43 Soft Edge Rectangle Frame

The town mouse and his wife went outside to gather blackberries and i t began to rain. She thought the

bathtub was leaking. Lightening lit up the sky and rain poured down on them as they ran to their tree -

stump home.

Shot 6

Size 2.07 x 2.81 Soft Edge Rectangle Frame

The country mice were looking forward to a splendid meal from the pantry. The good smell was over

their head. The wife thought it was fine old cheese. She stood on her husband shoulders but could not

reach it, when he tried to stand on his toes, she lost her balance. A top slammed down and she was lefthanging by her tail and she cried for help.

Shot 7



Size 2.6” x 3.46” Soft Edge Rectangle Frame

Back in the country the town mice put on dry clothes and strolled through the forest, looking for acornsand hickory nuts. Their walk was stop by a curious black bird who was about to carry him off if his wife

had not held him back.

Shot 8


The country mouse felt his wife’s tail and nothing was broken. He saw the sadness in her eyes and he

knew she was discouraged. To cheer her up they climbed up the pantry shelves and looked out the

window. The blue sky reminded them of home.

Shot 9




The town mice stood quietly after the black bird scare. His wife thought she had lost him forever. As

they look around it was quite peaceful. The country was actually beautiful, but his wife missed the

hustle and bustle of town. She felt alone, at least she knew what to expect in their town home.

Shot 10

Size 1.84” x 3.25” Soft Edge Round Frame

The country mice knew not to go out in a thunderstorm and they knew what to expect from the hungry

owl. They found that there were different dangers after being caught in the cheese box. She wouldn’t

dare try to take another piece of cheese, so her husband sneaked around and reached for some blue

cheese, only to get slapped and thrown across the room.



Shot 11


Two green eyes snapped open and they ran thinking it was an owl with teeth.

Shot 12


The town mice knew how to avoid mousetraps and they soon realized the country had it own challenges

when they tried to explore the riverbank. The water boiled and churned and a river otter popped up

and stared at them. The mice ran back to their tree-stump only to find a hedgehog rolled up at the front

door. The animal came toward them and they raced to the nearest tree.

Shot 13




From the tree they could see the lights from the town. The mouse look at his wife to see what she

wanted to do, but before she could say anything she saw a pair of glowing eyes staring her in the face.

She thought it was a cat and they ran as fast as their legs could carry them.

Shot 14


As the town mice headed along the road, the county mice were fleeing in terror toward the country.

Their paths cross, but neither saw the other because they were so frighten, the country mice didn’t stop

running until they saw their tree-stump.

Shot 15



Size 1.97” x 2.09” Reflected Rounded Rectangle Frame

The town mice kept running until they reach their town house. They savored the smell of old wood, thesmoke from the kitchen, even the street sounds. He and his wife settled in their warm old slipper and

said there is no place like home.

Shot 16

Size 2.31” x 3.09” Reflected Rounded Rectangle Frame

The country mouse and his wife snug atop their tree-stump house and looked up at the full moon

shinning down on them and they said “we missed you.”

Shot 17




Back on the road the cat and the owl knocked each other out when they collided head-on. The cat

touched his bruises and the owl brushed himself off. The cat said to the owl, how would you like to

trade places with me, I always wanted to try the simple life in the country.

town mouse county mouse by jan brett

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