town mouse and the country mouse

English - English

Definition of town mouse and the country mouse in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

Town mouse and the coun·try mouse

Turkish pronunciation

taun maus ınd dhi kʌntri maus

Pronunciation

/ˈtoun ˈmous ənd ᴛʜē ˈkəntrē ˈmous/ /ˈtaʊn ˈmaʊs ənd ðiː ˈkʌntriː ˈmaʊs/