The City Mouse and The Country Mouse

Once upon a time, there was a little mouse.  He lived in the country.  

One day, his city friend came to visit. 
 "Welcome," said the county mouse.
 "Glad to be here." said the city mouse.The two mice had a great time. They played tag. They climbed trees. They took long hikes. All of this made them very hungry.
So they went into the fields and began to nibble some corn and beans. But after a while, the city mouse wrinkled up his nose.
“This food is so boring. In the city, I eat the finest meat, cheese, and pie. Do you want to go there with me?” asked the city mouse.  The country mouse licked his lips.
“Oh, yes!” he said.
The next day, the two mice jumped on a train and went to the city.
They walked to a tall building and took an elevator to the tippy top. 

This was where the city mouse lived. The home was fit for a king! 

It was big and very fancy.
“Welcome,” said the city mouse.
“Glad to be here,” said the country mouse.
The two mice had a great time. They listened to music. They played games.
They ran from room to room. All of this made them very hungry.
So they went into the dining room. There stood a table filled with meat and cheese and a whole cherry pie!
“Mmmm!” said the city mouse.
“Mmmm!” said the country mouse.
But just as they started to nibble the food . . . in came a cat! In came a dog! In came a person!
“Run for your life!” said the city mouse.
Quick as a wink, the mice jumped off the
table and ran into a little hole. The country mouse had never been so scared.
“I’m going back home,” he said.
“Do you really want to leave all this fine food?” asked the city mouse.
“The city is nice, but corn and safety are
better than cherry pie and danger,” said the country mouse.
The two mice hugged good-bye.
Then the country mouse jumped on a train and went back to the country.
“No matter where I roam, there is no place like home,” he said.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story and Activity

In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf. One Sunday morning, the warm sun comes up and – pop! Out of the egg comes a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.

He started looking for some food.

On Monday, he ate through one apple, but he was still hungry.

On Tuesday, he ate through two pears, but he was still hungry.

On Wednesday, he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry.

On Thursday, he ate through four strawberries, but he was still hungry.

On Friday, he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry.

On Saturday, he ate through …

• one piece of chocolate cake
• one ice cream cone
• one pickle
• one slice of Swiss cheese
• one slice of salami
• one lollipop
• one piece of cherry-pie
• one sausage
• one cupcake
• and one slice of watermelon

That night he had a stomachache!

The next day was Sunday again.  The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf, and after that he felt much better.  Now he wasn’t hungry anymore and he wasn’t a little caterpillar

anymore.  He was a big, fat caterpillar.  He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks.  Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out ...he was a beautiful butterfly!

Listen to the story and have a go at this interactive worksheet: Can you what the hungry caterpillar ate on each days of the week?

What did he eat?, an interactive worksheet by ndomin4
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This following worksheet helps to reinforce understanding the story. Students match the correct story parts to the days.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, an interactive worksheet by mirnaorazi
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Can you answer the following comprehension questions based on the story? Choose the correct answers.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, an interactive worksheet by missbrolle
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I Found A Frog - Stories for Kids

Something magical was happening in the fish bowl and he wasn’t quite ready for what lay in store.  Read this captivating free illustrated book for kids that encourages them to explore and be awed by the many wonders of nature. 

The Monkey and The Cat

Once there lived a monkey and a cat together with an old man in an old hut. They were good friends. One evening, they were warming themselves by the fire. They could smell the delicious smell of the chestnuts that were roasting in the flames.The monkey became so hungry that he tried to pick a chestnut out of the fire. ‘ Ouch ’  he complained. ‘That‘s too hot! I can’t get it!’’ Then he looked cunningly at the cat and said, ‘I have a plan. You are so much braver than me. A bit of pain won’t worry you. If you put your paw into the fire and pull out the chestnuts, we can share them.’ The cat likes the monkey and decided to put her paw into the fire, just as her friend had asked her to do. The cat began pulling the chestnuts out of the fire. But as fast as she pulled them out, the monkey grabbed them and gobbled them up without leaving any for the kind cat. The old man saw the hurt cat. He picked up the cat and bandaged her burnt paw. ‘Oh, you poor old puss,’ he said. I hope you have learned a lesson from this.’

MORAL: Don’t do something just because someone tells you to do it.

Watch the story here.