Simple Pleasures
The Story of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
SCENE ONE
_Ryan Swanson_________
In a hole by the root of a tree
Seth Mouse lived quite peacefully.
He worked hard each day
Then slept on his hay.
A happy country mouse was he.
SETH MOUSE__Jacob Barnes_______
What a wonderful life I lead!
I truly have all that I need.
I’m healthy and strong
And can eat all day long
On my delicious nuts and seeds.
__Zachary Hendrix_____
Then one day Seth Mouse got a note
From town cousin, Priscilla, who wrote:
“I’d like to come and visit
If you will permit it;
A guest in your house so remote.”
SETH MOUSE_Jacob Barnes____
Having someone here is so rare
I must do what I can to prepare.
I’ll clean up this nest,
Make it look the best,
And offer her up a great fare.
__John Higgins______
When his cousin knocked on the door,
Seth was finishing up his last chore.
He put on his best grin
And invited her in
Then gave her a little tour.
__Heidi Petersen____
He showed her his bed in the hay
And where he stored his food away.
The nuts and the wheat,
All this he did eat.
He felt it was quite a display!
_Rohan Khan_____
Seth gave her a plate and a cup.
But Priscilla just turned her nose up.
PRISCILLA__Chloe Parr______
Is this guy for real?
Oh, what a sad meal!
This makes me want to throw up!
It’s certainly not much of a treat.
Why, candies and cheese
Whenever I please
Are served at the house on my street.
Come back into town with me.
My place is the best, you’ll agree.
You’ll taste food delight,
We can stay up all night
And go on an eating spree!
_Kaitlyn Meyer______
Seth was quite content with his food
But he didn’t want to be rude
So they set off for town,
Which they reached at sundown,
In a hungry and tired mood.
SCENE TWO
__Ulyana Vasylkevych______
Now my poor cousin, we wait
for the clock to strike half past eight.
Then we run to the table
As fast as we’re able
And help ourselves to what’s left on each
plate.
__Aidan Rickard______
Finally, the time was right
For the mice to take their flight.
The cheeses and rolls.
The platters and bowls.
Were a delicious and inviting sight!
_Ibrahim Ghanem_____
But as soon as they’d started to feast
In came a terrible beast.
CAT__Elena Kozul_______
I smell some mousies
Here in my housey.
When I find them, they’ll soon be deceased!
__Addison Coven_______
The two mice ran for their lives,
Clattering through forks and knives.
With the cat on their tail
They ran under the rail
As they desperately sought to survive.
SETH MOUSE__Jacob Barnes_____
What was that?
__Isabel Plett_________
Cried the little mouse, Seth,
As he fought to recover his breath.
SETH MOUSE_Jacob Barnes_______
That monster so hairy
With sharp teeth so scary
Frightened me almost to death!
PRISCILLA_Chloe Parr____
That creature is hardly Godzilla!
He’s just the house cat
Who tries to get at
Mice that come to his villa.
We’ll wait until he’s fast asleep
And then we’ll quietly creep
Back to the table
Where we’ll be able
To eat without making a peep.
SETH MOUSE__Jacob Barnes_____
Cousin Priscilla, count me out!
I’d rather eat dry bread and sprouts.
I’ll eat without worry
And won’t have to scurry
From a mouse-eating monster about!
__Aidan Rickard________
The moral of this tale is clear
As we’ve shown you so plainly here.
Simple things are best
When one is not stressed,
Than banquets and feast with fear.