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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - Illustration on contentment | IllustrateTheWord

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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

By AesopSource: Aesop's Fables - Project Gutenberg (Public Domain)19 words

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear

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