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There once was a shepherd boy who was bored . One day he was ____________________ on the hillside watching over the village sheep . To amuse himself he took a deep breath and shouted , " Wolf ! Wolf ! Help ! The ____________________ is chasing the ____________________ ! " The villagers came ____________________ up the hill to help the boy drive the ____________________ away . But when they arrived at the ____________________ of the hill , they found no wolf . The boy ____________________ at the sight of their angry ____________________ .
There once was a mouse who liked his country house until his ____________________ came for a visit . " In the city where I live , " his cousin said , " we dine on ____________________ and fish and bread . Each night my ____________________ is brought to me . I ____________________ whatever I choose . While you , country cousin , work your ____________________ to the ____________________ for humble crumbs in this humble ____________________ . I'm used to finery . To each his own , I see ! "
Upon ____________________ this , the ____________________ mouse looked again at his plain brown house . Suddenly he wasn't satisfied anymore . " Why should I hunt and scrape for ____________________ to store ? " he said . " Cousin , I'm coming to the ____________________ with you ! "
Off they went into the fine town house of the plump and prosperous city mouse . " Shhhh ! The people are in the parlor , " the city mouse said . " Let's ____________________ into the kitchen for some cheese and bread . "
The city mouse gave his wide - eyed country cousin a grand tour of the ____________________ food on the table . " It's the easy life , " the city mouse said , and he smiled as he ____________________ into a ____________________ of bread .
Just as they were both about to bite into a ____________________ of ____________________ cheese , in came the ____________________ ! " Run ! Run ! " said the city mouse . " The cat's in the house ! "
As the country mouse ____________________ for his life out of the ____________________ , he said , " Cousin , I'm going back to the ____________________ ! You never told me that a CAT ____________________ here ! Thank you , but I'll take my humble crumbs in ____________________ over all of your ____________________ with fear ! "