The Tale of Johnny-Townmouse
First published in 1918.
A retelling of the Aesop Fable of "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse".
The country mouse, Timmy Willie, falls asleep in a hamper, and is carried
with the vegetables to the city, where the mice, including Johnny Town-Mouse,
make him welcome, but finding the cat frightening and the food strange, he
returns by the hamper. Sometime later, Johnny Town-Mouse pays him a visit,
but finding such things as cows and lawn-mowers frightening, returns to the
city himself.
Narrated by Vivian Leigh.
Story dramatized with full cast, music and songs.
For more information on Beatrix Potter, Vivian Leigh, and the Public Domain
status of this recording, see "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" page.
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