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Переделайте в косвенную речь (т.е чтоб пряиой речи не было)и сократите как можно больше The country mouse and the city mouseOnce upon a time a city mouse visited his cousin in the country. The country mouse shared his simple but wholesome food. Peas, barley, tasty roots were stored in the mouse’s home in the field – and another store of food in the big farmer’s barn – for when it rained.«I find the countryside charming,» the city mouse said to this open-hearted cousin, «but your food is so plain, and your home quite dreary.»«Do come to the city and live with me, we shall play in my luxurious home – and will have a banquet each day – all the delicacies your heart desires.»So they left the blossoming green country-side to the busy, yes, even frightening city. The noise, the traffic, the hurrying, bustling crowds jostling each other was almost too much for the simple country mouse.«Here we are at last,» said the sophisticated city mouse as they entered into a huge towering mansion.The house was elegant… chandeliers, deep carpets, plush furniture – and a pantry that was full of the best food ever seen. Swiss cheese, salty bacon, delicious fruits, colourful vegetables, jellies and fresh biscuits – all were there, ready to eat.Hungry from long journey, the city mouse and the country mouse began their feast, tasting one mouth-watering bit of food after another.Suddenly a heavy door slammed, loud footsteps of big boots were heard – the threatening deep purr of an angry cat chilled the air.«What was that?» the country mouse stuttered.«Oh, that is the master with his big cat.»«Good-by, cousin,» the country mouse squealed as he leaped through the hole in the pantry wall. «I’m going backto the meadow in the country. I prefer to live with the woods, the tall mountains and the fresh gurgling streams rather than in your exciting city.»

Answer 1

The country mouse and the city mouse

Once upon a time a city mouse visited his cousin in the country. The country mouse shared his simple but wholesome food. Peas, barley, tasty roots were stored in the mouse’s home in the field – and another store of food in the big farmer’s barn – for when it rained.

The city mouse said to his open-hearted cousin that he found  the countryside charming, but food was plain, and home quite dreary. 

 

Mouse told his cousin to come to the city and live with him, so they could play in his luxurious home – and would have a banquet each day – all the delicacies their heart desired.

 

So they left the blossoming green country-side to the busy, yes, even frightening city. The noise, the traffic, the hurrying, bustling crowds jostling each other was almost too much for the simple country mouse.

 

As they entered into a huge towering mansion the sophisticated city mouse happily proclaimed that there they were at last.

 

The house was elegant… chandeliers, deep carpets, plush furniture – and a pantry that was full of the best food ever seen. Swiss cheese, salty bacon, delicious fruits, colourful vegetables, jellies and fresh biscuits – all were there, ready to eat.

Hungry from long journey, the city mouse and the country mouse began their feast, tasting one mouth-watering bit of food after another.

Suddenly a heavy door slammed, loud footsteps of big boots were heard – the threatening deep purr of an angry cat chilled the air.

 

The country mouse asked fearfully what that noise had been.

 

The city mouse answered that it was the master with his big cat.

 

The country mouse leaped through the hole in the pantry wall and said good-by to his cousin. He added that he was going back to the meadow in the country, that he prefered to live with the woods, the tall mountains and the fresh gurgling streams rather than in the exciting city.

Answer 2

Однажды городская мышь навестила своего двоюродного брата в деревне. Деревенская мышь делилась своей простой, но питательной пищей. Горошек, ячмень, вкусные корни хранились в домике мыши на поле, а также в большом амбаре фермера, на случай дождя. "Мне нравится деревня", - сказала городская мышь своему открытому сердцу двоюродного брата, - "но ваша еда настолько простая, а ваш дом такой унылый". "Приезжай ко мне в город и живи со мной, мы будем играть в моем роскошном доме и каждый день устраивать пир - все деликатесы, о которых ты мечтаешь". Итак, они покинули расцветающую зеленую деревню и отправились в шумный, а иногда пугающий город. Шум, движение, толпы спешащих людей, толкающих друг друга, были почти слишком для простой деревенской мыши. "Вот мы и наконец", - сказала искушенная городская мышь, когда они вошли в огромный замок. Дом был элегантным... люстры, глубокие ковры, пышная мебель - и кладовая, полная лучшей еды, которую можно было себе представить. Швейцарский сыр, соленый бекон, вкусные фрукты, яркие овощи, желе и свежие печенья - все было там, готово к употреблению. Голодные от долгого путешествия, городская мышь и деревенская мышь начали пиршество, пробуя одну сочную кусочек пищи за другим. Внезапно тяжелая дверь захлопнулась, раздались громкие шаги больших сапог - угрожающий глубокий рык гневной кошки охладил воздух. "Что это было?" - запинаясь спросила деревенская мышь. "О, это хозяин с его большой кошкой", - ответила городская мышь. "Прощай, двоюродный брат", - визжа от испуга, прыгнула через отверстие в стене кладовой. - "Я возвращаюсь на луг в деревню. Я предпочитаю жить среди лесов, высоких гор и свежих журчащих ручьев, а не в твоем захватывающем городе".