Johnny Town-Mouse, Beatrix Potter, AutoPlay

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Johnny

Town-mouse

Beatrix Potter

Grandpa Ken

Reads

Old Books

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The Tale

ofJohnny

Town-mouseby

Beatrix Potter(1918)

Narration

Heather PhillipsLibrivox

ProducedKenneth Kunz

Kenamar Corp.

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JohnnyTown-mouse

was bornin a cupboard.

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Timmy Willie

was bornin a garden.

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Timmy Williewas a littlecountry

mouse whowentto town

by mistakein a hamper.

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The gardener

sent vegetablesto town once aweek

by carrier;

he packed them

up in a bighamper.

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The gardenerleft the

hamper bythe gardengate,

so thatthe carrier

could pick itup when hepassed.

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crept inthrough a

holein thewicker-work,

and aftereating somepeasTimmyWilliefell fastaslee . 8


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He awoke

in a fright,

while the

hamperwas beinglifted into

the carrier'scart.

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Thenthere wasa jolting,

and aclattering ofhorse's feet;

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other

packageswere thrownin;

for milesand miles

joltjoltjolt!

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andTimmy Willietrembled

amongstthe jumbledupvegetables.

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At lastthe cart

stopped at ahouse,

wherethe hamperwas taken out,

carried in,and set down.

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The cookgave the

carriersixpence;

the back doorbanged,

and the cartrumbledaway.

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But

there wasno quiet;

there seemed

to be

hundreds ofcarts passing.

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Dogs barked;

boys whistledin the street;

the cooklaughed, theparlor-maid ran

upand down-stairs;

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Timmy Willie,

who had lived

all his life

in a garden,

was almost

frightenedto death.

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Presently

the cookopened thehamper

and beganto unpack

thevegetables.

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Up jumpedthe cookon a chair,

exclaiming

"A mouse!a mouse!

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Call the cat!

Fetch methe poker,

Sarah!"

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Timmy Williedid not wait

for Sarahwith thepoker;

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he rushed

along theskirting board

till he cameto a littlehole,

andin he popped.

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He droppedhalf a foot,

and crashedinto the

middle of amouse dinnerparty,

breakingthree glasses.

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"Whoin the worldis this?"

inquiredJohnnyTown-mouse.

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Butafter the firstexclamation

of surprise

he instantly

recoveredhis manners.

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With theutmost

politenesshe introduced

Timmy Willie

to nine othermice,

all with longtails and whiteneckties.

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Timmy Willie's

own tail

was

insignificant.

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JohnnyTown-mouse

and hisfriendsnoticed it;

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but they weretoo well bred

to makepersonal

remarks;

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only oneof them asked

Timmy Willie

if he had ever

been in atrap?

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The dinner

was of eightcourses;

not muchof anything,

but trulyelegant.

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All the dishes

wereunknown toTimmy Willie,

who wouldhave been

a little afraidof tastingthem;

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only he wasvery hungry,

and veryanxious tobehave

with companymanners.

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The continualnoise upstairsmade him

so nervous,

that he

dropped aplate.

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"Never mind,they don'tbelong to us,"

said Johnny.

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"Why don'tthose

youngsterscome backwith

the dessert?"

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It should beexplained thattwo young

mice,

who were

waitingon the others,

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wentskirmishingupstairsto the kitchenbetween

courses.

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Several timesthey hadcome

tumbling in,

squeaking

and laughing;

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Timmy Willielearnedwith horror

that theywere being

chasedby the cat.

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His appetite

failed,

he felt faint.

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"Try somejelly?"

said JohnnyTown-mouse.

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"No?

Would yourather go tobed?

I will showyou

a mostcomfortablesofa pillow.

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The sofa

pillow had aholein it.

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JohnnyTown-mouse

quite honestlyrecommendedit

as the bestbed,

keptexclusively forvisitors.

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But

the sofasmelled ofcat.

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Timmy Williepreferred

to spenda miserablenight under

the fender.

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It wasjust the samenext day.

An excellentbreakfast

was provided

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for mice

accustomedto eat bacon;

but TimmyWilliehad been

reared onrootsand salad.

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JohnnyTown-mouseand his

friends

racketted

about underthe floors,

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and cameboldly

all over thehousein the evening.

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One

particularlyloud crashhad been

caused bySarahtumbling

downstairswith the tea-tray;

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there werecrumbsand sugarand smears

of jamto becollected,

in spite of thecat.

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Timmy Willie

longedto be at home

in hispeaceful nest

in a sunnybank.

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The fooddisagreedwith him;

the noiseprevented

him fromsleeping.

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In a few dayshe grew sothin that

JohnnyTown-mousenoticed it,

andquestionedhim.

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He listened toTimmy Willie'sstory

and inquiredabout the

garden.

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"It soundsrather a dullplace?

What do youdowhen itrains?

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"When it rains,

I sit in my little

sandy burrowand shell cornand seeds from

my autumnstore.

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I peep out

at thethrostles andblackbirds onthe lawn,

and my friendCock Robin.

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And whenthe suncomes outagain,

you shouldsee my

gardenand theflowers,

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pinksand pansies

no noiseexcept the

birds andbees,

and the lambs

in the

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"There goesthat catagain!"

exclaimedJohnny

Town-mouse.

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When they

had takenrefugein the coal-

cellar

he resumed

theconversation;

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I confessI am a little

disappointed;

we have

endeavoredto entertainyou,

TimothyWilliam.

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"Oh yes, yes,you havebeen mostkind;

but I do feelso ill,"

saidTimmy Willie.

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"It may be

that yourteeth anddigestion

areunaccustome

dto our food;

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perhapsit might bewiser

for you toreturn in the

hamper.

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"Oh? Oh!"

criedTimmy Willie.

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Why ofcourse for the

matterof thatwe could have

sent you backlast week,"

said Johnnyrather huffily

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"did you notknow that

the hampergoes backempty on

Saturdays?

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So TimmyWillie

said good-bye

to his new

friends,

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and hidin the hamperwith a crumbof cake

and a

witheredcabbage leaf;

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and after muchjolting,

he wasset downsafelyin his owngarden.

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Sometimeson Saturdays

he went tolook at thehamper lying

by the gate,

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but he knewbetter thanto get inagain.

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And nobodygot out,

thoughJohnny Town-mouse hadhalf promiseda visit.

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The winterpassed;

the sun cameout again;

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Timmy Williesat by his

burrowwarming hislittle fur coat

and sniffingthe smell

of violetsand springgrass.

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He had nearly

forgotten

his visit to

town.

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When up

the sandypath all spickand span with

a brownleather bag

came JohnnyTown-mouse!

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Timmy Williereceived himwith openarms.

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"You havecome at thebestof all the year,

we will haveherb puddingand sitin the sun.

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"H'm'm!

it is a little

damp,"

said Johnny

Town-mouse,

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who was

carrying histailunder hisarm,

out of themud.

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"What is thatfearful noise?"

he startedviolently.

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"That?"

said

Timmy Willie,

"that

is only a cow;

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bega little milk,

they arequite

harmless,

unless they

happen to liedown uponyou.

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How are all

our friends?

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Johnny'saccount

wasrathermiddling.

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He explainedwhyhe was paying

his visit

so early

in the season;

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the familyhad gone

to the sea-side forEaster;

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the cookwas doingspring

cleaning,

on board

wages,

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withparticular

instructionsto clearout the mice.

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There werefour kittens,

and the cathad killedthe canary.

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"They say

we did it;

but I knowbetter,"

said JohnnyTown-mouse.

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"Whatever

is that

fearfulracket?

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"That is only

the lawn-mower;

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I will fetch

some of thegrassclippings

presentlyto makeyour bed.

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I am sureyou hadbetter settle

in thecountry,

Johnny.

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H m mwe shall see

by Tuesdayweek;

the hamperis stoppedwhile they areat the sea-side.

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"I am sure

you will neverwant to livein town again,"

said Timmy

Willie.

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But he did.He went back

in the verynext hamperof vegetables;

he saidit was tooquiet!

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One place

suits oneperson,

another placesuitsanotherperson.

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For my part

I prefer to livein the country,

like TimmyWillie.

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The End

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