Project Gutenberg
2005-03-08
Public domain in the USA.
455
Potter, Beatrix
1866
1943
Potter, Helen Beatrix
Heelis, Beatrix
66004164
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
Frederick Warne & Co., Inc.
New York
1918
E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Jason Isbell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse" by Beatrix Potter is a charming children's story written in the early 20th century. This delightful book explores the contrasting lifestyles of two characters—Johnny Town-Mouse, a sophisticated city mouse, and Timmy Willie, a simple country mouse. The narrative focuses on the themes of home, friendship, and the notion that different environments suit different characters. In this whimsical tale, Timmy Willie accidentally ends up in town after hiding in a hamper of vegetables. Awakened by the noise and chaos of city life, he meets Johnny Town-Mouse, who invites him to a luxurious dinner party. Throughout his visit, Timmy struggles with the unfamiliarity and anxiety of city living, which only highlights his longing for the peace of his country home. Ultimately, Timmy returns to his garden, content in his choice to embrace the simplicity of rural life, while Johnny is drawn back to the lively hustle and bustle of the city, demonstrating that everyone has their preference for where they belong. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
After visiting each other’s homes, Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willy who lives in the country, decide that they prefer their own place.
en
Folklore
Mice -- Fiction
Fables
PZ
Text
Children's Picture Books
Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading
Browsing: Literature
Browsing: Fiction
45221
45088
2024-09-07T04:41:35.515574
2023-09-07T06:42:36.543806
text/html
text/html
41974
2020-12-14T06:53:55
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
1363899
2020-12-14T06:53:55
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
application/zip
1427203
2024-09-07T04:41:39.244591
application/epub+zip
1414114
2024-09-07T04:41:36.266553
application/epub+zip
64853
2024-09-07T04:41:35.820563
application/epub+zip
1431171
2024-09-07T04:41:41.769576
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
1413658
2024-09-07T04:41:38.045557
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
86787
2022-09-07T20:56:10.746304
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
27967
27868
2024-09-07T04:41:35.149571
2023-09-07T06:42:36.324814
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
text/plain
27635
2020-12-14T06:53:55
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
10607
2020-12-14T06:53:55
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
application/zip
19435
2024-09-07T04:41:41.923543
application/rdf+xml
16019
2024-09-07T04:41:35.898563
image/jpeg
2807
2024-09-07T04:41:35.860540
image/jpeg
1372066
2024-09-07T04:41:35.588587
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog
en.wikipedia