a. [e aa]
aae Ӂi awea.
"aA aa." aa i a.
"aae i Ӂii A ᕡ aa aa g,
Ӂi  aa  ga."
i eeЁ 銉 aaAe aaa iai iea.
"AA, ᶡa. !   ga."
Uq IAi 
e ១  a a i aaaa ᣡ a e  áa.
a ae ⷥ ae a  ia a aa
aa i a saaa eae
aa  i ≡ i ᴡ. q ≡ i ᴡ.
There was once a little country mouse who lived in a cornfield.
Abner-that was the country mouse's name-had a neat little pantry
well stocked with seeds and grain, bits of cheese, and whole
beans and peas.
[a]
aAA aa aa a
ae a aAA a
wi    Жa
a aa a ae ae
a ii ea eba ,
aii  a ae
ae ᷁ Αi i aii a a
bA a  ai e
ii  aA  a
  A 
aa aa a
a e ᖉ e i ᐁ
i aa 
Aw aAA a  aa gi 
a aqa a
ae  e a
a aa ai ១ i e
ae ᷁ i a
៱ i iA Ёa
He was warm and snug and well fed, and content with his life.
But he had a cousin who was an elegant city mouse.
<i qie ᗡA ea>
ie qii
 ҉We a ֔a.
 qA
'be i q ae ae ei   a' ae i a.
ῡe qaae ia.
 qii e e baa aa
a A A i e aa.
e a eAe i  wAi
 ᝡ qaae ЖeA
 aii ϡae  A
a qie i baA E a.
wi qae З aAa
e a she aAe
 aɷe ᷁ a i  a.
aa aeᦁ ŉAe
Aa q sbЁ Eae i a.
 e AAi hA A
 b wA áe wз
aa aae e bi  i a.
Now this fine fellow would not let Abner rest until he
agreed to come to town for a visit.
"I'll show you what life can really be." said Monte, the city cousin.
<qi aa>
ww i ae sŷi i.
ww e sŷi i.
ww qi .
ww i aA i a ÷ei Ёa.
a ខea a.
ww  i xa.
aqa i xa i.
qi  ae aqe wbi ៥ aqa.
qi  ae aqe
 w w w ¡៥ aqa.
qi ១  w e aqe 
a sa.
So Abner closed up his little house and started off one day
for the city.
<ii Ё e   aae eсa >
e ii wЁ e aqiAA
aae eсi  a.
ᐡae aie a wi wa ae i
aaa a.
aa aie i wa
wi wa g ba gea.
ᐡae e wi wi ee ii
a cA g x  a.
aie ae i AA e
i Ёe aqia.
With an extra pair of clean socks and a toothbrush slung over
his shoulder in a red bandanna handkerchief, and
his trusty umbrella tucked under his arm, Abner felt ready
for anything the city might offer.
<aqi a aq 銉 a>
q Ή  ae Ϸ
i ae aq
ᷡ 's'i xVa aA
AA ae aq
'wb' ae aa.
A e a   A aa
a A aa iAe a.
e Ai s i Ёaa.
aa e eӡ a鷡a a eA
AЁi ӥaa ᵡi a a.
wae a  񋡓e i aA
A ЂA eae aa aaae a.
A A Ёsi i  a.
'a ae a Ёii  e a'a
aAA i aae  a.
 e e eq a a gea Ё
ea a  ·e ᖉ  a.
e A  Ai }e aqe
a qbi ae e awi x  a.
 aqe e w aa Ae
aA aq aaea.
aAA ụ Ai ϡa ge aq,
A ei i  ae e e
waAA  g i ii Ai ea.
In town, he had no trouble finding the place Monte had described.
It was just as Monte had said, a fine big town house with stone
walls which stretched up and up and up,
farther than Abner could see.
<ᓡ ai>
aaae ᓡ i e A haa ava.
w e ai b   aae
a wⷥ wȁA aa
Ae i  gvae 񷡔a.
aa aA bⷩ   e
ei ge aq  a.
aaAA A ai ẁe e ᓡ a.
៩  ᓡ awi haa aae
aeӡ aqA hñe Ew qbi A Ea.
A ꠁ g i aae b
a 靡 A A Ea.
He was looking about him wide eyed when the door opened and 
Monte appeared. "Come on in," said Monte sharply.
<i ǡe e  åi ae a aa>
Ae a Aa a.
ae aw e åe i a
 w Ηe åa.
e h e i aa ia.
i ǡe   åi ae a aa.
 e eqi e aa ᝡ iaae ӱ Ea.
qAe aa i  e åi xa ea.
åa e eq be e a.
e qi Ё iqi qЁ a.
"We can't stand around in the streets here in the city.
It's much too dangerous." 
<e  ae >
e  ae e a AAea?
e  { aa aɷea,
Ai aA a ŬA aA ae 廥 a.
e e ia e aqiAA
  aqi e aw ⷥ aqi
w񷡐a ai ɷЁ ie i i   ae A
eAe,
e e ia e aqiAA
a   aqi we qe 
e aw ⷥ aq wa e qa
Aa wi  A ea.
Abner obediently followed his cousin into the house and through a
series of dim passageways. When they stepped out into a fine big
room, Abner's eyes grew wide again.
<e q a>
e w e e a x ea.
aa i ae e , Ёa aA Ea.
e i aaaa i A Ae Qa.
aa a aqi ae aqAA aẁ
wa e Ёi ϡЁ ea.
áb we a ea.
aa ai  qAAe  񋡡e
w Ёa e 󷡔a.
aa a aqi a a aa
i ea q, aq i ᴡ ea.
For there, right beside him,
set out on a neat little wooden platform, was a large and tasty
looking chunk of cheese. "Hey!" said Abner happily. "This is
swell!" Monte, who was leading the way, spun around at Abner's
words. "Stop!" he cried. "Leave that alone!" And he slapped down
Abner's hand just as it touched the cheese. Zam! the trap slammed
shut, whistling past Abner's fingers.

