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Once upon a mouse

by Lockie Holt · 1979

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Presents two tales of mice, including the Aesop fable of the city mouse and his country cousin and a mouse family that lives in a fine restaurant.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
micemiceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 20 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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