Country mouse: Come along, Town mouse. Time to eat!
[ˈkʌntri maʊs: kʌm əˈlɒŋ, ] [taʊn maʊs. taɪm tuː iːt! ]
Town Mouse: But Country Mouse, where's the meat?
[ taʊn maʊs: bʌt ˈkʌntri maʊs,] [weəz ðə miːt? ]
Country Mouse: Oh dear! No meat for me.
[ˈkʌntri maʊs: əʊ dɪə! nəʊ miːt fɔː miː. ]
I'm a country mouse, you see.
[aɪm ə ˈkʌntri maʊs, juː siː. ]
I eat bread and cheese
[aɪ iːt brɛd ænd ʧiːz ]
And honey from bees.
[ænd ˈhʌni frɒm biːz. ]
Town Mouse: Yuk, yuk! No, thank you!
[ taʊn maʊs: jʌk, jʌk! nəʊ, θæŋk juː! ]
This place isn't pretty. Come with me,
[ ðɪs pleɪs ˈɪznt ˈprɪti. kʌm wɪð miː, ]
Let's go to the city!
[ lɛts gəʊ tuː ðə ˈsɪti! ]
2 I am not able to recite this poem
3 Am I allowed to help you?