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In a little home beneath a hedge lived a
country mouse named Hazel.

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Her door was a curled brown leaf, and her
bed was lined with soft grass.

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One morning, her cousin Pip arrived from
town.

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Hazel hurried out to meet him.

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She had swept her floor, gathered fresh
seeds, and saved her sweetest berry for
his visit.

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The cousins sat on a flat stone in the
sunshine.

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Hazel offered oats, seeds, and two ripe
berries on a leaf.

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Pip nibbled politely.

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At his home, he said, there were crumbs of
cake and great pieces of cheese.

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He invited Hazel to come and see.

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Hazel had never visited town.

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She packed a little bundle and followed
him.

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They travelled beside the hedges until the
fields gave way to houses.

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Cart wheels rumbled along the street.

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Footsteps tapped across the stones.

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Hazel stayed close to Pip as he led her
through a small gap beneath a blue door.

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Beyond it stood a dining table that seemed
as tall as the trees back home.

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When the room was quiet, Pip showed Hazel
a path up to the table.

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What a feast they found!

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There were apple slices, bread crumbs, and
cheese beside a china plate.

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Hazel tasted a crumb of cake.

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It was wonderfully sweet.

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Pip settled beside her, pleased to share
all the things he enjoyed about town.

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Just then, the door handle rattled.

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Pip gave a squeak and hurried behind a
folded napkin.

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Hazel followed him.

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Heavy footsteps crossed the room, and a
hand lifted the china plate away.

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The mice stayed still until the footsteps
faded.

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Hazel held her paws together.

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That had been a much bigger surprise than
she wanted.

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Soon the room grew quiet again.

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Pip crept out for another crumb, but a
loud bark sounded in the hall.

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Both mice darted back to their hiding
place.

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Hazel missed the rustle of her hedge and
the soft sounds of the fields.

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The food was lovely, but she could not
settle down to enjoy it.

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Hazel thanked Pip for his welcome and
explained that she was ready to go home.

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Pip looked at the cake, then at his
cousin.

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He understood.

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Different places suited different mice.

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He walked with her to the edge of town,
where the lane became a grassy path.

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There, the cousins promised to visit each
other again.

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By evening, Hazel was back beneath her
hedge.

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She spread a few oats on her little stone
table and listened to the leaves whisper
overhead.

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Nothing hurried her.

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Before bed, she set aside a handful of
seeds for Pip’s next visit.

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Her supper was simple, her home was quiet,
and there was always room for a friend.