How long does it take to read The Country Mouse and the City Mouse?
And Other Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables, Patricia M. Scarry
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse by Aesop's Fables, Patricia M. Scarry takes about 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1961. 24 pages, about 6,600 words. Written for children.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The country mouse decides she prefers her simple, but safe life in the country, flattery causes a crow to lose her piece of cheese, and greed causes a dog to drop his bone in a stream. A re-telling of three well-known fables involving animals. Includes The dog and his bone and The fox and the crow.
Subjects: Pre-school, Primary, Little Golden Book, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse, Patricia M. Scarry, Richard Scarry
