Horace
retold and illustrated by Marilynne K. Roach 1975
I had no idea that the original Country Mouse/City Mouse was a fable told by Horace at the end of his poem Satire II (the original Latin is in the back of this book). Even the illustrations add to the translation- the decorative borders are based off of Roman frescos, the folding doors in one picture are similar to ones in Herculaneum, the watchdogs are Molossian hounds. And I liked the mouse names of 'Rusticus' and 'Urbanus'.
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