They had scarcely begun their repast again when someone else entered to take something out of a cupboard，whereupon the two Mice，more frightened than before，ran away and hid themselves. At last the Country Mouse，almost famished，said to his friend，“Although you have prepared for me so dainty a feast，I must leave you to enjoy it by yourself. It is surrounded by too many dangers to please me. I prefer my bare plowlands and roots from the hedgerow，where I can live in safety，and without fear.”