The City Worm and the Country Worm

 The   City   WORM   &   the   Country   WORM  is a 1983  SESAME STREET  storybook which tell s an under ground version of the story of the City Mouse & the Country Mouse.

 SLIMEY  ' s cousin Squirmy  visit s Sesame Street. Then, when  Oscar the Grouch  makes  Slimey  angry , he  decides to visit  Squirmy  in the country. He then gets to experience what it's like to live in  Squirmy  ' s home. But when a robin almost eats them for break fast,  Slimey  realizes t hat living in city is much safe r for him  &  he  &  Squirmy  both decided that  the  ir  own environment is best for  thems  elves. After Slimey  return s home,  he  reconcile s w /  Oscar.

Trivia

 * T his book w as adapted in the video 3  SESAME   STREET  Stories . In the adaptation,  SLIMEY  was re named " Squiggly " & voice d by a different actor due t o the absence of Marty Robinson  for t he video.
 * BIG BIRD makes a brief appearance talking t o  OSCAR  while  SQUIRMY  &  SLIMEY  sit on the Sesame Street sign.

Other editions
The book was reissued in 1993 by Rea der ' s Digest.