Chapters:
Chapter 1:
“The sickness of
Timothy Frisby.”
Chapter 2:
“Mr. Ages.”
Settings:
The setting was in Mrs. Frisby’s
house in a vegetable garden/ the
house is underground house,
slightly damaged black cement.
The setting was in Mr. Ages’
house/ across the farm, in a
house that was part of a brick
wall.
Action
Summary:
(Plot/character)
One day, Mrs. Frisby goes out to the
vegetable garden to look for food. When
she returns to the house, she discovers
Timothy is sick. So she decides to go to
Mr. Ages to get some medicine before
Timothy gets worse.
When Mrs. Frisby got to Mr. Ages’ house,
she told him about the problem. Mr. Ages
then gave Mrs. Frisby 3 medicines to give
to Timothy everyday.
Something to
Remember:
Timothy was very sick, with a high
fever. So Mrs. Frisby decided to go
to Mr. Ages to get Timothy a
medicine before Timothy got sicker.
Timothy: Timothy would always
make small jokes. He was extremely
kind to his small, scatterbrained sister
Cynthia. Even when she makes small
mistakes.
Mr. Ages gave Mrs. Frisby 3
medicines to give to Timothy
everyday.
Mr. Ages: Mr. Ages was a white
mouse, which made medicine from
plants. Mr. Ages is also the only
mouse that speaks Latin!
Chapter 3:
“The crow and he
cat.”
Chapter 4:
“Mr. Fitzgibbon’s
Plough.”
The settings was “ the way back
home to Mrs. Frisby’s house
Also next to the barnyard.”
On the way back home, Mrs. Frisby saw a
small crow with something silver tangled
onto one of his legs, and decided to help
him. Suddenly, a cat was walking towards
the crow while Mrs. Frisby was trying to
help the crow, looking at what he was
doing. Quick enough, Mrs. Frisby climbed
on the crow’s back, and the crow flew off
to where Mrs. Frisby’s house was.
The setting was in Mr.
Fitzgibbon’s garden.
Mrs. Frisby hurried back home to give
Timothy his medicine.
After she did, Timothy started getting
better every day, but he had to stay in bed
for 3 weeks!
Mrs. Frisby felt so happy Timothy was
fine, so she went out for a walk. On the
way she saw her neighbor and told her
about Timothy’s sickness.
Mrs. Frisby helped the small crow
get the sliver thing untangled to his
legs. While the cat was walking
towards the crow, Mrs. Frisby
quickly climbed on the crow’s back.
The crow then flew and dropped Mrs.
Frisby off to where she lived.
When Mrs. Frisby gave Timothy his
medicine, he became better and better
every day. She felt so good he was
ok; she went out for a walk.
Chapter 5:
“Five days.”
The setting was in
The vegetable garden/ knothole.
Mrs. Frisby overheard the farmer and his
sons talking about a plough that will be
shipped and ready in 5 days. Mrs. Frisby’s
son Timothy couldn’t get out of bed until
3 weeks pass, so she did not know what
she would do. Then she saw dozen of big
rats marching in a line.
Mrs. Frisby heard the farmer and his
sons talking about a plough that will
be shipped and ready in 5 days. Then
Mrs. Frisby got scared for Timothy
and saw a dozen of rats marching.
Chapter 6:
A favor from
Jeremy.
The setting was in the far corner
of the garden.
Mrs. Frisby saw the crow that saved her
life. Next, she asked him for help (about
the plough in 5 days). He said that he
could not help her, but he could help her
by taking her to an old, wise owl in the
woods that can answer her questions. So
by afternoon he would pick her up.
Mrs. Frisby asked for help. The crow
told her about an old, wise owl that
can help answer her questions.
Chapter 7:
“The Owl”
Chapter 8:
“Go to the rats”.
The setting was in the woods, in
a hole in the tree, where the owl
was.
The small crow came back to Mrs. Frisby,
as he said, and took her to the woods, to
where the old, wise owl lived. The owl let
Mrs. Frisby inside, and asked her to state
her problem.
The crow took Mrs. Frisby to the
owl. The owl then let Mrs. Frisby
inside to state her problem.
The setting was in the woods,
where the owl was.
Mrs. Frisby Told the owl about Timothy’s
sickness, and about moving day. At first
he only told her that either Timothy could
die himself, or Mrs. Frisby’s family can
die together. But when, Mrs. Frisby told
the owl her name, he remembered her
husband. He was an admirer to her
husband, even though he has never met
him in person! Then he told her a secret;
to go to ‘the rats’!
Mrs. Frisby told the owl her
problem. The owl couldn’t help at
first, but then he told Mrs. Frisby a
secret; to go to ‘the rats’!
Chapter 9:
“The Rosebush.”
Chapter 10:
“Brutes”
The setting was on the way back
home from the forest. Also, at
home and by the rosebush.
The setting was in the rosebush
where the rats were.
Mrs. Frisby went back home and heard the
children talking about how worried they
were. She went to Timothy to see him and
found out that he knows about moving day.
Mr. Frisby tried to calm him down. The
next morning she went to see the rats. So
she climbed the tree and tried looking for a
pathway until she would fine one. She
found it finally, and saw the biggest rat she
has ever seen standing by the entrance.
The rat standing by the entrance was called
Brutes. Brutus is a young looking,
muscular, and over-sized rat with bright
eyes. Brutes did not let Mrs. Frisby in, so
Mrs. Frisby decided to leave. On the way
out she saw Mr. Ages in surprise. She told
Mr. Ages her story about Timothy and the
crow and owl. Mr. Ages understood what it
was like so went into the rosebush with
Mrs. Frisby. When they got in, Brutes new
her husband and let her in.
She went to the rats as the owl told
her. So she climbed the rosebush and
tried looking for a pathway. When
she finally found it, she saw the
biggest rat she has ever seen
standing by the entrance.
Mrs. Frisby saw a rat standing by the
entrance that did not let her in, so
she decided to leave. On the way out
she saw Mr. Ages, so she told` him
her story and he went in with her.
Brutes then called Justin and let Mrs.
Frisby in when Mr. Ages told the
rats about Jonathon Frisby.
Chapter 11:
“In the library”
The setting was in the
Rosebush. The rosebush had an
elevator, electricity, lights, glass
stained windows, office, and lots
more.
Then the setting was in the
library, where people learn to
read.
Most of ‘The rats’ got to know Mrs. Frisby.
Justin goes with Mrs. Frisby and Mr. Ages
to the elevator then Justin takes Mrs. Frisby
to the library. Mrs. Frisby stays there
sitting on a table with little mice books and
suddenly notices on the board it says: THE
PLAN OF NIHM.
And a schedule.
Justin took Mrs. Frisby to the
library. Mrs. Frisby looked around
and saw “The plan of Nihm” on the
board, and a schedule.
Chapter 12:
“Isabella”
The setting was in the library, in
the rosebush, where the rats
lived.
Mrs. Frisby noticed a small, pretty young
girl (her name was Isabella) holding papers
coming in the library, she saw Mrs. Frisby
and was scared/ she did not know why or
how Mrs. Frisby was here. She thought she
was a spy at first but then Mrs. Frisby
explained to her. Then Mrs. Frisby asked
Isabella about ‘the plan’ and what Nihm
was, and Isabella told her that… the rats
came from a city named Nihm.
Isabella came in the library and was
scared of Mrs. Frisby. She asked
who she was and Mrs. Frisby
explained. Then Mrs. Frisby asked
questions the plan, and what Nihm
was, while Isabella answered them.
Chapter 13:
“A powder for
Dragon”
The setting was in the library in
the Rosebush with chairs and
tables.
The rats came from the meeting. They then
talked about how they will move Mrs.
Frisby’s house without Dragon seeing
them. They told Mrs. Frisby about a
powder that will make Dragon sleepy. They
had a problem though; Mr. Ages is the one
who puts the powder in Dragon’s plate, but
he cannot do it because he had a problem
with his leg. And Justin cannot do it
because he was too big. So Mrs. Frisby
decided that; if Mr. Ages would risk doing
something for Mrs. Frisby, then Mrs.
Frisby should risk doing it for her children.
So Mrs. Frisby had to do it.
The rats told Mrs. Frisby about a
powder that will make dragon
sleepy, so they could move her
house. But Mr. Ages is the one who
puts the powder, and he had
something wrong with his leg. Justin
could not do it (he was too big). So
Mrs. Frisby decided to do the job
instead.
Chapter 14:
“The
Marketplace”
The setting was in the
library while Nicodemus
was telling the story. The
story’s setting was in the
marketplace.
Nicodemus was telling a story… The
rats would always go to a place where
they would always find food to steel.
The place was called the
‘Marketplace’. (It was where the
humans go to buy food.) Sometimes the
kids would play hide and seek in the
boxes, they would climb on walls, and
even swim in the fountain. One
evening, Nicodemus and Jenner (an old
friend of Nicodemus) went to the
market place. When they were there the
humans saw them, then started chasing
them. Nicodemus and Jenner then got
split up and put into separate cages
with other unknown rats. The cages
were then put into a white truck with
NIHM on it.
The rats always would go to
the market place to steel
food. Nicodemus and Jenner
went to the marketplace one
evening. The humans saw
them. They started chasing
them, then Jenner and
Nicodemus got split up and
put into separate cages with
other rats. They were next
put into white trucks with
NIHM on it.
Chapter 15:
“In the cage”
The setting was in a dark
cage, in a white truck.
Also in the laboratory, a
long white room, In a long
building made out of white
cement and glass.
In the cage, Nicodemus heard Jenner’s
voice. The truck then stopped, and the
doors opened. Then 3 men came out. They
counted how many rats there were, and
then wheeled them into a tall building. The
rats stayed in the cages for quite a long
time, and were well fed. One day a man
and two other students came to the
laboratory and tied each rat with a ribbon,
then injected a needle into them. This kept
happening often, maybe twice a week.
Nicodemus did not know why…
Chapter 16:
“ The Maze”
The setting was in the
laboratory in the tall
building.
Nicodemus finally understood why the
humans were injecting them; They wanted
to see if the injections made them learn
more and faster. Then one of the students
took Nicodemus’ cage and carried it to
another room. He opened the door cage,
and Nicodemus was free. But whenever
Nicodemus notices an escape whole, he
gets an electric shock. Nicodemus finds
out the humans were testing him the
whole time, and were recording how much
it took! Nicodemus also finds out he was
in a maze the whole time. There were
The truck stopped. They saw
a long building, and were
wheeled into it. The rats
were put into the laboratory,
a long white room, and were
injected every week by
humans.
Nicodemus thought the
humans let him free. But
whenever he tried to escape,
he would get an electric
shock. He then finds out the
humans were testing him,
and he was in a maze the
whole time. Then one day, a
young rat named Justin told
Nicodemus about his plan.
Justin tried it, but it did not
Chapter 17:
“ A lesson in
reading.”
The setting was in the
laboratory.
many more activities with time recorded.
Nicodemus just wanted to escape from the
sewer to go home to see his family. He
knew it was no use, but one rat was still
trying it. His name was Justin. He was
telling Nicodemus about how he would
escape. Justin Tried it, and the humans did
not know he was trying to escape, they
thought he learned more by the look of it.
work. The humans just
thought that he was learning
faster.
Justin was not able to escape that year.
But he still learned lots. The humans were
planning a paper about the rats, to be
published in a scientific journal.
The training began after all the hard work
at the shape recognition that was
mentioned before. But this time, they used
sounds and shapes, along with pictures.
E.g.: First there was a picture of a rat that
everyone recognized, then one of the
student’s voice came on. Then the rat
picture disappeared and another
appeared…. They were teaching the rats
how to read. The rats started to recognize
the symbols, and communicate easier. The
rats understood very clearly, but I don’t
think the man knew they did. He wanted
The humans taught the rats
how to read. And step-bystep the rats were able to
recognize the symbols, and
communicate easier. One
day, Justin announced he
was going to get out. There
was a printed strip that said:
To release door, pull knob
forward and slide right.
Justin tried it after the
humans left, and it actually
worked. Nicodemus wanted
to go with Justin, but if
Chapter 18:
“ The Air Ducts.”
The Setting is in the
laboratory and in the
white, tall building.
his experiment to be successful. Then one
day, Justin announced he was going to get
out of the cage and wander around a bit.
But how? There was a printed strip that
said: To release door, pull knob forward
and slide right. Justin tried it after the
humans left, and it actually worked.
Nicodemus wanted to go with Justin, but
if something went wrong, the humans
might put other locks, and the rats would
never be able to escape again.
something went wrong, the
humans might put other
locks, and the rats would
never be able to escape
again.
Justin Finds a way to escape; he
explains it to Nicodemus & the rest of
the rats. Justin and 2 others were
chosen as the explorers. When they’re
out exploring, Justin goes to the
machine. The machine starts to make a
loud sound and starts blowing lots of
air. Justin held on tightly, and then
when the machine stopped, he rejoined
his friends. Justin told everyone about
everything. A mouse named Jonathon
then calls Nicodemus and asks if the
mice with him can join the rats in the
plan, but their cages were locked. So
Nicodemus agrees to open their cages
The rats and mice
discussed the plan, and
had lots of problem, but
managed to succeed, even
though a few mice went
missing. They finally went
free.
the next morning. When Nicodemus
was going to sleep, Jenner wanted to
know where they would go when they
escaped. Nicodemus did not want to go
back home because he knew he was not
a rat anymore, he was more than that.
So where would a civilized group of rats
go? There was another problem, but
Nicodemus was sure it was taken care
of. The next morning, when the humans
left the laboratory, they went back to
the machine, but this time, 6 mice went
missing. They did not know whether the
rats were still In there, or dead but they
still left an opening in the screen. (The
screen was a heavy wire with acornsized holes.) The rats and mice
hammered at it with the screwdriver,
but they could not move it. But one of
the mice had a plan, which actually
worked. And finally they were all on
the roof… free.
Chapter 19:
“ The Boniface
Estate.”
The setting was in a big,
fancy house with beautiful
furniture, and a crystal
chandelier, with
everything they needed
(Food, Kitchen supplies,
books, place to sleep….)
They were all finally free. The weeks
past by, and reading made them
recognize signs on buildings and in the
super market(s).
One day, they all decided they would
find some place to settle down in the
winter. One autumn, as they were
walking, they reached a very high fence,
surrounding a big house called the
Boniface Estate. No one seemed to live
there, so the rats stayed there the whole
winter. After a few days they found out
the owners of the house would be
coming back in May.
The rats tried to enjoy it as much as
they could the whole winter by reading
and practicing how to read.
They went free. They decided
one day to look for a place to
stay (in the winter). They
found a big house called the
Boniface Estate. One day they
found out that the owners
would be coming back soon.
The whole winter, the rats
enjoyed it. They would read,
and learn how to Wright.
Extra: Sometimes in the
super market, they would
bump into other rats. And
the different mice and rats
were stronger and healthier
And they knew how to read!
Unlike the normal rats; they
are weak and puny, and only
steel food to eat!
Chapter 20:
“ The Main Hall”
The setting was in the
rosebush, in the biggest
room Mrs. Frisby ever saw.
It was huge, with people
working and rushing.
(And in Mrs. Frisby’s house)
Justin and Mr. Ages came in Nicodemus’
office. Nicodemus thought they came
back so soon, but it was past noon already.
Mrs. Frisby had to hurry back to her
children. They must have been worrying.
When she got home, she did not tell them
about Jonathon’s story, only about Jeremy
and the owl and about the rats. They were
a bit curious about why rats would want to
help, and also owls, but she explained to
them. They had lunch, and Mrs. Frisby
had to get back to the rosebush. So she
told them not to worry, and went off. In
the rosebush, Justin took Mrs. Frisby a
different way. He took her to the main
hall, to tell her about the plan. The main
hall was the biggest room Mrs. Frisby had
ever seen. Lots of rats were talking,
working, hurrying and more. The rats
working could not stop. They were
following a schedule. Justin told Mrs.
Frisby about the key to the plan. And the
whole plan was: to live, without steeling.
It was past noon, and Mrs. Frisby
had to hurry back to her children.
When she got home, Mrs. Frisby
did not explain the whole story, she
explained most of it. The family
had lunch, and Mrs. Frisby had to
get back to the rosebush. In the
rosebush, Justin took Mrs. Frisby
to the main hall, to tell her about
the plan. There were many working
rats. Justin showed Mrs. Frisby the
key to the plan. The whole plan
was basically to live, without
steeling.
Chapter 21:
“The Toy Tinker”
The setting was in a farmland with lots Nicodemus and his friends continued to talk
of small, big, old and damped caves.
about the story: They left the house on the
first day of May. They learned a lot about:
Astronomy, art, maths, music and more. They
even read poetry and liked it. But history was
Nicodemus’ favorite. He read the Dark Ages,
which made Nicodemus, think about how the
rats/mice might live. Most books were about
people, and how they thought that rats spread
diseases, because of the stealing. One book
written by a scientist said that rats seemed to
be making a civilization of their own. The rats
talked a lot about that and more… and
realized that a rat civilization is not the same
as the human’s. And the house they were
staying in gave the rats/mice shelter, food,
also education, but they were not very
comfortable there because nothing was
designed for them; it was above ground, and
un natural. So when they left, they wanted to
live in a cave. So they studied maps and
atlases, and found a cave In a farmland. It
took 2 months to get there. There were lots of
cages (small, big, old, damp). But before the
rats chose any, they found the Toy Tinker.
They saw a man lying on the floor dead. They
also found his truck. On the truck was a list of
objects. He was obviously a mender of toys.
The rats/mice saw his campfire, and observed
They Left Boniface Estate the first
day of may. They learned a lot. When
they left, they wanted to go
somewhere comfortable, so they
studied the maps, and found a place,
and moved there. It took them 2
months to get there. There were a lot
of caves there. But before they got to
choose any they found a toy tinker
lying on the floor dead. He also had
his truck with a list of objects written
in it. They wandered what was in the
truck and wanted to look insdie.
the truck. And just by looking, they knew the
cause of the man’s death. Jenner and
Nicodemus started to talk, and one of them
wandered: why not see what’s in the truck.
Chapter 22:
“Thorn Valley”.
The setting was in Mr. Fitzgibbon’s The rats found more than they had
farm and in a very beautiful valley. hoped for in the truck. It was many
tools the rats could use, but they
needed electricity. So they picked Mr.
Fitzgibbon’s farm. They tapped into his
electricity lines and water pipes and
they got everything/ had everything.
Nicodemus still thought that it was
steeling, and he has stolen more than
ever. So he was wondering if he could
live on the far side of the mountain. He
asked the owl and the owl told him.
(That’s how they know each other). On
the other side they found a beautiful
valley and Nicodemus wanted to live
there.
But there was an argument with
Nicodemus and Jenner about moving to
The rats found many things they
could use in the future, but most
run on electricity, and there was no
electricity, so they decided to live
in Mr. Fitzgibbon’s farm. They
stole many things, and nothing was
the rat’s work. So Nicodemus
wanted to go live somewhere else,
so he asked the owl.
Nicodemus found a beautiful
valley and wanted to stay. There
were problems but they were
solved.
So they stored food, and planned
when they were going to move.
the Valley or staying in Mr. Fitzgibbon’s
farm. They worked out the plan, and
agreed to live in the Valley and move
there by June. They were hoping to live
there forever.
Chapter 23:
“Captured”.
The Setting was in Mr.
Fitzgibbon’s house, in the
kitchen cupboard.
It was time to start the plan about the
powder for Dragon. There were a few
minutes left though, and Mrs. Frisby
had a few questions about Jonathan,
and about why he never told her about
Nihm. Nicodemus talked to her about it
and about the injections and how they
make the rats live longer. He talked
more, until it was time. They went over
the plan very quickly and then they
began. They sneaked into Mr.
Fitzgibbons house, and into the kitchen
cupboard. Mrs. Frisby looked around
for Dragon’s bowl, she ran to it and put
the powder, then tried to run back to
the cupboard. However, Billy, Mr.
Fitzgibbon’s youngest son caught Mrs.
Frisby!
Before they started the plan,
Mrs. Frisby asked a few
questions and Nicodemus
answered them. They went over
the plan quickly and then snuck
into the kitchen cupboard. Mrs.
Frisby ran to Dragon’s plate, and
put the powder. On the way back
to the cupboard, Billy (Mr.
Fitzgibbon’s son), caught Mrs.
Frisby.
Chapter 24:
“Seven Dead
Rats”
The Setting was in a big heavy
birdcage in Mr. Fitzgibbon’s
house, in the kitchen.
Mrs. Frisby was stuck in a birdcage,
while Mr. Fitzgibbon’s family were
having dinner. Mr. Fitzgibbon then
started a talk about humans finding
Seven DEAD Rats on a shelf in a
hardware store. They were dead
because they were electrocuted. Then
Mr. Fitzgibbon talked about Rabies and
about people coming and trying to look
for the rats in Mr. Fitzgibbons garden
and capturing them, then poising them.
Mrs. Frisby listened carefully and was
extremely worried. She had to escape
and run to the rats. She had to warn
them!
Mrs. Frisby was put into a
birdcage. It was dinnertime for
Mr. Fitzgibbon’s family. They
started to talk about rats and
about people coming to Mr.
Fitzgibbon’s garden to look for
the rats. Mrs. Frisby heard what
they have been talking about and
had to warn the rats.
Chapter 25:
“Escape”
The setting was in the birdcage,
and in the garden. (When they
were moving Mrs. Frisby’s
house.
Mrs. Frisby was waiting for the family
to leave the kitchen, so that she can try
to escape. As soon as they left, she
tried lifting the cage door, but it was
too heavy. She was starting to worry
about her children and wondering
about Justin; if he had noticed she was
still inside. Then she heard Justin. She
Mrs. Frisby tried to lift the door
cage as soon as the family left. It
was too heavy. Then she
remembered Justin. He climbed
up and helped her. They went to
the garden. Mrs. Frisby told
Justin about Mr. Fitzgibbon’s
talk. They moved Mrs. Frisby’s
had forgotten he was in the cupboard
house. Mrs. Frisby was ready for
the whole time. He climbed up and
moving day.
helped her out of the cage. They ran
out of the house until they got to the
garden. Then she told him about the
family talk, and he was glad she had
told him. He wanted to tell Nicodemus,
but later because now, they had to
move Mrs. Frisby’s house. There were
a few problems with lady shrew; she
thought the rats had done something to
Mrs. Frisby. But Mrs. Frisby tried to
convince her that she was safe. The rats
finished moving the house, and timothy
was rapped up, they were ready for
moving day.
Chapter 26:
“ At the Meeting”.
The setting was in the rosebush
in a Large Assembly room that
Mrs. Frisby saw when she got a
lift.
Mrs. Frisby woke up feeling safe in her
new house. She then heard a voice and it
was Brutus. He was inviting her to a
meeting. She walked along with him to
the Assembly room where all the rats were
gathered. The rats asked Mrs. Frsiby about
what she had heard about the dead rats the
humans had found. They also asked her if
the dead rats were 6 or 7, but she did not
Justin invited Mrs. Frisby to a
meeting. They went together to the
assembly room where all rats were
gathered. The rats asked Mrs.
Frisby what she knew about the
men from NIHM. They also asked
her about the amount of rats the
humans had found dead. She
answered some questions, and tried
Chapter 27:
“The Doctor”.
The Setting was in Mr.
Fitzgibbon’s garden. It was a
chilly morning with moist gentle
wind blowing.
know because Mr. Fitzgibbon didn’t say
so. The rats were thinking that it might
have been Jenner’s group because they
were 7. But it could have been Jenner’s
group because they would have knew how
to use the motor. The rats were terrified
because they knew that NIHM is coming
to look for them. They did not want to get
killed so they made a plan. Their plan was
to move all their furniture to the cave, and
go bring some garbage and throw it in the
rosebush so that when the men from
NIHM would come, they would see it is a
normal rat hole. They also decided to
leave 10 rats behind. When NIHM would
come, the rats would get alerted from the
noise, and then they would escape from
the back exit.
to answer the other. Then the rats
made a plan. It was to move all
their furniture to the cave and put
garbage in the rosebush so that it
would look like a normal rat hole.
They also decided to leave 10 rats
behind. When the men from NIHM
would come, they would get
alerted form the noise and would
escape from the back exit.
Mrs. Frisby climbed up on a tree branch to
watch everything. She waited until a White
truck came. A man wearing white came out of
the truck and knocked on Mr. Fitzgibbon’s
door, returned to the truck and waited. Mr.
Fitzgibbon came out talked to the man for
A bit. Then the man drove the truck next to a
bulldozer. Next 3 men came out of the truck,
and examined the rosebush. After that they
Humans wearing white came to
Mr. Fitzgibbon’s garden. They
started the motor, and put masks
on. They began. Then Mrs. Frisby
saw 7 rats come out of the
rosebush. The 7 rats put on a show;
they started to fool the humans.
The humans tried to catch the rats
Extra: When Mrs. Frisby’s family
was having dinner, her children
asked her why she was so quiet.
She said because she was just
getting along well with the rats, but
they decided to move. She did not
get into detail.
Chapter 28:
The setting was in Mrs. Frisby’s
house.
told Mr. Fitzgibbon that they were getting
started. They started the motor, and the
ground vibrated. The men put gas masks on,
because they were going to pump gas into the
rosebush. When they started, Mrs. Frisby
began asking herself questions. Therefore she
saw a few rats come out, followed by more
and more, and they were in total 7 rats. 3
more were still in the rosebush! The 7 rats
then got together, and made it look like there
were 20 rats. They danced in front of the men
to fool them. The men got their nets and tried
to catch the rats but they could not. All of a
sudden Mrs. Frisby noticed 1 more rat come
out of the rosebush, falling on the ground.
The 3 men opened the rosebush more and saw
2 dead rats. Mr. Fitzgibbon was disappointed
that only 2 rats were found, and then the men
left. Mrs. Frisby climbed down the tree, and
ran to the rat on the floor, Brutus, and next to
him Mr. Ages. They woke Brutus up, and
Brutus told them what he remembered; One
rat saved Brutus, then went back to the
rosebush and saved another rat. They were
wondering who the rat was. Whoever it was,
he was brave.
but they could not. The humans
opened the rosebush more and saw
2 dead rats. Mrs. Frisby then
noticed one more rat coming out of
the rosebush, and falling on the
floor. When the humans left, Mrs.
Frisby ran to the rat on the ground,
Brutus. Next to him was Mr. Ages
waking him up. Brutus shared what
he remembered and Mrs. Frisby
wondered who the dead rat was.
A few days later the plowing began. Some
insects died and some were safe. Mrs.
The plowing began and Mrs.
Frisby moved to her summerhouse
“Epilogue”.
Frisby didn’t think she would see the rats,
since they moved to the valley. Mrs.
Frisby did not know where the valley was.
It was time for her to tell her children the
story. She told them, and Martin said he
would want to fly with Jeremy to the
valley and visit the rats. He would not be
harm because both Mrs. Frisby and
Jonathan Frisby helped the rats. Anyways,
the mice moved to their summerhouse, but
before that she covered her house with
leaves so no one would find it. When she
got to the summerhouse, her neighbors
asked her why she did not move ealrier
than moving day. All Mrs. Frisby said
was; Her house was in a spot that was not
plowed. She promised to never tell the
secret of the rats.
and told her children the rat story.
Martin wants to go visit the rats.
And Mrs. Frisby promised she
wont tell the secret of the rats.