| Book / Film. Story by Lewis Carroll featuring the adventures of a young girl called Alice, In one story she comes across a strange tea party in which a small dormouse is sleeping in a teapot until rudely awakened by the Mad Hatter. Go to the movies> |  |
| Book. By Katherine Holabird, illustrated by Helen Craig. Children's story about a mouse with ambitions to be a ballerina. A further two books were written relating the success of this mouse once she had become a famous mouse ballerina. One in a short series; Angelina and the Princess, Angelina at the Fair, Angelina's Christmas. |  |
| Game. A childrens game for a group of small children. Fun for outdoor parties. Go to Games |
| Film. A traditonal cat and mouse thriller with a comic twist. Bob hope stars in this 1939 film re-make. Go to the movies |
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Nursery Ryhme. It goes something like this: He found a crooked six pence against a crooked stile He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse And they all lived together in a little crooked house J O Halliwell, 1842 |
| Language. The Cassell's Pocket English Dictionary gives this definition: Mouse (mows), n (pl.mice) a small rodent quadruped of various species belonging to the genus Mus, esp. M. musculus, the common house mouse; applied to similar animals as the shrews, voles etc. (sl.) a black eye; (coll.) a shy or inconspicuous person; (Comput.) allows manual control of the cursor and selection of computer functions |
| Company. See Mickey Mouse, The Rescuers |
| Author. Master story teller. Author of many books, including Great Mouse Plot, Witches which involved mice. Probably most famous for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (no mice). |
| Film / Cartoon. For many the ultimate musical cartoon, and a milestone for the Disney studios at the time. Released in 1940, BUT took many years to produce. Offering eight individual sequences; particularly the magical Sorcerer's Apprentice featuring Mickey Mouse. Go to the movies> |  |
| Now followed up sixty years later with "Fantasia 2000" - updating the movie with new animation. |
| Film / Cartoon. Fivel Mousecoviz appears in two cartoons directed by Steven Speilberg. The first of the two An American Tale was Speilbergs first animated film. An American Tale: Fivel goes West was the sequel. Featuring the voices of Christopher Plummer, James Stewart, Don DeLuise,John Cleese. A family drama involving a Russian mouse family seeking their fortune in the new America. Go to the movies> |
| Language. The French for mouse is souris |
| Language. The German for mouse is maus |
| Film / Cartoon. Disney cartoon which involves a Sherlock Holmes mouse trying to save England's Royal mouse family from a Moriarty-like character. Features the voices of Vincent Price (in good form), Barrie Ingram and Melissa Manchester. 1986. Go to the movies> |  |
| Book. Roald Dahl. Biographical tale about the authors time at school; Lllandaff Cathedral School, 1923-5 (age 7-9). Entertaining. |
| Language. The Italian for mouse is topo |
| Film / Cartoon. Documentary about the Disney Studios released in 1988 focusing on the golden age of animation 1927-45 Full of rare and enjoyable footage and interviews. Go to the movies> |
| TV / Cartoon. The smaller of the Tom and Jerry cartoon partnership. Despite his size he often got the upper hand, leaving Tom disgraced or humiliated. Mainly made for the small screen, Tom and Jerry got their big screen debut in Tom and Jerry - The Movie in 1991 - not considered by most to be up to the quality of the earlier series. Go to the movies> |
| Actor. Starred in an enjoyable 1945 musical Anchors Aweigh with Frank Sinatra. Noted here because of its magical semi-animated sequence when a live Gene Kelly dances with a cartoon Jerry Mouse (of Tom and Jerry fame). This was one of the first occasions when live action and cartoons were combined in a big picture - perhaps one of the first signs of Kellys experimentation which was to mark many of his later movies. Also featured Kathryn Grayson and Dean Stockwell. Go to the movies> |
| Cartoon. The definitive mouse and first featured in the cartoon "Tugboat Mickey". An unusual feature was his three fingered gloved hand. Much remarked on, BUT the usual reason given is that three fingers are easier for cartoonists to draw than four. Many subsequent cartoon animals have this particular abnormality. |  |
| Cartoon. Mighty Mouse - super hero creation where small usually defeats large (and bad). Featured mainly on TV, but had a run out on the big screen in Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase where the big MM fights a feline Harrry the Heartless to save the universe. Released in 1985 running about 90 minutes. |
| Film. 1996 film starring Lee Evans and Nathan Lane. These two inherit an old house which already has someone living there and resists their attempts to get them out. Hilarious. Go to the movies> |
| Film. 1963 sequel to Mouse that roared. Similar in concept - small against the mighty. This time, the people of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick aim to be the first country to get a man into space. Go to the movies> |
| Film. A British 1959 B/w film featuring a cast of well known British stars, many from the music hall days, including Margaret Rutherford as the eccentric Duchess of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick who struggles to wage war against the USA in order to gain war aid. Good solid British comedy. Go to the movies> |
| Game. MB Games have manufactured this game since the early seventies. Proceeding around the board, you build a Heath Robinson type contraption which you hope will work and trap the other players mice at the end. The fun is in the building and the uncertainty as it doesn`t always work. Still in the shops now. |
| Play. Famous all over the whole. Based on a novel by Agatha Christie, the play is in it's 20th year in London. Currently at the London Lyceum. The Three Blind Mice is the theme for the story. |
| FILM / CARTOON. type A book and the basis for two cartoon films. Go to the movies> |
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Crooked Man, Three Blind Mice |
| Author. The well known author responsible for a large number of children`s stories about animals. Two feature mice; The Tailor of Glouster, and Mrs Tittlemouse |
| Film / Cartoon. Two Disney Studio films which feature the escapades of a couple of mice. Go to the movies> Also known in Mexico as Bernardo and Bianca after the two main characters |  |
| FILM / CARTOON. More rats than mice, but worth the watch nonetheless. 1986 cartoon drama about a group of hyperintelligent rats helping a widowed mouse. Well drawn and following the original book by Robert O'Brien. Contains a serious message may lose some children - visually gripping though. Directed by Don Bluth with voices of Derek Jacobi, Don DeLuise, John Carradine. Go to the movies> Followed up with a sequal 12 years later The Secret of Nihm II; Timmy to the Rescue. Also with Dom DeLuise. |
| Book. By Jill Barkham, published by Collins This is a story of woodland mice and in particular two little mice Primrose and Wilfred who, when searching for ideas for the Christmas play, find a secret staircase in an old mansion (tree) leading to long forgotten rooms. Well and intricately illustrated. |
| Film. British movie from 1970 featuring amongst others Richard Chamberlain as Prince Charming and Gemma Craven as Cinderella. Go to the movies> |
| Language. The Spain for mouse is raton |
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TV. 1. When Gary Mitchell gains his full psionic powers he will have about as much in common with humans as white mice do with humans. Where no man has gone before, star date 1312.4, (first series) 2. Mousetrap; A Terran reference for the Klingon tactic of having one battle cruiser attract the attention of a ship while other ships use the cover to sneak up on the victim. Time Trap, star date 5267.2 (animated series) 3. Gossamer mice are small alien experiment animals used in McCoy's medical lab; they are almost transparent and register shock at the least change in their environment. Under bombardment waves from terratin, they shrink small enough to escape from the cages. The Terratin Incident, star date 5577.3 (animated series). |
| Book. Story by Beatrix Potter about a tailor who falls ill and the mice in his shop help him finish an important garment. |  |
| Book. Another Beatrix Potter character. Mrs Thomasina Tittlemouse is a little wood-mouse who lives in a house under a Bank under a hedge. |
| Game. This is a childrens game for ages 7-10 based on the nursery rhyme (below). For instructions, go to Games> |
| Rhyme.
The childrens nursery rhyme goes something like this:
Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run. They all ran after the farmer's wife Who cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you ever see such a thing in your life As three blind mice? |
| Language. The Turkish for mouse is fare |
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Book.
A book about mice living fairly happily in the London Underground. Written by Anthea Turner (of Blue Peter fame etc.) and Wendy
Turner, first published in 1996. Thanks AnnaClare for the reminder |
| Book / Film. One of the famous Roald Dahl stories about featuring mice and witches. Turned into a feature film starring among many others; Angelica Houston & Ronan Atkinson. The ending was changed a little to make it acceptable to cinema going audiences. Good fun nonetheless and close enough to the book to make it enjoyable by fans of the story. Go to the movies> |
| Place The Wight Mouse Inn on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. A 17th Century Coaching Inn of immense charm and character in lovely grounds overlooking the unique West Wight coastline and a few minutes from Blackgang Chine. Open all year round and welcomes families - food excellent. |