the Owl

In the daytime, when the sun is out, the owl goes deep into the hollow and sleeps. The owl has " ... great yellow eyes." (p.51) and looks very large up close.

Characters: chapters 1-5

                                                               Mrs. Frisby

Mrs. Frisby the head of a family of field mice. (p.3) "... Through luck and hard work to keep her family happy and well fed." (p.4)


                                                                Teresa

"... Teresa the oldest girl mouse ..." (p.7) Between her brothers and sister


                                                              Martin

Martin the oldest of his brother "... The biggest a strong quick mouse ..." (p.7)


                                                               Cynthia

Cynthia the youngest of all "... A slim, pretty girl mouse, light headed mouse ..." (p.8)


                                                              Dragon the Cat

Dragon the Cat is a fears cat "... Farmer Fitzgibbon's wife had given him the name as a joke ..." (p.21)


                                                               Mr. Ages

Mr. Ages was a strong white mouse "... Mr.Ages was not truly a white mouse ..." (p.16)


                                                                  Jeremy

Jeremy was a big black crow "... Who was very young indeed only one year old ..." (p.23)


                                                                Farmer Fitzgibbon

Farmer Fitzgibbon was a farmer with a cat called Dragon "... Had backed the tractor ..." (p.34)


                                                                  Paul Fitzgibbon

Paul Fitzgibbon was a fifteen year old boy "... Quiet, hard working boy rather clumsy in his moments but strong and careful about his chores." (p.34)

                                                                 Billy Fitzgibbon

Billy Fitzgibbon was a young boy and the son of Farmer Fitxgibbon "... Who at the age of twelve was noisier and had a habit of skimming rocks across the grass at anything that moved." (p.34)

Setting

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O' Brien "... In an underground house in a vegetable garden of a farmer..." (p.3) and struggled to survive.