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Who is Dr Schultz in Rats of NIMH?
The good doctor is in the interesting role of being both antagonist and unlikely helper to the rats. He’s an antagonist because he kidnaps them and forces them into captivity and medical testing against their will. And he’s a helper because he gives the rats their extra abilities and talents.
How does Mrs Frisby repay the rats?
Frisby repay the rats? She warns them about the exterminators. Why do the rats want to move away from the Fitzgibbons’ farm (before Mrs. Frisby tells them of the exterminator)?
What is the Rats of NIMH based on?
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
“The Secret of NIMH,” based on the Newbery Award-winning book “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH” by Robert C. O’Brien, is the animated film about rats and mice injected with a chemical that increases their intelligence and lengthens their lives.
What happens to Justin in Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH?
In the end of the original story, O’Brien hints that Justin sacrificed his life when he went back to rescue a fallen rat. However, Conly chose to keep Justin alive and well in her sequel.
How did the rats escape from NIMH?
Luckily, the Jonathan blows into Nicodemus and braces himself against his weight. He’s safe, and another mouse—a white one—survives the fan, too. Luckily, the mice are small enough to wiggle through a hole and unscrew the bolts from the outside to allow the rats to remove the screen and escape from NIMH.
Who is the author of Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH?
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a 1971 children’s book by Robert C. O’Brien, with illustrations by Zena Bernstein. The winner of the 1972 Newbery Medal, the story was adapted for film as The Secret of NIMH (1982).
How did the rats move Mrs Frisby’s house?
To move the Frisby home, the rats have to drug Dragon, as it is too dangerous to work in the open with the cat wandering nearby. However, Mr. Ages has a broken leg and cannot dash to Dragon’s bowl to put in the drug. Since the rats are too big to fit into the hole in the wall to enter the house, Mrs. Frisby volunteers to go.
What happens in Racso and the rats of NIMH?
Racso and the Rats of NIMH tells the story of a city rat who runs away to join the new colony, befriending Timothy, while saving the colony from a flood along the way. In R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH, the rats rescue two lost human children who in turn help to save the colony before winter.
Who are the only two survivors of the NIMH experiments?
Jonathan and Ages were the only two survivors of a group of eight mice who had been part of the experiments at NIMH and made the rats’ escape possible. Out of their respect and unending gratitude for Jonathan, the rats agree to move Frisby’s house to a location safe from the plow.