![]() ![]() ![]() One day, he taunts Stuart into showing off his athleticism, and Stuart accidentally gets rolled up into a window blind. The family keeps a cat named Snowbell, who would eat Stuart if he thought he could get away with it. ![]() They are careful never to mention mice in a negative way, and they worry that Stuart may find himself irresistibly attracted to the mousehole in the pantry. His family also worries about the mousiness of his appearance. He must climb a tiny rope ladder to the sink and strike the faucet with a mallet to get enough water to wash. He participates in family activities by doing things like retrieving lost ping-pong balls from under the sofa and lifting the sticky piano key in the parlor, but simple tasks like brushing his teeth and washing his face are a challenge. ![]() In one of his first adventures, Stuart’s mother loses a ring down the bathroom drain, and Stuart easily climbs down the drain to fetch it.īeing a mouse-sized boy presents some difficulties for Stuart. Stuart matures far more quickly than an ordinary boy, and he soon grows to be lively and helpful. Nevertheless, they take him home and love him just as they do their older son George. This guide uses the 2015 HarperCollins e-book edition of Stuart Little.įrederick and Eleanor Little are surprised to find that their second son is born no larger than a mouse and, indeed, looks astonishingly mouselike. ![]()
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