![]() ![]() And as good parents all they care about it protecting him from a cruel world. To the Littles, of course, whether Stuart is an actual mouse or not is beside the point he is their son. “I think we had better start thinking about the poem ‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.’ I think it might embarrass Stuart to hear mice mentioned in such a belittling manner.” Mrs. So, then, is Stuart a mouse who happens to have been bore from a woman or is he just a human who takes the form of a mouse? Nowhere does it say that Stuart Little actually is a mouse, only that he looked and acted like a mouse. The opening paragraph of the novel establishes something rather important that is often overlooked by fans as they age. Before he was many days old he was not only looking like a mouse but acting like one, too-wearing a gray hat and carrying a small cane. He was only about two inches high and he had a mouse’s sharp nose, a mouse’s tail, a mouse’s whiskers, and the pleasant, shy manner of a mouse. The truth of the matter was, the baby looked very much like a mouse in every way. Little’s second son arrived, everybody noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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