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Characters:
Ralph, Mouse ; Keith, little boy
Setting:
a resort hotel, Sierra Nevada, California 1965
Plot
Summary:
A mouse
named Ralph lives in the walls of an old hotel, living off
the crumbs messy people leave behind. Ralph craves a more
exciting life than the one he spends with his mouse
relatives, who live in constant fear that humans will
discover their mice colony. Ralph has his chance when a
little boy named Keith and his family visit the hotel. When
the family steps out of the room, Keith leaves behind his
miniature toy motorcycle. Ralph tries to ride the
motorcycle and falls off, into the garbage can. Luckily
Keith comes back before Ralph gets take away with the trash,
and the finds Ralph. Keith likes mice and plays with
Ralph. One day after Keith and his family leave, Ralph has
a run in with the maid’s vacuum and gets stuck in some
sheets he is forced to chew his way out of. The maid sees
that the hotel has mice and so Ralph and his family are
forced back into hiding. One night Keith gets sick and
needs an aspirin but his parents can’t find one. Ralph
saves the day, avoiding getting caught by humans, and brings
Keith some aspirin. In the end Ralph gets to keep Keith’s
motorcycle.
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