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The Flaming Tigers Summary Chapter 1. Mrs. Frisby and her 4 children live in a cinderblock. During the winter there is little food. When Mrs. Frisby went out she found a pile of food. Mostly corn. The next morning Timothy told his mother he didn’t feel well. She went out and when she came back he was even worse

Chapter 2.

Mrs. Frisby went to Mr. Ages house to ask about what was wrong with Timothy. When she got there she told Mr. Ages what was wrong. He said Timothy had Pneumonia.

In chapter 3 Mrs. Frisby walked back from Mr. Ages and saw a crow tied up in a shinny string. The crow kept trying to fly but the string was tied to the fence. Mrs. Frisby went over and said come down ill untie you. Mrs. Frisby told the crow to look for the cat. The crow said he was walking towards them. Mrs. Frisby untied the last strand and said go fly away, but the crow said hop on my back and hold onto my feathers. The crow dropped her off at her house and said my name is Jimmy. Ask any of the crows to find me if you need something. Then Mrs. Frisby gave Timothy the medicine three times. He got better within three days but he was still weak. In chapter 4 on the 4th day Mrs. Frisby decided to go on a walk and leave Timothy with his brother and sisters. Mrs. Frisby went to the hole where she found the corn and ran into shrew and she said it could be another couple weeks till the farmer pulls out the tractor. Mrs. Frisby went to and sat in the hole in the fence. She saw the cat lying there and heard the farmer pulling out the tractor. He got out the plow and hooked it up then greased it. He said that two more sunny days and he would plow. Mrs. Frisby was worried because Timothy had to stay in bed for at least 3 weeks. In chapter 5 Mrs. Frisby saw a line of rats taking a long electric extension wire to right past the cat and into the rose bush. The cat didn’t seem to move at all when they went past them. She climbed out and ran as fast as she could back to her house.

Ch. 6/7/8 Summary Mrs. Frisby sees Jeremy and needs a favor. Jeremy thinks they should go to an owl for help, but he lives in a the forest a mile down. Mrs. Frisby is scared to go down there. Luckily to Mrs. Frisby they can't go down there quite yet because the owl is out hunting. There going to the owl. Mrs. Frisby was scared. When they got in the sky she looked around and saw the garden patch. When they got there they had to climb the tree. When they saw him he asked her to come into her house. She has to go in. When she got in she couldn't see Jeremy. She tells the owl about Timothy. He has alought of questions. He says that she needs to more Timothy to the patch or they would all die. She told him her name and he said since her husband was a good man she could go to the rats. They may move the house. She must got to the rats. Then she left with Jeremy. Ch. 9/10/11 Summary Mrs. Frisby heard her children talking and she eavesdropped. The children were worried. Timothy wanted to talk about moving day with Mrs. Frisby. Timothy smelled frost melting. Mrs. Frisby went to see the rats. Mrs. Frisby had to pass the thorn bush. She found a way in. She saw a trail. She saw the biggest rat she had ever seen named Brutus. Brutus said Mrs. Frisby couldn't see Nicodemus. Mrs. Frisby got kicked out. She was walking out when she saw Mr. Ages injured and limping. Mrs. Frisby told Mr. Ages the story of how she had got to the rat's bush. Mr. Ages said he knows the rats and talks to Brutus. They let them in and Mrs. Frisby and Mr. Ages went to the rats meeting. First they went through the ground three feet where it was dark until they saw a light. There was a hallway. It was beautiful. The air was fresh. They showed Mrs. Frisby the rooms. They found the rats. One rat talked to them he was lean and had a scar on his face. It was Nicodeamus. the rats had a plan they wouldn't tell Mrs. Frisby.

Chapter 12, 13, 14

Mrs. Frisby saw a chart titled January:. Then on and on untill July. When she left the board a girl came up to her and asked if she was a spy. Mrs. Frisby told her about what she knew so the girl Isabella didn’t think that anymore. Isabella told her that “The Plan” was where they would move and how. Mrs. Frisby told the rat what the owl said. They said they could move their house behind a rock that the farmer plows around. They usually put a sleeping powder in Dragons bowl to make him tired. Mr. Ages usually puts the powder in Dragon’s food bowl, that’s how he broke his leg, and that’s how Mr. Frisby died. Mrs. Frisby would put the powder in. When Nicodemus was telling Mrs. Frisby the storing he said that he saw a truck that said Nimh and that was what they where named after. When they went to get food the rats were captured.

Chapter 15

In chapter 15 Nicodemus continued his story and told the rats were captured. And put in a giant cage, in the van, one by one. When they got to the labotory they were put into seperate cages until the morning. In the morning Dr. Schuletz and two other lab people came in and said George was going to put numbers on the cages. Then Julie took them out and put collars on us with numbers. I was A-10 Nicodemus said. Then the next day they gave the rats in the A group an injection.

Chapter 16

The next day George took me out and put me in an obstacle course and every exit way there was a small shock if you crossed the line. There was more injections. Another maze was shape recognition. He put me in a small room with three doors. The doors were on hinges, very easy to open, and the doors were closed with hinges. If you wen through the wrong door you would get a shock. The doors were different shapes. There was a rat next to Nicodemus named Justin. Justin told Nicodemus he was going to escape when they opened the door to give him the injections. He would run and look for an exit. In the morning he got out and ran towards and air vent Julie didn’t grab him she just watched him study the windows and vent and he realized he cant get out.

Chapter 17

During two months the rats were learning as much as a human and an injection could double the life span. He only gave this to group A and B and C both died. He also gave it to the mice there. Then they started showing the rats letters with a picture and said the sound. Then the rats started to read. Then Nicodemus read a sign on the door that said Rats may not be removed from the laboratory without written permission NIMH. Nicodemus guessed Dr. Schultz was going to give them a test on the reading skill. Justin said he was going to get out of his cage one night. Nicodemus said you can’t get back up. Justin said he was going to climb up the cage onto a shelf and look around. Nicodemus said he wanted to come out to, but Justin said no. The rats doors opened by pushing a lever in and sliding it to the right.

Chapter 18/19 Justin may have found a way out. They have to find a main air shaft to escape from, but the other rats will be left behind. The thread isn't long enough so they need to make it longer. The air shaft that Justin went through turned from low to high. When he got back the mice asked if the could go to escape with them. The three of the rats don't know where to go once they escape. It's time to go. There almost out, but the machine turned on high. Six mice flew away. They turned opened the wire and they got out. The mice would stay with them. They saw a couple rats, but those rats ran away because they were scared. They found a house. They saw books inside and ate food. There's a caretaker that sometimes looks in. Chapter 20/21/22 Summary Mrs. Frisby had realized she had to get home. Mrs. Frisby went home but would not tell the children much. Mrs. Frisby went back to the rats. She saw the Main Hall. Justin told her all about it. They were making a 3rd plow for rats. They told Mrs. Frisby the plan is to live without stealing. They got their ideas of how to live by books. The rats studied maps hoping to find the mountains. They found it. They had found a truck. They went to go see what was in it. The truck was a treasure. They found the old mans small tools. They needed electricity. They finally found a plug. So with those tools they made what they have today. They were stealers but they didn’t want to be. He had been to the owl. They plan on starting over…without stealing.

Chapter 23

Mr. Ages told Mrs. Frisby what to do when she puts the powder in dragons bowl. Jonathan and Mrs. Frisby went to the pipe and opened the cover. When Mrs. Frisby left the pipe she went to the kitchen. She had noticed a stool in her way but she went forward. Mrs. Fitsgiben took dragons bowl to put the food in, when she put it down Mrs. Frisby put the powder in. When she was running back, the lights went dim and she hit a metal wall. Then she was grabbed. She didn’t make it.

Chapter 24

Mrs. Frisby was put in a cage. Billy wants to keep her as a pet. So he is. The rats where seen at the hardware store by the owner. They sent a reporter over there to put it in the paper. They government got involved. The Fitzgibbon’s called the NIMH. They were coming on Saturday.

Chapter 25

Mrs. Frisby heard Justin come in. He went over to her cage and got her out. When they went outside Justin said it was time to move your house. Mrs. Frisby had to talk to her neighbor about what was happening. Soon they put it behind the rock. It was done.