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PreS-Gr 2—A group of mice save a freezing feline, warming the orange cat on a bed of straw and sharing their food. When Marmalade regains her strength, however, she immediately does what cats are known for: terrorizing mice. Smart Mouse gets an idea when she finds an old sleigh bell; the bell will make an alarm! Together the mice create a collar for Marmalade to alert them when she nears. But who could possible put the bell on the cat? Certa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A two-sentence prologue outlines the basic conundrum of McKissack's (posthumously published) fable, thus asking readers to guess the outcome throughout: "The barn mice decided that if they put a bell around the cat's neck, they would know where she was at all times. Good idea, but who was going to bell the cat?" The story proper begins with some kind barn mice rescuing a sickly cat and nursing it back to health. Once recovered, however, the cat (depicted in the dark, digitally...Log In or Sign Up to Read More