Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Little Mouse with a Big Heart

When people want New York Style pizza, they go to New York. When they want a Philly Cheese Steak, they go to Philadelphia.  And when they want soup, they go to the Kingdom of Dor.

Their soup supplies the happiness for the whole kingdom.  So, when the Queen dies on their beloved day celebrating soup, the entire kingdom basically dies.  The sun doesn't come out anymore, none of the crops are growing, and the two royals left are in a state of despair.

Little did they know, a mouse being born in the depths of the castle would change things for the better.  Despereaux is an unusual mouse.  Instead of running away, he investigates.  Swords don't scare him, he wants to brandish one.  In the mouse society, all of this is frowned upon.  Once Despereaux's behavior spreads to the leaders, they decided to banish him to the dungeon- rat territory.  Despereaux encounters everything from cats to beautiful princesses on his quest to bring back soup.

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo- 10

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