As Mrs. Frisby and the rats work together, they concoct a plan to move the Frisby family to a new home. Along the way, Mrs. Frisby learns about the rats' past experiences at NIMH and their leader, a kind and courageous rat named Jenner.
While on an errand, Mrs. Frisby encounters a group of laboratory rats who have escaped from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). These rats, led by a wise and intelligent rat named Arthur, have been living in secret in the fields and barns surrounding the institute. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.pdf
"Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" is a children's novel written by Robert C. O'Brien, first published in 1971. The story revolves around Mrs. Frisby, a widowed field mouse who must move her family to a new home before the farmer starts plowing the field. She seeks help from a group of highly intelligent laboratory rats, led by a wise and resourceful rat named Arthur. As Mrs
Ultimately, with the rats' help, Mrs. Frisby successfully moves her family to a new home. The rats, who have grown fond of Mrs. Frisby and her family, bid them farewell, but not before sharing some of their knowledge and skills with them. Frisby learns about the rats' past experiences at
Mrs. Frisby seeks the rats' help, and they agree to assist her in exchange for her help in getting food from her farm. The rats, having been experimented on at NIMH, possess exceptional intelligence and resourcefulness.