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100 1 _aBrown, Fredric,
_d1906-1972
245 1 4 _aThe Star Mouse
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1942
500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-12
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Star Mouse" by Fredric Brown is a science fiction short story written during the early 1940s. The narrative revolves around the peculiar adventures of Mitkey, a mouse, who is unintentionally drafted into a space mission by Professor Oberburger, his somewhat eccentric human inventor. The story delves into themes of innovation, relationships, and the exploration of the unknown, illustrating both the whimsical and profound aspects of the human-animal connection. In the tale, Professor Oberburger constructs a rocket to send Mitkey on an experimental journey to the moon, viewing the mouse as an unwitting astronaut whose experiences would provide valuable data. However, due to unexpected circumstances, the rocket veers off course and lands on an asteroid named Prxl, where Mitkey encounters a race of tiny beings who elevate his intelligence. As he blends the newfound knowledge of the Prxlians with his memories of Earth, he contemplates the idea of elevating mice to coexist with humans. Ultimately, the story concludes with a satisfying yet bittersweet resolution as Mitkey decides to return to his simpler life as a mouse, underscoring themes of identity and the essence of happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aMice -- Fiction
653 _aExtraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
653 _aSpace travelers -- Fiction
653 _aAsteroids -- Fiction
700 1 _aLynch, Don
_q(Artist)
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1942
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62109
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