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Cat and Mouse in Partnership

Cat and Mouse in Partnership A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much to her about the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at length the mouse…

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into partnership and set up house together. For a long time all went well; they lived in great…

Brewer's: Rear-mouse

or Rere-mouse. The bat. (Anglo-Saxon hrere-mus, the fluttering-mouse; verb. hrere-an, to flutter.) Of course, the “bat” is not a winged mouse. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Brewer's: Shrew-mouse

A small insectivorous mammal, resembling a mouse in form. It was supposed to have the power of injuring cattle by running over them; and to provide a remedy our forefathers used to plug…

Brewer's: Mouse, Mousie

terms of endearment. Other terms of endearment from animals are, bird or birdie (as “My bonnie bird”); puss, pussy; lamb, lambkin; “You little monkey” is an endearing reproof to a child.…

Brewer's: Mouse Tower

(The), on the Rhine, said to be so called because Bishop Hatto (q.v.) was there devoured by mice. The tower, however, was built by Bishop Siegfried, two hundred years after the death of…

Evans, Sir Martin John

(Encyclopedia) Evans, Sir Martin John, British geneticist, Ph.D., University College London, 1969. After serving on the faculty at University College London (1966–78) and Cambridge (1978–99), he…

Prior, Matthew

(Encyclopedia) Prior, Matthew, 1664–1721, English poet and diplomat, b. Wimborne, Dorset. With his appointment as secretary to the embassy at The Hague during the negotiations leading to the Treaty…

Mickey Blue Eyes

Director:Kelly MakinWriters:Robert Kuhn and Adam ScheinmanCastle Rock Entertainment; PG-13; 102 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn Fans of Analyze This and…

Mickey Rooney Biography

Mickey RooneyactorBorn: 9/23/1920Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Academy Award-winning film, television and stage actor who gained fame as a child actor and continued acting throughout his adult life…