# Talking Mice and other Animals

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-mice-and-other-animals/24445>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 3, 2000, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-mice-and-other-animals/24445 "2000-07-03T13:48:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-mice-and-other-animals/24445/1 "2000-07-03T13:48:08Z")

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_Stuart Little_, _The Mouse and the Motorcycle_, _Santa Mouse_, heck, I’ll even throw in Templeton from _Charlotte’s Web_.

I was thinking today about the prevelence of talking mice in children’s literature.

_Animal Farm_, _Watership Down_ and _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH_ are examples of talking animals used to illustrate societies foibles.

I can’t remember a single “talking animal” book that I didn’t enjoy reading.

Are there any “bad” talking animal books?

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**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2000, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-mice-and-other-animals/24445/2 "2000-07-03T18:34:46Z")

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Well, there;s the photonovel

“The Hamster and Richard Gere” by Felcher Press…