What happens in Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH?

Asked by: Sharon Schaefer

The rats tell Mrs. Frisby a wild story about being captured and taken to some scary labs (NIMH stands for the National Institute of Mental Health, which is a real place, by the way) where they are experimented on, learn to read, get super brilliant, and eventually escape from captivity.

What is the ending of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH?

Shmoop has a bone to pick with this ending: sure, the Frisbys end up safe in their vacation home, and the rats escape from the NIMHers once again, proving that brains beat brawn once again. But the thing that really kills us is that we don’t know if the rats ever make it to Thorn Valley.

What happens at the end of the Rats of NIMH?

Jonathan and Ages were the only two survivors of a group of eight mice who had been part of the experiments at NIMH and made the rats’ escape possible. Out of their respect and unending gratitude for Jonathan, the rats agree to move Frisby’s house to a location safe from the plow.

How did Mrs. Frisby escape?

She hears a scratching noise near her cage, and recognizes Justin, who tells her that he has reassured her kids that she is okay. Justin tells Mrs. Frisby that he can open her cage, but that it might be better to make it look the cage broke, letting Mrs. Frisby escape so as not to arouse suspicion.

What happens in Chapter 15 in Mrs. Frisby and the rats NIMH?

The rats are all scared and Nicodemus explains that the worst part for them is not knowing what’s happening. Jenner and Nicodemus piece together that the rats have been split into a couple separate groups, but they do not know what the groups are for. They learn that Dr. Schultz has two helpers—George and Julie.

Who dies in Mrs. Frisby?

Jonathan Frisby is the deceased husband of Mrs. Frisby and one of the Mice of NIMH.

Why does Mrs. Frisby help Jeremy?

In the Book, Jeremy got tangled in the silver ribbon on the fence, just for being “shiny”, Mrs. Frisby saw him and asked him not to move or Dragon the Cat would appear, so she helps him untangle himself and asked him to see the Cat nearby, Mrs.

What happened to Mrs. Frisby when she was putting the powder in Dragon’s Bowl?

FitzGibbon places the cat food in the dish and Mrs. Frisby puts the sleeping powder in the food and tries to run away. Bam! Something slams down over her and traps her, hurting her leg.

How did Mrs. Frisby enter the rosebush?

She sees a branch that, when pushed, works like a “swinging door” and “opens easily.” Mrs. Frisby has expected to see a dirt hole when she reaches the end of the tunnel in the rosebush, but instead she sees an arched doorway that leads somewhere else entirely.

What does NIMH stand for?

The National Institute of Mental Health

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency.

What is Mrs. Frisby’s first name?

Originally named Mrs. Frisby in the book, her name had to be changed from to Mrs. Brisby to avoid Whammo Toys from suing Don Bluth and United Artists.

Is Rats of NIMH based on a true story?

Because they escaped from the National Institute of Mental Health, or NIMH for short, where they were the test subjects of intelligence boosting experiments. Good news everybody, NIMH was a real place and their rat experiments were way darker than the book, movie or your nightmares depicted!