1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,680 "We're here", Jeremy said in a low voice. 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:07,400 "That's where he lives". 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,640 [Mrs. Frisby] "Should I get down?" 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,360 Instinctively, Mrs. Frisby spoke in a whisper. 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,280 [Jeremy] "Yes, we've got to walk closer, but quietly." 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,320 "He doesn't like loud noises". 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,560 [Mrs. Frisby] "It's so high!" 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,400 She still clung to the crow's back. 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,000 [Jeremy]: "But the limb is broad." 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,520 "You'll be safe enough." And indeed, 11 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,760 the limb was almost as wide as a pavement. 12 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:36,840 Mrs. Frisby gathered her courage, 13 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,840 slithered down, and felt the solid wood under her feet. 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,880 Still, she could not help thinking 15 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,000 about how far it was to the ground below. 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,760 "There he is", said Jeremy, staring at the hole. 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,960 "It's just the right time". 18 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,200 They inched their way along the limb, Mrs. 19 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,760 Frisby gripping the rough bark tightly, being careful not to stumble. 20 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,080 And as they came closer, she could dimly perceive 21 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,560 a shape like a squat vase, sitting back in the hollow of the tree. 22 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,960 Near the top of the vase, wide apart, 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,080 two round yellow eyes glowed in the dark. 24 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,200 "He can't see us", Jeremy whispered. 25 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,080 "It's still too light." 26 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,400 Perhaps not, but he could hear; for now, a deep round voice, 27 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:25,440 A voice like an organ tone echoed out of the hollow trunk. 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,120 [Owl] "Who is standing outside my house?" 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,240 Jeremy answered. 30 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,600 "Sir, I am a crow." 31 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,600 "My name is Jeremy and I've brought a friend." 32 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,280 "I hope we have not disturbed you." 33 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,040 "My friend needs your advice." 34 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,280 [Owl] "I see." 35 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,640 "And can your friend not speak for himself?" 36 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,440 [Jeremy] "Sir," [laughs softly] "my friend is a lady." 37 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,320 "A lady mouse." 38 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,160 [Owl] "A mouse?" The sonorous voice sounded unbelieving. 39 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,880 "Why should a crow be a friend to a mouse?" 40 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,920 [Jeremy] "I was trapped, sir, and she set me free." 41 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:02,880 “She saved me from the cat." 42 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,480 "That is possible," said the owl, 43 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,480 "though unusual." 44 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,320 "I have heard of such a thing before." 45 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,920 "We all help one another against the cat." 46 00:02:15,920 --> 00:02:21,000 [Jeremy] "True! And now, sir, my friend herself is in trouble." 47 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:26,640 "I understand", said the owl, moving closer to the round entrance of his hollow. 48 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:31,240 "Mrs. Mouse, I cannot see you, for the glare of the daylight is too bright." 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,280 "But if you step inside my house," 50 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,280 "I will listen to what you have to say." 51 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,640 Mrs. Frisby hesitated. 52 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:42,600 She knew something of the dietary habits of owls 53 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,040 and did not much like the idea of being trapped in his house. 54 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,080 Finally, she said timidly, 55 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,000 "Sir, I would not want to intrude," 56 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,280 "And I can hear you quite well from out here." 57 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,720 [Owl] "Mrs. Mouse." 58 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,080 "Please understand that I have no interest at all," 59 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,520 "as a general rule, in helping mice to solve their problems." 60 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,480 "If you have indeed saved a bird from the cat," 61 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,720 "I will spare you a few minutes." 62 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,400 "But I do not discuss problems with people I cannot see." 63 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,400 "Either come inside, or tell your friend to take you home again." 64 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,400 Behind her, Mrs. Frisby heard Jeremy whisper very softly. 65 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:27,520 "It's all right." 66 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,280 "He wouldn't harm you in his own home." 67 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,640 She whispered back. "I hope not!" 68 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:39,000 She walked up the limb to the hollow, climbed over the sill, and stepped inside.