Terry Pratchett’s The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
by Terry Pratchett and Matthew Holmes
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Age range:
For 7-11 years
The story:
Maurice, a streetwise, talking cat, is in unlikely league with a roving band of highly intelligent rats. But their successful Pied Piper-ish scam comes unstuck when they find something very strange going down in the town of Bad Blintz. The pals find themselves head to head and claw to claw with the hypnotically evil power of the Rat King in a tail-biting climax. All ends well of course – but who would have thought cotton wool could be so useful!
Expandable cast list includes:
Maurice ~ scruffy, street cat at odds with his annoyingly heroic, better self
Malicia Grim ~ the precocious, storytelling daughter of the Mayor
The Kid ~ a good-natured young piper, in tow to Maurice, and happy as long as he can play music
The Clan Rats ~ magically transformed into intelligent beings and in search of a home, free from humans and their cruel traps
Dangerous Beans ~ the incredibly clever Clan Rat who inspires their dream of a better life
Darktan ~ the Clan’s resourceful commander in charge of trap disposal
Sardines ~ a talented, tap-dancing rat, born to star
Townsfolk ~ the people of Bad Blintz, hungry and unaware they are being robbed by -
The Rat Catchers ~ Ron and Bill, thieving from their fellow humans, but ultimately controlled by -
The Rat King ~ the dread-inducing, avenging force if evil, intent on the downfall of mankind
Sardines ~ a talented, tap-dancing rat, born to star
Listen to the music:*
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Lyrics
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