Project Gutenberg 2020-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 195 Brown, Fredric 1906 1972 Brown, Fred Lynch, Don (Artist) The Star Mouse Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1942 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Star Mouse" by Fredric Brown is a science fiction short story written during the early 1940s. The narrative revolves around the peculiar adventures of Mitkey, a mouse, who is unintentionally drafted into a space mission by Professor Oberburger, his somewhat eccentric human inventor. The story delves into themes of innovation, relationships, and the exploration of the unknown, illustrating both the whimsical and profound aspects of the human-animal connection. In the tale, Professor Oberburger constructs a rocket to send Mitkey on an experimental journey to the moon, viewing the mouse as an unwitting astronaut whose experiences would provide valuable data. However, due to unexpected circumstances, the rocket veers off course and lands on an asteroid named Prxl, where Mitkey encounters a race of tiny beings who elevate his intelligence. As he blends the newfound knowledge of the Prxlians with his memories of Earth, he contemplates the idea of elevating mice to coexist with humans. Ultimately, the story concludes with a satisfying yet bittersweet resolution as Mitkey decides to return to his simpler life as a mouse, underscoring themes of identity and the essence of happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Mice -- Fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 74352 2025-06-24T13:43:01.999231 text/html 50578 2024-10-18T03:19:41 text/html 1077739 2025-06-24T13:43:04.024256 application/epub+zip 1077350 2025-06-24T13:43:02.450309 application/epub+zip 84370 2025-06-24T13:43:02.184252 application/epub+zip 1118556 2025-06-24T13:43:05.328230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1110657 2025-06-24T13:43:03.774227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118454 2022-09-28T03:36:05.718538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65984 2023-09-26T12:12:44.613415 text/plain 46165 2024-10-18T03:19:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17183 2025-06-24T13:43:05.451221 application/rdf+xml 27005 2025-06-24T13:43:02.267220 image/jpeg 4571 2025-06-24T13:43:02.225239 image/jpeg 1326842 2025-06-24T13:43:02.029254 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia