{"id":22,"date":"2020-05-16T09:52:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T09:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2020-09-10T10:19:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T10:19:08","slug":"ch9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch9\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 9 &#8211; The Queen of the Field Mice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">What happens?\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Tin Woodman saves the Queen of the Field Mice from a wild cat. To thank him, she orders her mice to save the Lion, who was still sleeping in the poppy field.\u00a0 The Tin Woodman made a truck to carry the Lion and the mice pulled the Lion out of the poppy field and waited for him to wake up. The Queen of the Field Mice offers her help for the future.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">Have a think ..<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><em>Take a moment to think about these questions:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is the Tin Woodman right to kill the wild cat for hunting the field mouse?<\/p>\n<p>The Queen of the Field Mice says <em>&#8220;come out into the field and call, and we shall hear you and come to your assistance&#8221;<\/em> How could the mice hear them calling?<\/p>\n<p>Think about how people see mice. Do you think of mice as pests or as fascinating creatures?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">Focus on mice<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In this chapter the Tin Woodsman saves the Queen of the Field Mice and in return all the other field mice help to rescue the sleeping lion.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">Find out more\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencekids.co.nz\/sciencefacts\/animals\/mouse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fun mouse facts for kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mice are really smart!\u00a0Watch this video of a clever mouse in action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mouse Takes Nut Down Mouse Hole\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O3NYVY3rZJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>To a mouse<\/em> by Robert Burns is a famous poem describing Burns&#8217; concern for a fieldmouse when his plough destroys her nest. <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.kiddle.co\/To_a_Mouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the poem<\/a>, or watch it<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Burns Live - To a Mouse\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DgHbhfUkpyI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">Challenge yourself!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Did you know that learning a poem by heart is good for your memory, your self- confidence and your understanding of the poem? Choose any poem and try to learn it word for word. You could even try <em>To a Mouse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj-message-list-item--byline-container\">\n<p>Why not record yourself reciting your poem on your mobile&#8217;s voice recorder? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">More to explore<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you loved this chapter, why not check out some more ideas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch9\/wildcats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildcats<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch9\/forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forces<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch9\/transport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transport<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch9\/queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queens<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">More to read<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>These books should be available through your secondary school librarian. If we\u2019ve found a free version online, we\u2019ve added a link.<\/p>\n<p><em>The tale of Despereaux<\/em> by Kate DiCamillo. Despereaux dreams of being a knight, but he&#8217;s only a mouse.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH<\/em> by Robert C. O&#8217;Brien is a story of escape and finding a safe new home.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stuart Little<\/em> by E.B. White is a tale of a quiet mouse who goes out into the world to hunt for his friend.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Tailor of Gloucester<\/em> by Beatrix Potter is a Christmas story about a sick tailor and some grateful mice. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/14868\/14868-h\/14868-h.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Available to read for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The voyage of the Dawn Treader<\/em> by C.S.Lewis is the 5th Narnia story. Reepicheep, mouse warrior, is searching for Aslan&#8217;s country.<\/p>\n<p><em>Goth Girl and the ghost of a mouse<\/em> by Chris Riddell. Ada Goth lives in a creepy house. She befriends the ghost of a mouse who needs her help and foils a dastardly plot.<\/p>\n<p><em>The lion and the mouse<\/em> (Aesop\u2019s Fables). <a href=\"http:\/\/mythfolklore.net\/aesopica\/jacobs\/11.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Available to read for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/43936\/43936-h\/43936-h.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Now read Chapter 10 : The Guardian of the Gates<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens?\u00a0 The Tin Woodman saves the Queen of the Field Mice from a wild cat. To thank him, she orders her mice to save the Lion, who was still sleeping in the poppy field.\u00a0 The Tin Woodman made a truck to carry the Lion and the mice pulled the Lion out of the poppy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/ch9\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chapter 9 &#8211; The Queen of the Field Mice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1631,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/1631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/schliboz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}