Mrs. Brisby
What a strange life it has been for Elizabeth Brisby!
She never knew where her husband had really come from before she met the Rats of NIMH and ever since then things have not been quite the same.
When her children had grown old enough they had been allowed to join the Rats of NIMH at their new colony and despite the reservations of a few of the Rats Mrs. Brisby had been allowed to come with them as well. The fact that she had informed her late husband’s friends of the approaching danger of NIMH also played a part in that. Many of the Rats felt indebted to the wild mouse and did not think that allowing her to live out the rest of her presumably short life with them would present any problems.
That was two and a half years ago.
Oddly enough, Mrs. Brisby is still alive and seems as healthy as ever. With her children grown up now the mouse has a hard time finding things to do in the Rats’ colony.
Someway, somehow she actually wound up on the teaching staff and now gives classes in elementary reading. How she managed to pass the rigorous requirements the Rats tested her with is still beyond the other teachers. As the head doctor, Mr. Ages has been wracking his brain about that for some time now as well.
Still the quiet type, Mrs. Brisby has gained a strange air of serene confidence. She no longer is overwhelmed by the wonders around her and has acquired a reputation for being a “voice of reason” within the colony. She is not one to speak out harshly, but when asked will voice her opinions in a calm manner that more often then not serves her better than angry argumentation ever would.
For some reason, Mrs. Brisby has grown tremendously in character.