Project Gutenberg 2009-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 73 A. L. O. E. 1821 1893 A.L.O.E. Tucker, Charlotte Maria Tucker, C. M. The Rambles of a Rat Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Louise Hope "The Rambles of a Rat" by A. L. O. E. is a fictional narrative written in the mid-19th century. The story tells of the adventures of a black rat named Ratto and his experiences alongside other rats and their encounters with humans, offering an amusing yet insightful look at the lives of these often-misunderstood creatures. The book plays with anthropomorphism, showcasing the character's thoughts and emotions while reflecting on social issues and the nature of humanity. The opening of the book introduces Ratto, the main character, and his family of rats living in a shed near London. Ratto recalls the joyous and carefree days spent with his brothers, particularly focusing on the piebald brother named Oddity. As they explore their environment, Ratto's brothers fall victim to a trap while pursuing a tempting feast, leading to discussions about the nature of man and the dangers rats face. Amidst these adventures, Ratto meets two abandoned human boys, Bob and Billy, which allows for poignant reflections on poverty and companionship, showcasing the contrast between the lives of rats and humans. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rats -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 227628 227353 2024-10-12T17:39:24.030074 2023-09-13T08:09:29.925975 text/html text/html 225753 2009-08-30T14:06:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 314299 2009-08-30T14:08:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 318777 2024-10-12T17:39:29.182066 application/epub+zip 322120 2024-10-12T17:39:25.270082 application/epub+zip 180120 2024-10-12T17:39:24.621101 application/epub+zip 502369 2024-10-12T17:39:32.073075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481013 2024-10-12T17:39:28.424074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281724 2022-09-13T18:07:20.319241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196968 196948 2024-10-12T17:39:23.513079 2023-09-13T08:09:29.401930 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 196768 2009-08-30T13:58:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77334 2009-08-30T13:58:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 196779 2009-08-30T13:58:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77277 2009-08-30T13:58:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21331 2024-10-12T17:39:32.250092 application/rdf+xml 5865 2024-10-12T17:39:24.692080 image/jpeg 1340 2024-10-12T17:39:24.658076 image/jpeg 313599 2024-10-12T17:39:24.077096 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia