#basil of baker streer

[whispsofwind]

I wonder why there's so many children stories about mice and other small critters behaving like people.

I mean, on the top of my head, I can name the Redwall books (I was OBSESSED with Martin as a child), Don Bluth's An American Tail and The Secret of Nihm (with their sequels), Disney's Basil of Baker Street, and the absolutely adorable Brambly Hedge series (I had the one about the four seasons as a child and the illustrations are so absolutely charming).

Like, when you think about it it's SUCH a specific trope. I am sure the anthropomorphisation intrinsic to many classic tales and parables is partly at the root of it, but it goes beyond it because it's not just speaking animals, it's speaking mice and rats specifically behaving and dressing like tiny people.

Dunno I just find it cute

[its-basil]

//Hahah, I made this for my friend a while back. She loves Kitty and Basil together so much I wanted to give her a gift. She told me she squealed out loud when I sent it to her. So cute. She converted me to BasilxKitty in the process. Kitty is so Irene Adler. I made this with my phone so it's not perfect.