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The rescuers.

The rescuers.

AdventureComic Fiction
Pages
158
Published
1959
Language
English

Synopsis

The Rescuers is a 1977 Disney animated adventure about two brave mice, Bernard and Bianca, who join the Rescue Aid Society to save a young orphan girl named Penny. Captured by the ruthless treasure hunter Madame Medusa, Penny is hidden in a tree in the treacherous Devil's Bayou, where the diamond she carries is the legendary Devil's Eye. Bernard, a timid and superstitious mouse, and Bianca, a confident and daring member of the Rescue Aid Society, must navigate the dangerous swamp, outsmart Medusa and her bumbling partner, and rescue Penny before it's too late. The film blends whimsical humor with a thrilling rescue mission, and it has become a beloved classic of Disney's golden era of animation.

Prose complexity
2/10

Vibe

AdventurousWhimsicalFunny
QuestMentor FigureSurvival

Genres

Adventure Comic Fiction

About the author

M
Margery Sharp

Margery Sharp was born Salisbury, Wiltshire. She attended Chiswick House High School in Malta in 1912-1913, and Streatham Hill High School 1914-1923. In 1925 she went to Bedford College, earning a general arts degree and then a BA in French. She studied art for one year at Westminster Art School. After school she became a full-time writer, writing short stories and working on a novel. In 1938 she married Major Geoffrey Castle, an aeronautical engineer. During World War II she served as an Army E...

Characters

BernardProtagonist

A timid, superstitious mouse of the Rescue Aid Society who reluctantly joins the mission and becomes a reluctant hero.

Miss BiancaProtagonist

A confident, Hungarian member of the Rescue Aid Society who leads the mission to rescue a young girl.

Madame MedusaAntagonist

A ruthless treasure hunter who kidnaps Penny to find a hidden diamond.

PennySupporting

A young orphan girl captured by treasure hunters and hidden in a tree, whom the mice must rescue.

All characters in The rescuers.