The rat is a symbol of 2020, and, undoubtedly, is good as a symbol, but in reality these animals are disliked, feared, poisoned and tortured in laboratories. The rat's "relatives" - ordinary mice - also suffer. But cinema is able to compensate for these shortcomings: there these rodents can be cute and funny.
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Mickey Mouse
This anthropomorphic mouse is not only a symbol of The Walt Disney Company, but also of the entire American culture.
Mickey's official birthday is November 18, 1928. It was on this day that the cartoon “Steamboat Willie” was shown to the world. Until 1947, Walt Disney personally voiced Mickey Mouse; due to a chronic cough due to smoking, he was forced to stop voicing.
Mickey has a girlfriend named Minnie, his little brother Morty, and aggressive and mischievous nephews Michael and Milo Fieldmouse - all mice, of course.
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The cutest names for rats
“Poor Lisa” - everyone reads this work at school. The main character could very well give a name to a cute rodent.
Webie - when Scrooge McDuck's niece realized that the evil yeti was actually a girl, no one was left indifferent. And Ponochka is exactly how we remembered her.
Bambi. The baby was left without a mother, but in return received the love of the whole world. Curly Sue. For a pet, this nickname will clearly carry some humor, but who doesn’t like to laugh.
Jerry
The mouse from the animated series “Tom and Jerry” is also a big celebrity. He first appeared on screen in 1940. He is the main target for Tom the cat in various types of chases and fights.
The mouse is always trying to do some mischief to someone. He has an independent character and leads an opportunistic lifestyle. In between clashes with the cat, he steals food from the refrigerator or sleeps whistling.
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What should you not call a rat?
Enemies and complete opposites are unlikely to be a good source of inspiration. Although, again, tastes vary. Veto for Tom, Barsik, Cannon, Matroskin, Crookshanks, Felix, Cheshire, Garfield.
What happens if you call a rat the most original name in the world? Will they come from the Guinness Book of Records? Most likely no. But you are clearly guaranteed to be proud of your little pet. Yes, and fame among friends - definitely.
Maybe not everyone will understand or not everyone will appreciate your “rat creativity,” but who cares? It's impossible not to love your pet. We become attached to them, try to bring them the most delicious food, find a new interesting toy, talk about our experiences and share our feelings. What about a nickname? It must definitely be the best.
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Mitya and Motya
"Leopold the Cat" - a series of Soviet cartoons - is often compared to "Tom and Jerry". Mainly because there is also a mouse there, even two. The main difference is that the cat here is not a hunter, but rather a prey.
From 1975 to 1987, playwright Arkady Khait, director Anatoly Reznikov and artist Vyacheslav Nazaruk created 11 films. In 1985 they received the USSR State Prize.
Mitya (white and thin) and Motya (gray and fat) are real hooligans and confront the pretentiously intelligent cat, calling him a vile coward and causing nasty things. The names of the mice are not mentioned in the film.
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Nicknames for the lazy
Among the representatives of the rat family there are rather lazy individuals who do not “respect” an active lifestyle too much. For them we offer special nicknames that emphasize their nature. Here they are:
- Adormentata;
- Lazy;
- Couch potato;
- Leysines;
- Pigra;
- Pregisa;
- Sleepy;
- Sonya;
- Sloley;
- Sonna;
- Sonia;
- Tembel;
- Tembellika.
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Sonia, who prefers relaxation to entertainment
Gadget and Roquefort
Roquefort is one of the most charismatic characters in the animated series Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers. He is an Australian mouse in a gray raincoat with a large red mustache. In the Russian version of the series, Roquefort was named after the type of cheese of the same name.
Rocky has a weakness for this product - as soon as he smells it, he falls into a trance and is irresistibly drawn to it. The strongest member of the squad. He cooks great. He is devotedly friends with the fly Zipper.
Gadget is the squad's pilot, inventor and mechanic. Wears canned glasses. The only female rescuer and the object of constant desire for Chip and Dale. Can collect vehicles and weapons from garbage. Her late father Gigo is a test pilot and an old friend of Rocky's.
Original name Gadget Hackwrench. But the word gadget was almost unknown in the Soviet Union, and it was replaced by Gayka. The second part of the name Hackwrench literally translates as “hacking wrench.”
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Aristocratic nicknames
Add nobility and sparkle to your tailed baby by naming her after a queen, princess, famous aristocrat or even a goddess. For example, like this:
- Antoinette;
- Aphrodite;
- Aurora;
- Angeron;
- Artemis;
- Augusta;
- Aurora;
- Bellona;
- Beatrice;
- Victoria;
- Virginia;
- Venus;
- Henrietta;
- Gladys;
- Gaia;
- Georgiana;
- Diana;
- Demeter;
- Justine;
- Isabel;
- Caroline;
- Clotilde;
- Cardea;
- Caitlin;
- Clementia;
- Concordia;
- Leticia;
- Minerva;
- Nika;
- Margarita;
- Melpomene;
- Odile;
- Ophelia;
- Patricia;
- Providence;
- Pandora;
- Rebecca;
- Stephanie;
- Sofia;
- Frederica;
- Felice;
- Christiea;
- Circe;
- Charlotte;
- Elizabeth;
- Eugenia;
- Juno.
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"Regal" Isabella
Stuart Little
Boy George Little dreams of a brother. And then one fine day the boy’s parents went to an orphanage, met the talking mouse Stuart, who had a completely unusual appearance and character, and decided to adopt him.
Stuart will have a confrontation with cats, sailing races and airplane flights and other exciting adventures.
The family film directed by Rob Minkoff based on the work of the same name by Alvin Brooks White was released in three parts. There is also a cartoon series of the same name.
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How to name a decorative rat based on its coat color?
Coat color is the uniqueness of a pet. People tend to explain so much by appearance. An excellent simple, concise solution to choose a nickname for a rodent in accordance with the color of its skin.
Or maybe it’s the other way around, in contrast to her?
- Joe Black.
- Sasha Bely.
- Snow White.
- Snow White.
- Pinkie Pie.
- Ed.
- Bim.
- Gray.
- White.
- Snowden.
- Smoke (Smokey).
- Fog.
- Smoke.
- Haze.
- Snowflake (Flake).
- White Dove.
Roddy Jame and Rita Malone
Animated by David Bowers and Sam Fell, Flush Away! came out in 2006. It is entirely drawn on a costume computer, although it is based on plasticine animation
The main characters were voiced by Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet; in the Russian translation they were replaced by Ivan Urgant and Yana Churikova.
Rody led an aristocratic lifestyle until, by chance, he was washed down the London sewers and ended up in the rat city. He will have to make friends with the boatwoman Rita and get into incredible adventures in the spirit of James Bond.
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Children's cartoons in which the main characters are mice and rats
“The Great Mouse Detective” is a 1986 Walt Disney cartoon. In late nineteenth-century London, the mouse detective Basil lives on Baker Street. The mouse Olivia approaches him with a request to find her kidnapped father. They are helped in their search by mouse doctor David Dawson. It is not difficult to guess whose prototypes are taken as the basis for the main characters. The film perfectly captures the atmosphere of old London.
“Ratatouille” is a 2006 Pixar cartoon. The main character is the little rat Remy, who has a keen sense of smell and taste and loves cooking programs. He meets the young man Alfredo, who works in a Parisian restaurant, and teaches him how to cook gourmet dishes. From the cartoon you can learn many intricacies of the restaurant business.
The Adventures of Despereaux is a 2008 English-American animated film based on the book by Kate DiCamillo. Despereaux is a brave little mouse, unlike his brothers, he is not afraid of danger. And his big ears help him fly and listen to what others cannot hear. His friend, the rat Roscuro, is also different from other rats. Together they will have to overcome many difficulties. A very kind and sincere cartoon that makes both adults and children think about a lot.
“Ernest and Celestine: The Adventures of a Mouse and a Bear” is a 2012 French-Belgian animated film. The film is based on the children's book series of the same name written by the Belgian writer and artist Gabrielle Vincent. Celestine, a little mouse who loves to draw, makes friends with Ernest the bear, who dreams of being an artist. Perhaps not the most suitable company for either one or the other. Together they commit a theft... I would like to note the unusual animation: the cartoon frames look like watercolor drawings.
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Pinky and the Brain
Steven Spielberg's American animated series about laboratory mice of the same name has been broadcast since September 1995.
As a result of experiments, Brain turned out to be smart to the point of genius. He is obsessed with the idea of power over the world and comes up with new and exotic methods - an army of robots, a hypno-ray, an evolution machine, an alternative planet made of papier-mâché and a million others. Hates clowns, stupid TV shows and stupid dancing (he likes Irish dancing).
After laboratory experiments, Pinky became just a fool who listens to music a lot and watches TV for a long time or just runs around the cage and is happy.
The main advantage of the naive Pinky is his devotion to his friend. For example, on Halloween, he sold his soul to Satan in order to fulfill Brain's cherished wish to take over the world, and asked for himself “a thing for cutting radishes into pieces.”
Each episode begins and ends with a short dialogue between the mice: "Hey Brain, what are we doing tonight?" - “The same as always, Pinky. Let's try to conquer the world!
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Nicknames for the Savvy
Emphasize the natural intelligence and intelligence of the pupil with the help of an appropriate nickname. For example, you can name your pet after a famous woman who was involved in science, or use any “smart” word. Here are some ideas for inspiration:
- Agnodic;
- Agameda;
- Aglaonika;
- Ada;
- Balbina;
- Billimoria;
- Wanda;
- Wise;
- Guarna;
- Jacqueline;
- Josephine;
- Kalenda;
- Konoshenets;
- Marie;
- Nettie;
- Rina;
- Since March;
- Sapienza;
- Sajiya;
- Susanna;
- Tekla;
- Themistocleia;
- Weasley;
- Francoise;
- Eva;
- Ethel.
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Teacher Splinter
The wisest character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, an anthropomorphic mutant rat skilled in martial arts. Sensei. Replaces the turtles with a father. His hobbies include reading, cooking and meditation.
Splinter's full history is unknown. In some versions (comic book, first film adaptation), Splinter is a pet rat who learned the art of ninjutsu from his owner Hamato Yoshi. In the other (two cartoons) he is the former human Hamato Yoshi, who, under the influence of a mutagen, turned into a rat-like creature.
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Remy
The touching rat from the film “Ratatouille” immediately won the hearts of critics. Brad Bird's full-length cartoon, created at Pixar, was released in 2007 and received an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Having escaped from his relatives, Remy finds himself in a restaurant and, sitting under the hood of an unlucky novice chef, creates culinary masterpieces. A wonderful story about love, friendship and haute French cuisine.
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Mice in children's books
Vladimir Suteev, “Mouse and Pencil”. The tale is suitable for the youngest readers. The book contains wonderful illustrations by the author, on which more than one generation of children in our country has grown up.
S.Ya. Marshak. The Soviet poet dedicated two stories in verse to mice: “The Tale of a Stupid Mouse” and “The Tale of a Smart Mouse.” Easy to read, quick to remember:
A mouse sang in a hole at night: “Sleep, little mouse, shut up!” I’ll give you a crust of bread and a candle stub...
Ukrainian folk tale "Spikelet". An instructive story about a hardworking rooster and two lazy mice, Twirl and Twirl. One day the cockerel found a spike of wheat, decided to bake bread and asked the mice for help.
For older children, it will be interesting to read “Mouse Peak” by Vitaly Bianchi . An interesting story about the adventures of a brave little mouse. During his long journey, he had to encounter a pike, an owl, a snake... There is a 1978 cartoon of the same name with excellent musical accompaniment.
