Danger mouse; MIGHTY MICKEY TAKES ON SNAKE ..AND WINS.Byline: BY STEWART MACLEAN HE was meant to be just a tasty snack... But this mighty mouse Noun 1. Mighty Mouse - a fictional mouse endowed with great strength and courage turned the tables when he was tossed into a killer snake's cage. He attacked the viper and bit it to death in a 30-minute battle. The amazing David and Goliath David and Goliath are figures of a well-known tale in the Bible (1 Samuel 17, in most English language versions), wherein David, an Israelite shepherd-boy and future King of Israel. struggle came when the snake was captured by firefighters after terrorising local residents. They decided it looked hungry and threw in the mouse. But they were stunned when the plucky pluck·y adj. pluck·i·er, pluck·i·est Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See Synonyms at brave. pluck rodent refused to give up - and flew at its much more powerful opponent. Taiwan fire chief Lan Sengqiu said: "Perhaps the snake had used up all its venom. The mouse barely had a scratch on him." CAPTION(S): Mice one To the Romans, rats were mus maximus (big mouse) and mice were mus minimus (little mouse) |
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