![]() ![]() ![]() One of Stuart's activities along the way (they do not rise to the level of adventures) is substitute teaching at an elementary school. Instead, he has Stuart cut all his ties to go search for a bird he cannot and will not find. Here the author paws the ground but never charges never gives Stuart an inspiring, heroic challenge that would justify a lengthy fictional treatment of this time-honored though excessively pat observation. ![]() Is the undeniable pluck he exhibits throughout an allegorical illustration that it's the size of one's heart-not the size of one's problems-that matters? To a weak extent, yes. He then encounters and overcomes similar everyday hurdles on an excursion to a pond in Central Park, where he pilots a toy boat in a race. The first five chapters of "Stuart Little" highlight the obvious advantages and complications of being 2 inches tall: Stuart can retrieve lost items from drains and unstick piano keys, but he has a hard time turning spigots and can get trapped in window shades. ![]()
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