Character

Reepicheep

Also known as Reepicheep the Mouse

A Talking Mouse renowned for courtesy, courage, and an absolute devotion to honour. He sails on the Dawn Treader and continues alone toward Aslan’s Country beyond the utter East.

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Prince Caspian8 cited passages⌄

Chapter VI · paragraph 23…d with ears nearly as long (though broader) than a rabbit's. His name was Reepicheep and he was a gay and martial mouse. He wore a tiny little rapier at his side and twirled his long whiskers as i…Open passage →
Chapter VII · paragraph 3…east first and leave the council till afterwards: perhaps till to-morrow. Reepicheep and his Mice said that councils and feasts could both wait, and proposed storming Miraz in his own castle that …Open passage →
Chapter VII · paragraph 25"My friendship you shall have, learned Man," piped Reepicheep. "And any Dwarf--or Giant--in the army who does not give you good language shall have my sword to reckon with."Open passage →
Chapter XIII · paragraph 18…on my word," said Trumpkin, "if you want someone who can kill with looks, Reepicheep would be the best."Open passage →
Chapter XIII · paragraph 73"Ah--Reepicheep!" said Peter after looking up and down and round as people usually did when addressed by the Mouse.Open passage →
Chapter XIV · paragraph 39"Come back, Reepicheep, you little ass!" shouted Peter. "You'll only be killed. This is no place for mice." But the ridiculous little …Open passage →
Chapter XV · paragraph 5…y what seemed little better than a damp heap of fur; all that was left of Reepicheep. He was still breathing, but more dead than alive, gashed with innumerable wounds, one paw crushed, and, where …Open passage →
Chapter XV · paragraph 7… diamond bottle out in a moment. Though only a drop was needed on each of Reepicheep's wounds, the wounds were so many that there was a long and anxious silence before she had finished and the Mas…Open passage →

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader30 cited passages⌄

Chapter I · paragraph 39… perfect, and its manners courtly. Lucy and Edmund recognised it at once--Reepicheep, the most valiant of all the Talking Beasts of Narnia and the Chief Mouse. It had won undying glory in the seco…Open passage →
Chapter I · paragraph 40Reepicheep put forward his left leg, drew back his right, bowed, kissed her hand, straightened himself, twirled his whiske…Open passage →
Chapter II · paragraph 2…n went down on one knee and kissed her hand. The only others present were Reepicheep and Edmund.Open passage →
Chapter II · paragraph 11…ouse," said Drinian. He had been going to say "as a lion" but had noticed Reepicheep's eyes fixed on him.Open passage →
Chapter III · paragraph 2…As she went she was joined by Edmund, and they found Caspian, Drinian and Reepicheep already on the forecastle. It was a coldish morning, the sky very pale and the sea very dark blue with little w…Open passage →
Chapter III · paragraph 25"And pray, your Majesty, why not?" said Reepicheep who had consented to ride on Lucy's shoulder.Open passage →
Chapter IV · paragraph 41…pian," cried Lucy and Edmond together and, "At your service, Sire," piped Reepicheep from another corner. They had all been sold but the men who had bought them were staying to bid for other slave…Open passage →
Chapter IV · paragraph 47…aven and then, "To-morrow for the beginning of our real adventures!" said Reepicheep when he had made his bows to everyone and went to bed. But it could not really be to-morrow or anything like it…Open passage →
Chapter V · paragraph 3… deal of time sitting on the little bench in the stern playing chess with Reepicheep. It was amusing to see him lifting the pieces, which were far too big for him, with both paws and standing on t…Open passage →
Chapter V · paragraph 8…come on deck and work like a slave. Lucy shoved her oar in by saying that Reepicheep was longing to go only he was too small. I wonder she doesn't see that everything that little beast does is all…Open passage →
Chapter VI · paragraph 20"Master Rhince," said Reepicheep, "you never spoke a word that became you less. The creature is no friend of mine but he is of the Queen's blood…Open passage →
Chapter VI · paragraph 35…d for their voices. He would have been grateful for a kind word even from Reepicheep.Open passage →
Chapter VII · paragraph 5"Villain," said Reepicheep to the dragon, "have you devoured a Narnian lord?" But the dragon shook his head violently.Open passage →
Chapter VII · paragraph 15…tween the wood and the water. On such occasions, greatly to his surprise, Reepicheep was his most constant comforter. The noble Mouse would creep away from the merry circle at the camp-fire and si…Open passage →
Chapter VIII · paragraph 4…made for a child or else that the people of that country had been Dwarfs. Reepicheep decided to keep it, as it was just the right size for him; so it was taken on board. They called that land Burn…Open passage →
Chapter VIII · paragraph 5…y that rained hard till the afternoon. Eustace lost two games of chess to Reepicheep and began to get rather like his old and disagreeable self again, and Edmund said he wished they could have gon…Open passage →
Chapter IX · paragraph 27"I wonder," said Reepicheep, "do they become visible when you drive a sword into them?"Open passage →
Chapter IX · paragraph 33"Your Majesties all," said Reepicheep, "hear me. It is folly to think of avoiding an invisible enemy by any amount of creeping and skulking. If these…Open passage →
Chapter XI · paragraph 68…ow to say things. There's a speaker for you!") When they reached the bay, Reepicheep had a brilliant idea. He had his little coracle lowered and paddled himself about in it till the Monopods were …Open passage →
Chapter XI · paragraph 69…e huge single foot of a Monopod acted as a natural raft or boat, and when Reepicheep had taught them how to cut rude paddles for themselves, they all paddled about the bay and round the Dawn Tread…Open passage →
Chapter XII · paragraph 1…pt that once there were whales spouting a long way to starboard. Lucy and Reepicheep played a good deal of chess at this time. Then on the thirteenth day Edmund, from the fighting-top, sighted wha…Open passage →
Chapter XII · paragraph 9…t the turn things seemed to be taking. But all at once the clear voice of Reepicheep broke in upon the silence.Open passage →
Chapter XIII · paragraph 9"The way to find out is to go right in among them," said Reepicheep, drawing his sword and pattering off ahead of everyone else.Open passage →
Chapter XIII · paragraph 19Reepicheep ran forward, jumped on a chair and thence on to the table, and ran along it, threading his way as nimbly as a d…Open passage →
Chapter XIV · paragraph 9"And what is to happen to that one?" asked Reepicheep.Open passage →
Chapter XIV · paragraph 11"That is my heart's desire," said Reepicheep.Open passage →
Chapter XV · paragraph 26…overboard. But by now everyone knew that it wasn't strictly a man. It was Reepicheep.Open passage →
Chapter XV · paragraph 28All this didn't mean that Drinian really disliked Reepicheep. On the contrary he liked him very much and was therefore frightened about him, and being frightened put him in…Open passage →
Chapter XVI · paragraph 1Reepicheep was the only person on board besides Drinian and the two Pevensies who had noticed the Sea People. He had dived…Open passage →
Chapter XVI · paragraph 23…t on which you embarked. The seven lords are all accounted for and as Sir Reepicheep has sworn never to return, when you reach Ramandu's Land you will doubtless find the Lords Revilian and Argoz a…Open passage →

The Silver Chair2 cited passages⌄

Chapter IV · paragraph 27…tern end of the world. Well, I was with him on that journey: with him and Reepicheep the Mouse, and the Lord Drinian and all of them. I know it sounds hard to believe, but people don't grow older in our wor…Open passage →
Chapter XIV · paragraph 23"Your Highness," he said. "If my old friend Reepicheep the Mouse were here, he would say we could not now refuse the adventures of Bism without a great impeachment to our honou…Open passage →

The Last Battle1 cited passage⌄

Chapter XVI · paragraph 25…y rush forward to kneel down and greet the Mouse and they all cried out, "Reepicheep!" And Tirian breathed fast with the sheer wonder of it, for now he knew that he was looking at one of the great…Open passage →

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