Don Bluth's Manxmouse

Don Bluth's Manxmouse is based on the book by Paul Gallico. This 2-d Animation Adaption would be directed by Don Bluth alongside fellow animators Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy

Plot
It is 1968 in the fictional town of Buntingdowndale, England, A ceramicist who specializes in making mouse figurines, returns from a wedding celebration, drunk from too much cider, decides to create another mouse figurine, thinking it will be the best one He ever made as the town's mice watch. The next morning, the ceramicist, who barely remembers the night, realizes He created another mouse figurine, and checks the kiln, and to His surprise and disappointment, He created an unusual mouse figurine. A Blue mouse with orange ear innards, a body of an opossum, front paws of a monkey, ears of a rabbit, feet of a kangaroo, no tail, and with no expression of timidity. The Ceramicist, who couldn't bring Himself to destroy His failed project, decides to keep it, as a reminder not to drink too much.

As Dawn was nearing, The Ceramicist in His sleep wishes that His latest creation would have life. soon, the figurine started to move, and then became a flesh-and-blood mouse, the only one of it's kind. So, the Manxmouse quietly thanked the Ceramicist for giving Him life as He left for parts unknown. On His way He encounters a shapeshifting ghost-like monster called a boggart, said to turn into whatever its victims fear the most. but to the Boggart's shock, the Manxmouse walks through the forest without being scared. however, the Boggart is determined to scare the Manxmouse, even if it took the rest of His life, but before leaving the Boggart gave a grueling message, "Beware the Manx Cat", as the Manxmouse wondered what a Manxcat is.

Soon, In a forest, Manxmouse meets a Billibird, who is hiding from a hawk, soon, the hawk captures Manxmouse, who enjoys the bird's-eye view of the environment, to the hawk's bewilderment. Soon, as the hawk spots a rare cloud called a Cumulonimbus, but during the experience, Manxmouse, feeling queasy falls off but the hawk catches Him before falling to the ground. before saying goodbye, the hawk envies the mouse's ignorance of true fear, and it can be a great help in the future if He encountered the Manx Cat.

At Shrewsbury, The Manxmouse decides to rest for the night, there He meets a Pregnant Cat named Virginia and Her husband Paolo, who will have kittens very soon. so Manxmouse offers to take Her to the Animal Clinic, but She refuses since the doctor here abuses animals. and that His husband was taken there. Manxmouse offers to help save Her Father by going to the clinic, despite the Virginia giving fair warning that the Doctor will keep Him there if caught. At the clinic, Manxmouse goes inside and spots some cages, and inside them are cats and dogs, including One-Eye. as Manxmouse frees One-Eye and some of the captives, the Doctor captures the Manxmouse, intending to dissect it, but One-Eye and the other animals attack the doctor, while covering Manxmouse's escape, then the cats and dogs exit the clinic as a policewoman notices. She then arrests the doctor for counts of animal abuse. back at Virginia's home, One-Eye thanks Manxmouse for freeing Him, as Virginia tells Her father that He is grandfather to four kittens. Manxmouse says goodbye to His feline friends as He goes to His next adventure.