motorcycle, Keith loses trust in him, though he still brings the mice colony food. One night Keith becomes very sick, because his parents don't have any more aspirin and are unable to obtain one until morning. To regain Keith's trust, Ralph searches the hotel for an aspirin tablet, at risk to himself, for the medicine could prove fatal to a small mouse if ingested (in fact, Ralph's father was taken down with a bad cold and died in spite of all they could do). Ralph is able to find an aspirin tablet and borrows Keith's toy ambulance to retrieve it. When Ralph is successful, Keith's health is restored, one of the hotel's housekeepers had even found his motorcycle among the linens from which Ralph escaped. In gratitude, Keith gives Ralph the motorcycle to keep, Ralph uses the space under the TV set in the lobby as a garage. Series The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1965) Runaway Ralph (1970) Ralph S. Mouse (1982) Film adaptation Churchill Films produced an adaptation of The Mouse and the Motorcycle directed by Ron Underwood in 1986, featuring Mimi Kennedy and Ray Walston. The film was distributed by Strand VCI Entertainment, Golden Book Video under the "GoldenVision" label, and Weston Woods Studios. References 1965 American novels 1965 children's books ABC Weekend Special American novels adapted into films Children's books adapted into films English-language novels Books about mice and rats Motorcycling in fiction Novels set in California Novels set in hotels Novels by Beverly Cleary