Felix in the Swim

Summary

A graphite-black cat pricks a wooden trap, lofts a trembling rodent into freedom, and triggers a chain of reciprocal mercy: the rescued mouse, now dapperly upright, proposes a pact of liquid mischief—spiriting Felix’s portly owner away so that cat and comrade may plunge into moonlit ripples. Otto Messmer’s ink-line choreography turns an act of kindness into a lilliputian heist, every whisker twitch a plot twist, every watery reflection a silent promise that benevolence, once uncorked, flows like a stolen river.

Synopsis

Felix lets a mouse out of a mousetrap. The mouse then offers to do Felix a favor--to help him sneak his friend out of the house so they can go swimming.