Chapter 1 gives readers good details about Mrs. Frisby's winter home and why it is such a prime location. The location itself is in the middle of the farmer's vegetable garden. The location is a good winter location because the farmer won't be doing any gardening during the winter, so the mice remain undisturbed for much of the winter. Additionally, the mice have plenty of food in this spot. The text tells readers that there is plenty of food available for mice even after the crop has been harvested. As for the winter home itself, the house is a cinder block that is mostly buried. It is buried in such a manner that the holes of the cinder block are not facing up. This gives the house a roof and a floor that remain dry all winter. The mice have made the home even more robust against winter's wet chill by stuffing the house with all kinds of leaves, fluff, and cloth.
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