I Was a Rat!

　　"I Was a Rat!" So insists a scruffy boy named Roger. Maybe it's true. But what is he now? A terrifying monster running wild in the sewers? The Daily Scourge is sure of it. A victim of "Rodent Delusion"? The hospital nurse says yes. A lucrative fairground freak? He is to Mr. Tapscrew. A champion wriggler and a budding thief? That's what Billy thinks. Or just an ordinary small boy, though a little ratty in his habits? Only three people believe this version of the story. And it may take a royal intervention-and a bit of magic-to convince the rest of the world.

　　Set against the backdrop of a Royal Wedding-and a playful parody of the press, I Was a Rat! is a magical weaving of humor, fairy tale, and adventure.

　　鞋匠鮑伯與身為洗衣婦的妻子瓊安一直想要孩子，卻始終未能如願。某夜，一個身穿童僕制服的神祕小男孩來到兩人家門口。小男孩口口聲聲說自己是老鼠，不知道家住何處，也不知道父母是誰，兩人便收留男孩。想不到，宮廷哲學家的到來，卻為男孩帶來一連串苦難與冒險……