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1	[[quoteright:324:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mouseholecat2.jpg]]
2	->''A merry place you may believe\
3	T'was Mousehole 'pon Tom Bawcock's Eve\
4	To be there then, who wouldn't wish\
5	To sup on seven sorts o' fish''
6	-->-- '''"Tom Bawcock's Eve"''' (1927), by Robert Morton Nance
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8	''The Mousehole Cat'' is a 1994 animated short film based on the children's book of the same name by Antonia Barber.
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10	The story is based on the Cornish folk hero [[CoolOldGuy Tom Bawcock]]. According to legend, he was a fisherman in the town of Mousehole who, during a terrible winter storm that left the townsfolk on the verge of starvation, pulled off a ChristmasMiracle by catching a haul of fish big enough for the entire town to feast on. The film and book tell this story from the perspective of Tom's beloved cat Mowzer, who accompanies him on his fateful excursion.
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12	The short was commissioned by Channel 4 and narrated by Creator/SianPhillips.
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14	!!''The Mousehole Cat'' provides examples of the following tropes:
15	* AnimatedAdaptation: Of the children's book of the same name.
16	* CatsAreMean: Averted with Mowzer and played straight with the Great Storm Cat.
17	* CoolOldLady: Mowzer is a cat version.
18	* FoodPorn: The various beautifully painted fish dishes.
19	* HeroicSacrifice: Old Tom, and by extension Mowzer, are prepared to make one if they have to. Tom even says they'll either get the fish or die trying.
20	* JustSoStory: Provides the origins of Tom Bawcock's Eve, a festival held in Mousehole on December 23rd.
21	* KindheartedCatLover: Old Tom is one and his cat loves him dearly.
22	* LimitedAnimation: A stylistic choice. The short feels more like an illustrated book with a few frames of animation per page than a traditional cartoon.
23	* MakingASplash: The Great Storm Cat controls the sea.
24	* MoreExpendableThanYou: Tom's justification for going out for a catch, since he's a widower and their children have moved on.
25	* MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast: Mowzer's singing tames the Great Storm Cat.
26	* SettingUpdate: Appears to be set in the 1800s, although Tom's inspiration, Tom Bawcock, is said to have lived in the 16th century.
27	* SympathyForTheDevil: Mowzer comes to pity they Great Storm Cat when she realises how lonely he must be.
28	* ToServeMan: The Great Storm Cat likes to eat the "mice-men".
29	* TrueCompanions: Mowzer and Old Tom.

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