Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Language and Communication Quotes

This quote, from the newspaper article about the dead rats in the hardware store, is a dead giveaway to the rats that the folks from NIMH are on the hunt for them. Their reaction to it (that it doesn't quite makes sense) also shows how skillful they are at reading and using logic. Not only can they read they read words, but they can read into the deeper meanings behind those words.