Disney's Mouse

When Walt Disney first started his business, he was quite poor and had to rent a shabby, cramped office. At the time, little mice would often scurry out from the corners of the studio looking for food. Instead of catching them with traps, Walt would save his own breadcrumbs every day and place them on the corner of his desk to feed these little guests. One mouse, in particular, was unusually bold and curious, even daring to climb onto Walt's drawing board and watch him paint. Walt really liked this little companion and even gave it the name 'Mortimer'. This warm period of interaction later became the inspiration for Walt to create the global superstar 'Mickey Mouse'.