Myrtle Cotton

Species:	Mouse
Place of Origin:	Unknown
Gender:	Female
Death:	Drowned in the River Thames

Books
Appears in:	The Deptford Mice Almanack

Myrtle Cotton was the love of Eglan Quince, and in mouse legend it is said that when he fell into the River Thames, she leaped in to save him and they both drowned. Their tale is remembered by the mice with the dance "Eglan and his Lady Love."

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