Margalo assures Stuart that although she was following the Falcon's orders, she is still his friend. Before he leaves, Stuart asks George to lie about his whereabouts to his parents.įollowing advice from Snowbell's alley cat friend Monty, Stuart and Snowbell discover that the Falcon resides in the Pishkin Building. The next day, Stuart assumes Margalo has been kidnapped by the Falcon and decides to rescue her with the help of the Littles' cat Snowbell. Margalo saves Stuart using Eleanor's necklace, and leaves the Littles' house that night in order to protect him. Stuart offers to be lowered down the drain on a string to get it, but the string breaks, causing him to fall. When the Littles discover that Eleanor's ring is missing, they think it has fallen down their kitchen sink. Concerned for Stuart's safety, Margalo complies. The Falcon threatens to kill Stuart unless Margalo steals Eleanor's wedding ring.
Orphaned as a fledgling, Margalo grows reluctant to steal from the Littles and becomes close friends with Stuart. However, Margalo is secretly assisting her master, a greedy falcon, to steal valuables from households. Stuart invites Margalo to stay with his family for a while. Later, Margalo, an apparently injured canary, falls into Stuart's roadster as he is driving home from school. Stuart's adoptive father, Frederick, tries to encourage him, telling him that "every cloud has a silver lining." Stuart's relationship with George is strained further after Stuart accidentally crashes a model airplane he and George were creating in the house. Three years after his adoption, Stuart Little questions his abilities following a disastrous soccer match alongside his adoptive older brother George.