The Story of Mr. Jingles

The Green Mile

The life and death of the remarkable mouse who becomes Delacroix's pet, is healed by Coffey, and later lives on as a symbol of enduring life.

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The Mouse Appears The Mouse Appears from "The Green Mile". A Mysterious Visitor The First Sighting The mouse appears on the Green Mile, checking cells like a guard. Brutal names him Steamboat Willy.

The Mouse Appears from "The Green Mile". A Mysterious Visitor The First Sighting The mouse appears on the Green Mile, checking cells like a guard. Brutal names him Steamboat Willy.

A Mysterious Visitor The First Sighting The mouse appears on the Green Mile, checking cells like a guard. Brutal names him Steamboat Willy. The mouse shows no fear and accepts food from the regular guards but not from floaters. Percy's Attempts Percy tries to kill the mouse, but it always escapes. The mouse seems to know when Percy is off duty. A Pet for Delacroix When Delacroix arrives, the mouse gravitates to him. Delacroix names him Mr. Jingles and trains him. The mouse becomes a fixture on the block.

The Spool Trick The Spool Trick from "The Green Mile". A Circus Mouse Learning the Trick Delacroix teaches Mr. Jingles to fetch a colored spool. The mouse rolls it back with his nose or paws. The guards are amazed.

The Spool Trick from "The Green Mile". A Circus Mouse Learning the Trick Delacroix teaches Mr. Jingles to fetch a colored spool. The mouse rolls it back with his nose or paws. The guards are amazed.

A Circus Mouse Learning the Trick Delacroix teaches Mr. Jingles to fetch a colored spool. The mouse rolls it back with his nose or paws. The guards are amazed. The Peppermint Candy Mr. Jingles also learns to eat peppermint candies, holding them in his paws. Delacroix is proud. The mouse brings joy to the grim cellblock. The Colored Spool Harry Terwilliger gives Delacroix crayons to color the spool. It becomes red, green, and yellow. The spool is Mr. Jingles's prized possession.

Healed by Coffey Healed by Coffey from "The Green Mile". Resurrection Percy Stomps the Mouse Percy crushes Mr. Jingles under his boot. The mouse is dying. Delacroix screams.

Healed by Coffey from "The Green Mile". Resurrection Percy Stomps the Mouse Percy crushes Mr. Jingles under his boot. The mouse is dying. Delacroix screams.

Resurrection Percy Stomps the Mouse Percy crushes Mr. Jingles under his boot. The mouse is dying. Delacroix screams. Coffey's Intervention John Coffey takes the mouse and heals it. The mouse's broken bones mend. Black insects fly from Coffey's mouth. A Second Chance Mr. Jingles survives, though he limps. He continues to perform tricks until Delacroix's execution. After that, he disappears.

Mr. Jingles in the Present Mr. Jingles in the Present from "The Green Mile". The Last Survivor Paul Finds Him Decades later, Paul discovers Mr. Jingles living in a shed near the nursing home.

Mr. Jingles in the Present from "The Green Mile". The Last Survivor Paul Finds Him Decades later, Paul discovers Mr. Jingles living in a shed near the nursing home.

The Last Survivor Paul Finds Him Decades later, Paul discovers Mr. Jingles living in a shed near the nursing home. The mouse is ancient, gray, and lame, but still alive. The Spool Again Paul brings a colored spool, and Mr. Jingles still chases it, though slowly. The mouse remembers. Death Brad Dolan startles them, and Mr. Jingles dies of a heart attack. Paul buries him. The mouse's long life is a testament to Coffey's power.

Summer 1932

August-October 1932

Night of October 24, 1932

1990s, at Georgia Pines