I think the most notable moment in Mrs. Frisby is when the rats realize they are learning to read. This is what changes the entire story. Until this moment, they thought they were going to spend the rest of their lives in the lab. This is also when they realized they were very intelligent and had the mind of most humans, more advanced than some. Without them learning to read, the rats wouldn't have been able to do any of the things they did.
"By teaching up how to read, they had taught us how to get away." pg 129
When Nicodemus tells Mrs. Frisby this, the readers finally understand why the rats are able to live the way they do. Mrs. Frisby also learns how her husband was so intelligent. Until this point, there is no explanation for why the rats are the way they are.
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