Whittington Who is The Old One, the Rats from Whittington and what is their importance? Asked by bookragstutor 13 years ago 10/25/2012 12:54 PM Last updated by anonymous 11 years ago 5/15/2014 3:08 AM
The Old One, the Rats from Whittington is the leader of the rat hoarde that lives under the house and barn in the book. They have been mean and malicious to the other animals but eventually they all become friends with mutual benifits.