<DIV><DIV><DIV>Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he&#8217;d seen it all. But he&#8217;s never met a cricket before, which really isn&#8217;t surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City&#8212;the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He&#8217;d be there still if he hadn&#8217;t followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone&#8217;s picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And he could not have found two better guides&#8212;and friends&#8212;than Tucker and Harry. The trio have many adventures&#8212;from taking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chester makes a third friend, too. It is a boy, Mario, who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents&#8217; newsstand. He hopes at first to keep Chester as a pet, but Mario soon understands that the cricket is more than that. Because Chester has a hidden talent and no one&#8212;not even Chester himself&#8212;realizes that the little country cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two.</DIV>