Today is Friday.

The cook noticed Despereaux, but this time she didn't want to kill him. She was making soup, which was against the king's law. And mouse appearing in the castle was also against the law. Both of them didn't want to be discovered by others, so the made a deal of staying in the kitchen secretly. And the cook even gave the mouse a saucer of soup. She wanted someone could share the wonderful soup with her. Despereaux bent his head and sipped the soup carefully. It was incredible, the taste was the same as the soup served for the queen. After he had done, he told the cook that she was going to save the princess in the dungeon. The cook was surprised but help him open the door of the dungeon. Despereaux went downstairs into the dungeon. Although it was dark, cold and full of odor of rats, he felt brave and strong because his heart was full of love and his stomach was full of the cook's delicious, warm soup.