I've been studying the Redwall books recently, and I wrote out something rather elaborate the other day because it was fun.
Behold, the Redwall formula:
(Redwall fans correct me if I'm wrong about nonexistent lizards)
You can always expect a hero's journey, more often than not performed by a mouse, and usually met with oppression by rats of some kind. This hero will likely receive a prompting from the spirit of Martin the Warrior, a call to action, to leave the safety of the Abbey. The hero's journey must include retrieving a macguffin or several macguffins of sorts in order to gain the upper hand in the fight against an early introduced v