 NORTHWARD HO!
Stilton Plans Trip to Frozen Ratzikistan
By Sweetie Cheesetriangle
NEW MOUSE CITY�As some elderly readers may remember, The Rodent's Gazette was started many years ago by William Shortpaws, a tough, no-nonsense newspapermouse. Now, his grandson, the well-known author Geronimo Stilton, publishes the paper. Yesterday morning, however, the staff was startled when Geronimo's grandfather returned to work and immediately started giving orders. Everyone obeyed him, even Geronimo. After all, it's not surprising that a mouse who's afraid of his own shadow is also afraid of his own grandfather.
Grandfather William said he came back to publish a guidebook to the snow-covered land of Ratzikistan. Since there are no other guidebooks for that distant frozen country, it would be the very first. When asked about his grandfather's plan, Geronimo said, �There are no guidebooks to Ratzikistan because no one goes there. Not even penguins. The temperature there is 40 degrees below zero!�
But that fact made no difference to Grandfather William. To research the book, he's making a trip to Ratzikistan by camper, and he's forced�er, persuaded Geronimo and Geronimo's sister Thea, the Gazette 's special correspondent, to come with him.
This morning, Grandfather William's large cheese-colored camper was packed, loaded, and on the road. We wish the driver and his passengers bon voyage and happy motoring. We sincerely hope the camper doesn't get frozen into a glacier like a prehistoric Mousetodon, or run out of gas in the trackless snow. Who knows what other dangers await the Stiltons in the mouse-forsaken land of Ratzikistan! Stay tuned for further reports.
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