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It was hotter than a SCORCHING 

bowl of cheese soup that July 

afternoon. 

I was in my office at the Rodent’s 

Gazette, trying to start my new 

book. 

But I couldn’t think of anything to 

write about!

Usually, write about my real-life .

 Lately, however, nothing at all 

interesting has happened to me. 

So my mind was as blank as a slice of 

mozzarella.

I’m sorry — I just realized that I haven’t 

introduced myself! You may have already 

guessed who I am. My name is Stilton, 

Geronimo Stilton. 

I’m the editor of The 

Rodent’s Gazette, the most famouse 

newspaper on Mouse Island. 

Anyway, I haven’t had an adventure in a 

long time. I thought about my trip to Japan 

with Wild Willie.* And the time I saved a 

beached white whale on a faraway shore.**

Those were great adventures!

Then it hit me. Both of those adventures 

took place in nature!

Suddenly, I had an idea: I could write 

about nature! But what kind of nature? 

Sandy beaches? Leafy jungles? Peaceful 

forests?

I LOOKED outside 

the window and sighed. 

Holed up in my office in New Mouse City, the 

only nature I could see were the sparrows

that pecked at my cheese crusts on the 

windowsill. 

They were cute, but I didn’t think they would 

make a very interesting book.

I needed something exciting to write about.

And to do that, I needed to go on a really good 

adventure! 

(But nothing too dangerous, because I am 

really 

a scaredy-mouse at heart!)

I was lost in my thoughts when I heard a loud 

bang! 

A mouse pushed open my 

office door. 

Can you guess who it was?

I’ll give you some clues: He’s a tall, muscled 

mouse with thick silvery fur. 

He wears steel-framed eyeglasses, and he 

always has a STERN look on his face — a very 

stern look. 

Now can you guess?

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