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17

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climbed

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and at come

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idea

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a

book

projects?

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outside VISIT

out

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a

and

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right

said.

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soon

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as

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restaurant,

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to

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asked.

answered.

absolutely

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me

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to

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meal!

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cheese

shop.

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a

restaurant

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snout.

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to

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really

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!”

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scolded

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when a

friend,

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recognized

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Hercule

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him. .

Poirat

. !”

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to

ripped

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Poirat! And

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with

me.”

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I’m

over Poirat Stilton.

too

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started You

busy,

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to tell

Hercule!

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told

you

my

dear

again!”

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.

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times,

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fact . . . but I need your help!

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sorry.

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dear

Stilton,

why

must

you

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said

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clock, out

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he

my

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in

exasperation.

love

it

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reached

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Hercule who

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pocket

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Gerrykins.

fly in the fondue!

excuses.

there!”

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positively

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he’d

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me?!”

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photo

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of

recognize. Hercule

squeaked.

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Mou se Islan d

closely!” an

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million

Dear

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memories

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from

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us

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“My

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Stilton,

promised

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you,

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of

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you

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course

I

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got

to

Hercule

remember

mywith

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remember?

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chuckled. “Everything,

I

asked.

Gerrykins,”


an

engagement “That’s

quite

gift,” a

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gift!”

I

explained.

exclaimed.

“It

must

priceless !”

be

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several

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friendship

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movie,

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poster it

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distributed

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and

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it! ” I cried in despair. “ Yeees! You really diiiid!” Hercule waved my

squeaked two

snout.

tickets

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airline “I’ve

to

happily. He

already

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you

tickets

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excited,

the

leaving

Gerrykins?”

today!


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movie

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to

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idea

terrifying old

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friend.

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letter

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mouse.

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in

public

makes

was

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my

mind .

stammered. grabbed

to

act

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camera?

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name

home,”

Gerrykins.

whiskers .

reader,

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me

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me

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I

scampered All

the

lights

couldn’t into were

on

the stage ,

a

of

dancers.

in

sighed.

abandon

the

spotlight group

and

her!

She So

I

theater.

off

except

for

the

which

was

shining

on

They

were

all

singing

chorus:

a r t. f e e l . . . th a t t h e y w e r e d r i fti n g a p d l u e co “H d . . t h a t h e h a d be e n m i st a ke n . e r s to o d n u He a d ne ve r had he r he art . . . s, h e h Ala


COMPOSER

MUSIC

MAKEUP ARTIST

ACTRESS

SUPERVISOR

HAIR SPECIAL STYLIST

EFFECTS

COORDINATOR


CAMERA OPERATOR

EXTRAS

DIRECTOR

OF

PHOTOGRAPHY

CASTING DIRECTOR ACTOR


WELCOME TO INDIA, M R . STILTON “W elcome someone I

behind

turned

extremely

Ratkita, Restless

to India, Mr. lton!” S ti me

and

squeaked.

saw

long

braid.

the

casting

Hearts,”

she

said

a

mouse

an

Vandana

“I’m

director* for in

with

a


Vandana “Let

me

I

see

turned

“Erm, got

I a

The they

pushed

clu e

could

hear

you

know how

dancers

Suddenly,

toward

REDDER .

to,

a He

than

a

.

to

d

cheese

rind.

h av e n’t

dance!” at you

HOW

slice

stage.

Stilton!”

mean, I

stare

theater cheese

I

“Did

KNOW

the

Mr.

um,

murmuring,

the

dance,

.

turned

DOESN’T

HE

W

how

don’t

began

me

was

me.

Then

hear

that?

DANCE !”

TO so

drop.

quiet, The

you

director,


DEV

MOUSEPALI

my

tailbone

know

how

“ MRS.

, slapped me on the back so hard rattled.

to

“So

dance?

He’ll

RATEL will

Everyone

let

out

what

a

Ratel

will

She’ll

teach

him

everything

know.

He better

need

to

know.

I

me!”

twisting

he

of

care he

learn, or.

cried, Tell

take

doesn’t cried.

him!”

SIGH

Mrs.

what?”

he

learn!”

teach

“Yeah,

“Or

if

relief. of

needs

him. to

. .” my

tail.

“I


But

they

ignored

me

dancing

their here

and

there

to

were

so

graceful!

. the

I

and They

beat

knew

of

I’d

went

back

to

LEAPED the never

music. be

They

able

to

dance like that . . . Hercule “

dragged

Sleep tight ,

me. be

“You

need

shaking

your

me

away

my

dear

your

rest.

tail

and

to

Stilton!”

trailer. he

Tomorrow

prancing

off!”

HOW

my

TO

your

told you’ll paws


CREAM FOR THE CALLUSES The me

long out.

trip I

from

closed

my

Mouse

Island

EYES and

had fell

worn deeply

asleep . . .

At woke

dawn me

up

the by

following shrieking

morning, directly

into

Hercule my

left


more zip.

to give it extra HOT ike it, Gerry kins? he demanded. LPEPPERS

“Aaaarghhh!” The

gone

wrong

way,

down and

choked!

GH U O C perk

Drink this tea!

the

I

almost

GH U O C

!

CO U G

quick you

screeched.

candies

hot-pepper

had

“A

I

up.

shower It’ll

will

help

you

!

H!


and

instantly

“Noooooo!” scorching “

the

to

be

“You’re The

never

STEAM

couldn’t

I and

water

I

became

screeched.

fur

right

off

boiling

felt

see

around

so

hot !

“Now my

difficult?”

you’re

back!”

Come on, Gerrykins,

have

I

the

why he

do

you

complained.

happy!” in my for

the paw

shower in

the

front

was of

shampoo,

fur-gel.

But

the

lather,

the

toothpaste

so my

thick snout.

toothpaste,

shampoo tasted

wouldn’t worse


than

day-old

tuna,

fur

like

mangy

a

and

the

gel

matted

my

marmot!

SQUEAK! I

had

brushed and

my

washed

my

combed

teeth fur

my

with with

least

toothpaste ,

shampoo, callus

ha,

you

won’t

calluses

in

your

fur!”

Hercule

day

had

started

out all

cream! have

any

giggled. wrong. . . I

was

afraid

to

think

about

how

it

would

end!

AW

!

At

with

“Ha,

The

ha!

fur


MR. STILTON’S DREADFUL DAY Priya Moushi , brought pair

me

of

bright

TURBAN Once came

to

finished,

my

I

was put she

the

costume a SILK

costume: green

with

pants,

a

dressed,

and

a

designer, tunic,

a

marvemouse

jewel. the

makeup artist

on

my

makeup.

led

me

into

a

After big

she

was

room

with


Put

on!

this

! eak Squ

Try on these t r ous ers!

I’ll put

your

on ma keup!


B en d I SAID

your THE

rig ht

leg .

RIGHT !


N o w b e n d yo u r le f t le g. YO U R L E E E E EF T!

b e n d b o t h le g s . . . Now NO , N O , N O !


She

had

a

very SEVERE

expression

on

her

snout. “Mr.

Stilton,

my

name

‘ perfection ,’”

means “And

I

expect

you

is

to

tail

stick.

CL O

your

first

“Now

for

squeaked

sternly.

learn

!”

the

which

she

perfectly with

Siddhi,

Then

she

how

to

rapped me

you

doing?

Are

on

the

NK! dance

lesson,

Stilton! One . . . two . . . three . . .

are

dance

you

Mr.

What

sleepwalking ?


“Young last

fifty

LOST

mouse, years.

I’ve

been

There’s

no

CAUSE.

teaching such

Come

on,

for

thing hop

the as

a

to

it!

One . . . two . . . three!” Every whacked

time me

messed up a step, on the tail. C L O NK! I

YEE-OUCH!

After Mrs. wooden

hours Ratel stick

and

hours

gave over

” I

yelled.

of

(useless)

up her

.

knee

She in

she

practice,

broke

her

frustration.


“You’re lost

right,

cause.

I

Mr.

give

Stilton.

You’re

truly

a

up!

It’s impossible to teach you to dance!” Everyone

on

DIRECTOR to

the

set

to

the

LIGHTING

the

from

costume designer

the

designer —

was

horrified. “Are

you

dance?”

the

Mrs.

Ratel

“I

sure?

He

can’t

director shook her

TRIED

ALL

be

taught

how

gasped. snout.

DAY,

BUT

HE’S

to


RATNA THE RAVISHING That’s

when

voice

squeak,

Geronimo!

I

heard

a

“Don’t

I’ll

sweet

worry,

teach

you

dance. It’s me, old friend Ratna!”

your

to

I a Her

turned stunning

soft

and

saw

s She’ ! tiful a be u

She’s uniqu e!

mouselet. fur

was

!


My

dea r fr ie nd

like

a

curtain

shiny

silk.

She

wore

s!

waist

of an

EMBROIDERED golden

sari

sparkly on

a *

DIADEM

her “

and

forehead.

Ratna . . . it’s

really you!” She

glided

motions

of

dear friend.

I said.

toward a

me

born

Thank

you

with

dancer.

the

graceful

“Geronimo,

for coming

to

my

my

.

aid ”


Musicians

began

SITAR ,

a

washed along

of

I

more to

Indian The

Soon

I

was

relaxed.

followed

movements,

the

melody Ratna sang

me.

sweetly.

completely

on

instrument. the

over

play

traditional

STRINGED gentleness

to

Ratna’s first

swiftly.

lead, IMITATING

slowly And

d a n c e. Before

and

that’s

long,

I

then

more

how felt

as

her

I if

and

learned my

paws


language Over me

the

discover

became next many

easier few

to

days,

things

pronounce.

Ratna

about

helped

India.

THE MORE I GOT

TO KNOW INDIA, THE MORE I LIKED IT!


Hercule

grinned

what

did

I

tell

trip

to

India!

gleefully. you?

I

knew

It’s

positively

“See, you’d

Gerrykins , enjoy

banana-rific!”

se !

our


A TRIP THROUGH INDIA After crew

a

left

director, we’d

few to

First

National

Park

head

the

to

of

start

shooting

gave

Dev,

visit.

days

,

me

a

we had in

West

jungle —

rehearsal,

map

to

the

entire

movie.

of

all

go

to

Bengal. my

the

the

places

Sundarbans Then

character

explore until I found a tiger . . .

The

we’d

had

to


Da y

Da y

1: Na tional

Sundarbans Park

Agra Jaipur

Varanasi

Sundarbans National Park

2:

Va ranasi


A

chill

went

history

of

Finally, Agra

I

down

my

tail.

motion

sickness!

had

go

to

to

I

have

the

a

Taj

horrible

Mahal

in

and

L DE C L A R E M Y O V E to

Ratna.

I

chewed

my

nervously .

whiskers

Would I be able to play the part of a lovesick rodent?

You

When in

my

we

see, got

trailer ,

“Quiet

on

the

I’m

to

the

but set!”

a

very jungle,

Hecule the

shy

mouse!

I

tried

gave

me

to a

hide push.

shouted.


Ta ke

“Oh,

Mr.

moustastic

Stilton, if

a

wouldn’t

big,

jumped

out

jungle?!”

the

assistant

you’ll Um, you’ve My

run just

into to

written will?

“If one,

Squeak!

from fright! You

rat .

of

one !

the

director

we’re

lucky,

Mr.

Stilton!

double-check your

Action !

be

hungry

tiger

squealed .

it

will, I

.

.

.

right ?” almost

see, I am a

passed total

out

scaredy-


It in

almost fact

—

sounded there

like was

.

.

.

no,

absomousely

actually,

no

doubt

the roar of a tiger! real TIGER right on my

about it . . . it was There tail!

was

I

began

could For

carry a

about be.

to

RUN as

I

fast

as

my

down

as

I

I

happy began

slowed the

assistant

I

scurried

director

thought must

scampering my tail off

again! As

paws

me.

moment,

how

Then

a

away,

a

little


that

entire

excited

about

the

scene.

tiger,

we

the

movie camera !

it

from

begins Mr.

the chasing

top,

from

you.

Are

forgot

So the

we

We

were

so

to

turn

on

need

moment

you

to

take

the

tiger

R E A DY,

Stilton?� Eek!


First

day

of

Sundarbans Park! to

National

I

act

was like

a

courageous, fearless prince

.

shooting:

.

.

supposed


. . . but a tiger all

hungry

chased

over

the

Moldy

me jungle!

mozzarella! I out

was of

scared my

fur!


WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BANANAS? When scene

we with

FILMING

finished the

TRAILER

tiger, and

I found

went

back

my

the

to

my

door

wide

the

trailer

open.

WHO HAD OPENED IT? Someone and

left

had strange

climbed

on

top

PAWPRINTS

of all

over

the


Whoever

it

was

stole

rings

I

kept

in

case

devoured

and

Hercule’s “If who

ate

make

find my

the

of

shrieked

with

Then disappeared

the we

rat,

all

of

strange!

I’ll

.

you

the

How

jewelry

him!”

discovered from

my

fake

THIEF

bananas,

mousemeat

Hercule play

I

bananas.

the

“You

get

the that

other

tail!” objects actors’

had trailers,


stole Who chocolates?

my

too

.

.

Fruit

and

missing. a

but

also

on on

floor

and

same

,

the

the not

furniture,

roof.

Well,

also

found

hate to say it, but there’s a thief on the loose,” I squeaked.

Rats!

were

there

“I

that

wherever

pawprints

the the

we

objects

!

treats

And theft,

strange just

especially

SPARKLY

were

was

.

important

Who

ate

ba na na s?

my


nk Tha my

You ’re with

, y ou ! nds frie

s a fe

We the his

us!

’t won f e i th s w pa

rt Hea

determined The

next

to

PROTECT

morning,

we

left

for

let get on of

the ! Fire

.

Varanasi


On

our

second

shooting I the

had

in to

waters

Ganges

day

of

Varanasi,

scoop of River.

up the


But cameras crab tail!

as

rolled, pinched

the a my

Yeee-ouch! That

hurt!


On

our

headed

third

day ,

for

Jaipur,

Rajasthan, the of

site

legendary the

almost my

the

Winds. fell

we

of

Palace I

off

horse!

e Her

I

e! com


The our

fourth

day

final Agra

scene,

in

front

of

in

the

beautiful

Taj What

! nce pri

g! da rlin

h,

m y

d ove bel

was

Mahal. a

thrill!


“Yes, will!” The

she

orchestra

began

to

This and

oh,

“How The amazing,

of

Mysore,

I

WHISPERED . swelled,

and

all

the DANCERS

dance.

was

the

prince

our

end of did

cast

I

grand

the

shoot!

do?”

and

Mr.

spectacular

I

crew Stilton!

Great

movie asked

a n x i o u s ly

applauded.

Bravo! ” job!

finale

“You

.

were


I off

went my

back makeup

followed

me.

Ratna

joined

later.

And

so

she safe

thanks

HEART

OF

my

and

us

cried. and to

trailer

to

take

turban . Hercule

in

been

“You’ve

friends!” felt

to

the

trailer

a

few

minutes

FABUMOUSE “Because

secure you,

FIRE !”

no

these one

of

you,

past has

few

,

my have

I

weeks.

stolen

the


I

smiled.

“We’re

so

happy

we

could

help

Ratna.”

you,

Hercule

nodded.

“Would

you

like

a

banana?” “No ask fiancé

thanks,

you and

Hercule,

one

last

I

have

but

I

would

like

favor ,”

she

set

wedding

our

continued.

to “My

date,

and it’s to take place in Mumbai in a few days.

come

to

Yes ! Fa b umo use!


are my oldest Since you and deare st friends, d love for you to be l u o w I guests of honor wedding!� at our We

accepted

PACKED

happily our

movie capital of India! the

famouse

bags

.

for

And

then

Mumbai

.

we .

.


A CURIOUS CLUE

When

we

Ratna’s

TH E

got

fiancé,

TW O

“Vinay, squeaked.

these

to came

M IC E

are

Mumbai, Vinay to

meet

Ratingh ,

us.

HUGGED JOYO U SL Y.

my

oldest

friends,”

Ratna


He

bowed.

darling!” have

He

to

“Your

friends

kissed

scurry

up!

are

paw.

her

Everything’s

my

friends,

“Come, ready

for

we the

wedding .” He hotel

escorted in

wedding and

Mumbai. reception

Vinay

had

GUESTS up

in

us

the

. We

hall.

to

the

The were

invited saw

most

preparations in

full

beautiful for

swing!

the Ratna

A THOUSAND a

looooong

table

set


ea k! Squ

ea k! Squ Squeak!

at Wh ect perf

My

a

! pa ir

Cong ra lov e!

! ling Da r

my ! Yum

So

sw e

ts!


The

following

married

morning, Ratingh. SHE

Vinay

ABSOLUTELY

OF FIRE silk

LOOKED

RADIANT! The sparkled

from

the

HEART

front

of

her

sari.

After

the

dinner The

ceremony, with

wedding

good. mice

Ratna

A

statue

twirled

Hercule.

He

on

a

there

thousand

cake

was

of

two

top,

but

couldn’t

was

wait

a

fabumouse

happy

whisker-licking miniature

they to

guests.

didn’t

taste

a

dancing distract big

bite!


dressed

in

merrily

in

view

of

brightly It

many

HALL

The

was

brightly

was Mumbai

the the

lights last

colored different

on

the

oor ,

spectacular. the

night

of

chatting

languages.

thirtieth

was of

silks,

city

Oh,

twinkled

our

stay

the

and

in

how ! India.

Goo d time

s! You

sa id

it!


Hercule over, began parts

and

but

sad

were

happy the

to

be

leaving

reminiscing of

the

Hercule with

I

in

particular “See,

my

absolutely

elementary!

stole

the

We

The a

ruby!

soon.

our

We

favorite

was

puffed

dear

Stilton?

No

thwarted

up Why

C RO O K

the

thief!

We

felon!”

squeaks

shriek

was

trip.

pride.

the

so

about

it’s

foiled

India

shoot

broke

had the

barely night.

left

his

snout

when


“That us

crook he

bamboozled

“Don’t said

despair.

firmly.

Hercule Poirat

is

Together,

“EVERY

ONE

NO

tricked

You

us!

He

us!” can

hoodwinked

cried count

Hercule. on

us,”

I

We’ll catch that thief!”

nodded. here!” we

he

“Have

no

fear,

Hercule

cried.

turned

to

FREEZE! RODENT SE T S

face

the

guests.

NOBODY M OVE!

A

PAW

T SIDE THIS ROOM


prints

I’d

found

on

my

trailer

during

the

shoot! The

window

BREEZE fro. a

I

very

was

made

looked narrow

continued

wide the

out

open,

curtains

and

a

sway

gentle

to

the

window

ledge

below

it.

The

pawprints

the

ledge,

and

then

onto

thief

had

onto

and

and

noticed

the

gutter. Maybe another from

the

the

ROOF , gutter

.

JUMPED

and

from

.

and

.

there, then

had had

to hung

jumped


I

feel

terrib le!

Squ eak !

Pa wp r

Don’t

c ry ! Oh,

Sob!

ints!

dea r!

Wha t

a

sha me

!


Did

y ou

know

.

.

Rea .

lly ?!

mm Hm

.

.

.

! robbery

A

I

don’t

know!


A

I

CRAFTY

looked

around

strange

and

.

noticed

There

fur of

CROOK

was

caught

the

Some

the Hmm.

fur!

to

be

a in

tuft the

window!

BANANA on

something

And

of lock a

PEEL

lay

thief

had

ledge. The small,

since

no

one


objects that Hercule’s had

I

.

and

mysterious

all

of

thief

remembered me

on

the my

little

monkey

that

head

BANANA when the tiger

CHASING

through

I’d

the

.

a

back

That

that

.

on.

bonked

with

was

gone missing

bananas

gnawed

Then had

had

the was

found

the the

me

jungle. day door

k! Loo

Hmm

.

.

.


catching

him

and

finding

the

HEART

OF F I R E .” The had

monkey no

idea

could where

be he’d

anywhere, hidden

and

we

the Heart

of

Fire. But the

Hercule power

had

the

bananas

to

the

waiters.

later,

waiters there

plan.

“I’m

going

potassium! Quickly,

of

all

The

a

you

scurried

was

an

can

away.

find!”

A

to

need

bring

me

he

few

enormouse

shouted

moments pile

of


OFF the he

lights,”

ordered. As

soon

the

room

as was

DARK ,

Hercule

squeaked,

“And

everyone

now

. . .

hush!” All room the

the

wedding

FELL BREEZE

silent.

guests The

swishing

froze, only

through

and

the

sound

was

the

open



Hercule “Hi,

little

softly.

“A

The ruby

gently

one.

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Dear mouse friends, Thanks for reading, and farewell till the next book. It’ll be another whisker-licking-good adventure, and that’s a promise!



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