20-THREE SKULLS

THREE SKULLS In front of us lay a narrow path made of stones. Each stone had a letter engraved on it. Thea read aloud the message on the map. "A DANGEROUS TRAP LIES AHEAD. BE OH SO CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD. SOLVE THIS RIDDLE AND YOU'LL SEE, THE RIGHT STONES WILL SET YOU FREE. FOR LUNCH OR A SNACK IT IS DELICIOUS. WITH LOTS OF HOLES IT'S QUITE NUTRITIOUS. WHITE OR YELLOW, SHARP OR MELLOW, LEAVE SOME FOR OTHERS, BE A GOOD FELLOW!"

I reread the riddle several times. My cousin tapped his paw impatiently. "Well, Mr. Newspaper Mouse, you work with words. what does it mean?" he asked. His paw kept tapping faster and faster. "Well, come on, what are you waiting for? We don't have all day, you know." Trying to ignore my cousin, I stared at the riddle. The answer was right on the tip of my tongue. What has lots of holes? What is white or yellow and delicious? Suddenly, I clapped my paws together. "It's cheese!" I shrieked with glee. "You must jump on the letters spelling out the word CHEESE!" Before we could stop him, Trap hopped onto the stone engraved with the letter C. Then he hopped on the H, then the E, and then the S.

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"Look out!" the rest of us screamed. Spelling has never been one of my cousin's strong points. Of course, there are two E's in the middle of CHEESE! The minute Trap set his paw on the wrong stone it gave way, and down he went. I peered into the hole. It was... very deep! A foul-smelling odor rose from it. Wait a minute. I could just make out something at the bottom. nkledc. Uh-oh. I was looking at a bunch of bones!