10-COME ON, IT'S SELLING TIME!

COME ON, IT'S SELLING TIME! Thirty seconds later, the door flew open again. I jumped. Shif T. Paws was back! He hopped on my desk. He took a microphone out of his jacket. Then he began to squeak orders at my staff. "We need to sell. sell, sell, sell. S-E-L-L! Get it?" he shouted. "SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL!" He paused. Then he announced his plan.

FIRST TARGET: Supermarkets and shopping malls! We will stand at all the entrances and sell papers to the rodents while they shop! SECOND TARGET: Roads! We will stand at traffic lights and sell to rats in their cars!

THIRD TARGET: Train and subway stations! We will stand at train and subway stations 247. We can sell books and newspapers to rodents on the go. FOURTH TARGET: Door-to-door! We will knock on the door of every house and apartment in New Mouse City with hot- off-the-press copies of The Rodent's Gazette!

FIFTH TARGET: Beaches! Rodents getting their fur tanned need to read, too! We will go to all of the beaches on Mouse Island to sell our books and newspapers! SIXTH TARGET: Movie theaters! We will sell to rodents as they come and go to the movies!

Shif T.'s EYES shone behind his glasses. "Are you all with me? Come on, it's selling time!" he yelled. The staff was silent for a moment. They all LOOKED at one another. Then they cried out, "HURRAH for Shif T. Paws!" "That's the spirit!" Shif T. shouted. "We will save The Rodent's Gazette!" Everyone cheered. Then Shif T. suddenly looked upset. "Crusty keypads!" Shif T. shrieked. "I've lost my favorite cell phone!" The salesmouse RAN out of the room. I stepped forward. I wanted to inspire my staff the way Shif T. Paws had. "Friends—" I began. But a cry rang out. "Watch your whiskers, Shif T. Paws is here!"

Shif T. ran back into the office, pushing open the door. Once again, it slammed into me. I was as flat as a slice of American cheese. I slid to the floor. "Good news, Stilton," Shif T. said. "I found my cell phone. I left it in the bathroom." Luckily, Mousella had another piece of blue cheese. The smell worked instantly. I stood up.