24-WE'LL MAKE MEGABUCKS!

WE'LL MAKE MEGABUCKS! I put down the receiver. Then I opened my desk drawer. I glanced at the pictures I had taken in the desert. Ah, Egypt. It really was an unbelievable country. And my pictures weren't bad, either! A pink dawn, the sand dunes, CHEOPS's pyramid... just then, Shif T. Paws strolled into my office. "Mr. Stilton, why don't you write an ADVENTURE STORY set in Egypt? he squeaked.

I took another peek at the pictures. "You think I should, Shif?" I said. The salesmouse jumped to his paws. "I do, I do!" he cried. "When it's published, we'll make megabucks! Trust me!" I had to laugh. I could almost see the dollar signs shining in Shif T.'s beady little eyes. I decided to write the book just for fun. And let me tell you, that salesmouse has some nose for business. The book was a HUGE SUCCESS! I called it The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid It's the book you're reading right now! Yes, you are holding a genuine Geronimo Stilton bestseller!