03-MAY I CALL YOU UNCLE G？

MAY I CALL YOU UNCLE G? I stared at Bugsy. Now the little mouse was jumping around like Benjamin's robotic rat doll on super-high speed. "I can't believe it's really you—Geronimo Stilton! I've heard so much about you! You're the publisher of The Rodent's Gazette, the most famouse newspaper in New Mouse City!" she squeaked. "May I call you Uncle Geronimo? Or how about... UNCLE G?" She began skipping around me faster and faster. I was getting dizzy just looking at her. Then there was a sickening crunch.

"YIKES! MY TAIL!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Bugsy stopped skipping. "Oops, sorry, Uncle G," she said. She grabbed a chair. "Here, why don't you sit down?" she suggested. But while she was helping me into the chair, she accidentally stomped on my paw. "YIKES! MY PAW!" I screamed again. Bugsy shook her head. "Excuse me, Uncle G," she squeaked. "But you really should be a little more careful. At this rate, you're going to end up in the emergency room. How do you even manage to get through the day?"

I was fuming. Who did this little pipsqueak think she was? Luckily, Aunt Sweetfur rushed over before I pulled out all of my fur, "Poor Geronimo," she gushed. In a flash, she bandaged my tail. Then she massaged my paw and made us each a cup of steaming hot cocoa. "So, Benjamin told me that you are going to have a HALLOWEEN party," Aunt Sweetfur said, sitting down next to me. I nodded. I'm not really big on halloween—it's such a SPOOKY holiday. But I love throwing THEME PARTIES!

Just then, Bugsy screeched so loudly I felt like I'd been standing in the front row of a Fuzzy Fuzzyborn concert for twelve hours. "A p-a-r-t-y? Yeeeeeah! I love parties!" she squeaked. The little mouse flung her paws around me in a crushing hug. "Can't breathe... can't breathe," I gasped. "What's that. Uncle G? Did you say you can't wait?" she yelped. "Oh, I can't wait for the party, either!" I rolled my eyes. Well, Bugsy was right about one thing. I couldn't wait. That is, I couldn't wait to get away from Bugsy!