01-IT WAS A FOGGY OCTOBER NIGHT

Geronimo Stilton CAT AND MOUSE IN A HAUNTED HOUSE

IT WAS A FOGGY OCTOBER NIGHT... It was a foggy October night. Oh, how I wished I was home in my comfy mouse hole! It was the perfect night to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot cheddar, But I wasn't at home. I wish I could say I was bowling down at Lucky Paw Lanes. Or nibbling on a delicious dinner at my favorite French restaurant, Le Squeakery. But I was far away from every mouse I knew. I was stuck in the middle of the DARK FOREST! Do you want to know why? Let me tell you.... Oh, but first let me introduce myself. My name is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton.

I live in New Mouse City, where I run a newspaper. Yes, that's right, I am a newspaper mouse. I publish a paper called The Rodent's Gazette. It is the most popular paper on Mouse Island! Our only competition is The Daily Rat. But that's another story. Let's see, where was I? Oh, yes, how I got to the Dark Forest. Well, I had left New Mouse City to go visit my aunt Sweetfur. She was on vacation in the Pleasant Paw Hills. To get there, I had to drive through the Dark Forest. Have you ever been there? It reminds me of the woods where Hansel and Gretel Mouse get lost. Very dark and spooky. I had just passed Cat Claw Rock when a foggy cloud settled over my car. I felt like one of the Three Blind Mice. I couldn't see

my own paw in front of my snout! I tried to check out my map, but it was no use. I was lost! The road grew narrow and finally led to a dirt path. Stale Swiss rolls! This didn't look good. Now I was really in the middle of nowhere. I shivered. Who knows what kinds of crazy rats lived out here in the deep, dark woods? What if they jumped on my car? What if they jumped on me? With shaking paws, I tried dialing my sister, Thea. Rats! I couldn't get a signal on my cell phone. Oh, how I wished I was home! I drove on for another half hour in the thickening fog. I tried turning on my radio to get my mind off things, but I couldn't get a station.

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Instead, I listened to my teeth chattering. Then suddenly, out of the fog, a sign appeared. It read: To Cannycat Castle Too shocked to squeak, I checked my map. Strange, very strange, I thought. There was no castle listed. I folded the map and shoved it into my coat pocket. Well, there was only one thing to do. I headed for the castle. I would ask for directions there. Just then, a BOLT OF LIGHTNING streaked down right next to me! For a split second, the Dark Forest glowed. It reminded me of the time my uncle Flickrat turned on the lights before the movie was over at the Grand Squeak Cinema. The