12-SYDNEY STARFUR

SYDNEY STARFUR "CHEWY CHEDDAR CHUNKS!" he cried. Then he raced away down the dark hallway. I ran after him, but he was too fast for me. He had dropped something, though. It was a wallet. Thea plucked it from the floor. "Let's see who this joker really is!" she said. She opened the wallet and took out a business card. It read, "SydNey's StarFur, professional actor. Singing, dancing, voices, and more!" Then she pulled out some crumpled-up letters. They were from Sally Ratmousen. I gasped. My fur stood on end. Sally Ratmousen is MY NUMBER ONE ENEMY! She runs The Daily Rat, a terrible newspaper. It's filled with lots of made-up stories. Last

week, they had one about a pair of alien mice. It said the mice had landed in New Mouse City. Of course, none of it was true. Still, some rodents like to read the Daily Rat. In fact, it is my newspaper's biggest competition. Now I shook my head. I should have known that rotten Sally Ratmousen was behind all of this! It looked like she had hired Sydney Starfur to pretend he was me. I chewed my whiskers. Sally was not only evil, she was also clever. She must be cooking up some terrible plan. But what? Un-be-liev-a-ble!

THE DAILY RAT 14 Cream Cheese Court New Mouse City, Mouse Island 13131 To T.C.F.R.A. (The Center for Rodent Actors) Dear Sirs, I need an actor who looks exactly like Geronimo Stilton. he is the publisher of the Rodent's Gazette. Money is not important (sort of), if you can find a match. Let me know. Right now! At once! Immediately! Sally Ratmousen P.S. Don't tell Stilton.

THE DAILY RAT 14 Cream Cheese Coutt New Mouse City, Mouse Island 13131 To Sydney Starfur Dear Mr. Starfur, I received your picture. You seem to be Geronimo Stilton's spitting image. Yor poor ninny. I will pay any amount (sort of) if you will play the part of that moron. let me know. Right now! At once! Immediately! Sally Ratmousen