14-AH, SNOBELLA

AH, SNOBELLA... Just then, Trap looked at his watch. "Oh, rats, it's late! I need to get cooking!" he cried, "Count von Ratoff keeps a strict schedule. He's got a timetable for everything... eating, drinking, sleeping..." "Flitting around in that creepy cape," Thea added, taking a close-up of some cobwebs. My cousin smirked. "Maybe you just don't understand us royal mice," he coughed. "Clearly, the count is a noble rodent. And his niece, Countess Snobellq, isn't she the most gorgeous mouse you've ever seen?" My cousin sighed dreamily. "Too bad about that fool she's engaged to, Schnoz von der Nose," he went on. "He's so ugly he probably cracks every mirror he passes. He's so slow he

probably needs his mommy to help him get dressed in the morning. He's so dumb he Before Trap could continue, the bookcase he had been leaning against swiveled around and he disappeared! "Trap!" we all shouted. But there was no answer. Seconds later, we heard pawsteps approaching. We hid behind a large Ratoff with a Crazy zigzag paffern. I peeked out just in time to see three mice approaching. It was the count, the countess, and the hunchback. I could hear the countess chattering away. "For tomorrow night's ball, we need a butler and a footman. And, of course, I must have a personal maid!" she squeaked. Count von Ratoff did not say one word. His eyes stared blankly ahead. This was one depressed mouse.

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"It's almost dawn. I'd better go. Good night. Uncle!" called Countess Snobella as she headed up a steep, dark staircase. I watched her glide up the stairs. Very odd. Her paws barely touched the ground. But there was no time to think about the countess. "We need to find out what happened to Trap," I said. "But how can we explore the castle without attracting attention?" My nephew tugged at my sleeve. "I know! I know, Uncle!" he squeaked. "We'll pretend we are looking for jobs. They are looking for a butler, a foolman, and a maid." "Great idea, little mouse!" I cried. "I will be the butler, you will be the footman, and Thea will be the maid." "WHAT?!" My sister shrieked. "I came here to get a scoop, not to play maid to that snobby rat!"