04-WE LEAVE AT DAWN

WE LEAVE AT DAWN Next morning at dawn, I met everyone on the beach. Trap was bent over a pump trying to blow up a huge balloon. It was purple with yellow dots. "What on earth is this? Where did you find it?" I shrieked. "It's a hot-air balloon. I got it real cheap at the flea market," my cousin replied cheerfully. I rolled my eyes. "I don't see why we have

to travel in a hot-air balloon. And why did you pick such a horrible color? It looks like a giant prune with freckles!" To be honest, I was a little worried. It didn't seem like the safest way to travel. But Thea was already busy fixing a hole in the basket. Benjamin posed in front of the balloon. "Uncle, would you take my picture?" he asked, grinning from ear to ear. Half an hour later, we took off in the balloon. I sat at the bottom of the basket and began writing in my diary. 6:25 A.M., we have just left the beach at

New Mouse City. We are headed west for the Claw Islands. Day after day, I wrote down everything that happened in my journal. I figured writing would take my mind off traveling. Did I mention how much I hate to travel? Finally, at noon on the eleventh day, we caught sight of the Claw Islands. Trap jumped up and down as if he had just won the Mouse Lotto. "The silver island should be somewhere around here! Keep your eyes peeled!" he shouted. "You, too, Gerry Berry. Although with your eyes you'd probably have trouble seeing Santa Mouse on his sleigh!" "I have excellent eyesight with my glasses on!" I CRIED, glaring at my cousin. Minutes later, I was the first to spot the

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island. So much for my bad eyes! I cleaned my glasses to get a clearer view. A dot of silver swaped back and forth with the waves. It was the island, all right! "Look over there!" I shouted with excitement. But then something totally strange happened. zing! A cannonball flew by just above my ears! zinnnng! zinnng! Two more cannonballs brushed by our balloon. Somehow I had a sinking feeling things were about to get worse. I really do HATE traveling.