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Geronimo Stilton and The Kingdom of Fantasy - The Hour of Magic
Geronimo Stilton and The Kingdom of Fantasy - The Hour of Magic
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Geronimo Stilton
I am the publisher of The Rodent’s
Scribblehopper
I was Sir Geronimo of Stilton’s rst
Ribbit!
Solitaire
I am a knight who leads Geronimo
Dragon of Time
I’m an emerald-green dragon who is
Hee Haw
I am the court jester in the Land of
Hee haw!
SNIFF! SNIFF!
Riiinnng !
It was my grandfather William
Shortpaws, who boomed,
“Grandson, have
WILLIAM SHORTPAWS, founder of
The Rodent’s Gazette brown fur and
glasses, and I am the publisher of The
Rodent’s Gazette, the most famouse
newspaper on Mouse Island.
you nished writing the book?” When I didn’t
next week!”
of good ideas . . .”
Then, before I could hang up, he added, “Oh, and by the way,
we’re all coming to your house tonight to celebrate Aunt
Sweetfur’s birthday, understand?”
Worried
(not
about
the
birthday
but
As I walked, I noticed the most delicious aromas. First I
about
passed by Squeakini’s, my favorite bakery in the city, and
smelled their warm cheese donuts . Yum!
the book
I had
forgotten
to write), I bought a box to serve that
I left my evening for Aunt Sweetfur’s
birthday. Naturally, I had to
of ce
and
headed
taste a donut to make sure they were fresh.
birthday dinner.
perfect gift!
my book . . .
I’LL HELP YOU,
GERONIMO!
I am a scaredy-mouse ! Next
another story . . .
“Ah-ah-ah . . . choo!”
As he leaned on the ladder, it fell, and I
TUMBLED to the ground, landing on my
tail. Ouch!
Oh, when would I learn to trust my instincts
and not my cousin?
. . .
Steady
Don’t
worry!
. . .
Ah-ah-ah
It was then, though, that I realized I had
Gazette.
Help!
. . choo!
.
Tears sprang to my eyes, but Grandfather
put a paw on my back and said, “Get a grip,
Grandson. It’s not the end of the world! I
a grip!
Get
Sigh!
I was just about to ask him what he meant
way . . .” he mumbled.
everyone
Never
of it! passed for directions —
heard
mice on skateboards,
construction mice,
business mice — but
thing:“Never heard
of it!”
I was about to give up
young mouse?”
“My grandfather gave it to me,” I explained.
on and on.
my cracker?
and Repair
Shop.
Underneath, in smaller writing, it read: Time
There ornate
were gold-plated clocks and
away . . .”
Sniff !
Sniff !
I turned and saw a kindly-looking mouse about
began.
“R-r-really?” I stammered.
happily.
She showed me a
photo of Grandfather
and me in a SILVER
frame. “Your grandfather
explained. “He is so
Squeakiest prize!”
Journalist
Again, I was surprised. When my interview
“Pleased to meet
you, ma’am!”
She smiled. “What a gentlemouse , just like
was so comfortable!
How coordinated!
for yourself!
chasing a mouse?
WENT ON.
of the of my husband,
to dream . . .
and dream . . .
and dream . . .
KNIGHT! KNIIIGHT!
KNIIIIIIGHT!
calling.
HUH?
I stood up and looked around. I was still in the
up there?”
afraid of heights?
there?
up
is
Who
slipped and slid on the leaves, which were
It led to the
Kingdom of
Fantasy !
In the
Kingdom
of
Fantasy
!
Castle
l
Crysta
Queen Blossom’s
Crystal Castle
THE KNIGHT OF THE
clouds. Whew!
World
Brings Harmony, Her Majestic
entire Kingdom of
Kingdom of the
Fairies, at Crystal
Castle, a fantastic
Fantasy ORIGIN: She
and magical castle
made entirely of
“Kniiiiiiight!”
small creature
I turned and saw in front of me a
name?”
Knight of the
like you. I am the
take a step in it. By the way, can you please lift the
visor of my helmet?”
Here
we go . . .
Thanks!
“Ah, nally, I can breathe!” the frog announced.
Blossom!
Ahhh!
Whoa!
The Kingdom of Fantasy
Castle of
Dreams Kingdom of
the Pixies
Kingdom of the
Land of
Fire Dragons Kingdom of
Nightmares
the Fairies
Kingdom of
City of
the Elves
Land of the Blue
Trolls Unicorns
Kingdom of
the Witches
Land of
Kingdom of
Toys
the Diggerts
Land of
Land of
the Ogres
Sweets
Kingdom of
the Sea
Desert of Eyes
and Ears
Kingdom of the
Gnomes
Rainbow Valley
Realm of the
Talking Towering
Forest Peaks
Kingdom of
the Silver
Dragons
Kingdom of the
Northern Giants
Land of Time
Kingdom of the N
Southern Giants
W E
KNEEL BEFORE THE
QUEEN! BUUZZZZ!
queen, Blossom .
sound . . .
I approached
saw a large
bee standing
on a minuscule
balcony adorned
Huh?
“Kneel before the queen! Buzz!”swarm
the head of the
commanded.
Then the head of the swarm stung me,
just for good measure.
Owww! I gave a
yelp ,
and
hurried
to kneel.
I didn’t
want
Buuzzzz! Knight, I know all about you. Andany
buuzzzz — my regal niece, the princess
now —
more , is
ready to stings!
leave.
Buuuuzzzzzzzz! ”
Meanwhile,
the
“Huh? Your niece ? queen
Leave for where?” I looked
asked.
Scribblehopper hurried over, saying, “Don’t worry, downYour
Majesty. The mouse — I mean, the knight — is a little her
slow
nose
on
the uptake. But I’ll handle him! So where is the little princess?”
at me
and
announced
in a
pompous
Then he tone, “
elbowed
me and
muttered,
“Shhhh!
We are
already
late, and
niece of the queen of the bees, is coming with us!”
Princess Buzz!
Buzzy! Buzz!”
Buzzzzzz!
LITTLE
PRINCESS BUZZY
WHO SHE IS: Niece of the queen of the bees
her nose in the air, just like the queen. She was
She launched herself toward me, but her life skills coach
stopped her. “Think before you sting , Little Princess! Will
stinging solve your problem?” she cautioned.
“Will
stinging
solve
your
problem?”
the little
princess
muttered
under
her
breath in
a
singsongy voice. One thing was clear about
to do!
QUEEN !”
Finally! I couldn’t wait to see Queen Blossom!
Follow
me!
I AM QUEEN OF THE
GREENBLOODS!
the rock.
Hey!
Queenie
!
It seemed Queenie was the sister of the niece
Greenbloods
the throne.
knob.
Fairies, Blossom?”
honeycombs! ”
looking good.”
crown!
FLY SOUFFLÉ
pretty slippery .
to be found.”
L O N G banquet table.
sweet sound.
the meal!
how embarrassing!
plates?”
way.”
go!
you
Here
appétit!
Bon
We all attacked our meals like we were
starving prisoners. And when we were
Fresh flowers
for Princess
bites for
Scribblehopper
Queenie Mixed
cheeses for
Sir Geronimo
THIS IS SOLITAIRE AFTER
WE ATE, WE GATHERED IN
FRONT OF QUEEN BLOSSOM
.
She led us to a wall of the Throne Room where there was an
engraved
plaque. Its
message was
written in the
Fantasian
Can you translate it?
alphabet.*
capacity to dream.
with her.
old ,” Blossom
TIME , for me, has
began. “
“ I’ll do it!”
After I agreed, the queen
the trip.
“Knight, this is a
magical bag ,” Blossom
explained. “It will
shrink or expand in
size when you require
it. Inside, you will nd
everything you need
for your journey,
including a feather pen
so you can write about
your adventures.”
Not long after that, a fantastic carriage pulled up in front of
the castle. It was shaped like a shell and drawn by a thousand
pink butter ies!
“With this
magic
carriage, you
will travel to
Everything was ready for our departure, but right then
the mysterious
Scribblehopper cleared his throat and croaked , “Ahem, Your
Land of
Majesty, how do we reach the mysterious Land of Time ?
Time,” said
the queen.
It’s so mysterious that even I, one of the most
in next to him.
stop bickering .
my ears in a pair of
either. Rats!
treasure . . .” he began.
Ouch!
Scribblehopper sighed. “Do you see, Knight?”
And so, with the queen and the little princess still squabbling,
and with Scribblehopper chattering away in my ear, we
continued on our way. Eventually, we reached the mysterious
Trail of the Seven Steps , where we would nd the mysterious
Door of Courage , which would bring us to the even more
mysterious Land of Time !
YOU MUST WALK
BACKWARD!
At
dawn
,
the
They sucked up a little nectar from
shell
some owers and instantly fell
carriage
asleep. We crept away on tiptoe,
landed
following Solitaire to a large rock in
the shape of a pyramid. A mysterious
softly
message was carved on the rock in the
in a
Fantasian alphabet.* Can you read it?
grassy
eld.
The
butter ies
were
exhausted
.
What
is it?
. . .
Umm
1. ONLY
TWO
TRA VELERS A DAY
MAY PASS!
2. WAIT UNTIL THE
SUN RISES IN THE
MORNING.
RSELF.
BLINDFOLD YOU
3.
4. BACKWARD.
WALK
STEPS.
5. COUNT SEVEN
OUGH THE DOOR
6. PASS THR
..AND YOU
OF COURAGE.
LAND OF TIME!
WILL REACH THE
OF
TRAIL
STEPS
SEVEN
It said:
Door of
Courage .
And just
above it, a
long list of
instructions
for
entering
ONLY TWO TRAVELERS A DAY MAY PASS!
the Land
of WAIT
TimeUNTIL THE SUN RISES IN THE MORNING.
was
engraved :
This
3. was
BLINDFOLD YOURSELF.
it. I
WALK BACKWARD.
shivered.
The
5. path
COUNT SEVEN STEPS.
to take
was PASS
right THROUGH THE DOOR OF COURAGE . . .
thereAND—YOU WILL REACH THE LAND OF
the TIME!
Trail
of
Seven
Steps .
. .
go?” he said.
doing a little
happy dance. knows
Everyone
“What’s so scary about this
about
the
door!
returned!”
. . I’m
Um .
. . .
coming
“Um. . .I’m coming. . .” I said. Withtrembling
Only one more step, and I’d pass through the Door
“I c-c-can’t do this. . .” I
stammered, reaching for my blindfold.
down , down . . .
“ S S O O O O O O R RY, Ahhhh!
Door of Courage!”
IF YOUR HEART
IS PURE . . .
hourglass. and
by a
connected
small hole.
to
It
each
can
other
contain
to s av e Queen Blossom.
OF TIME
1
5
4
IN THE DESERT
OF MEMORIES
The rst thing I noticed was that I had landed in a sandy desert.
The next thing I noticed was that there was a terri c wind and I
was getting pelted by a million grains of pure gold powder. It
stung my eyes and coated my fur, making it hard to walk. Oh,
where was a nice outdoor shower when you needed one?
shimmering construction!
precious stones.
read it aloud.
Whoa!
In the Kingdom of Fantasy, I am the heart.
a signature:
King of Mechanisms,
Emperor of Contraptions
D E S E RT O F M E M O R I E S.
Suddenly, someone tapped my back. I nearly
see if I could cut the hands off the clock. But the
GONNNNG!
GONNNNG!
The queen statue held out her ower, and sweet
a sparkling light . . .
BOING!
Only then did I understand that I had bumped
G!
NN
ON
G
!
Ohhh
into an enormouse crystal hourglass. I went past
maze.
TO GET OUT OF
THE MAZE!
E
ANC
TR
EN
TIXE
EENY, MEENY,
MINEY, MO. . .
It made me nervous.
mumbled.
I turned in
shock . Solitaire,
the silent knight,
was speaking!
Solitaire
slowly
lifted his
helmet, and
I saw
he explained.
PEACLOCK
THE
PEACOCK
are about.”
golden clocks!
recognize anything or
anyone!”
others!”
her down.
TA-DA!
Hour Fairies
Century
Elves
the oldest inhabitant in all of the Land of Time.
b-b-best.”
Appetizers
Main Course
Cheddar quiche
Dessert
Chocolate cheesecake
Mozzarella mousse
While I was nishing my meal, the door to the
cartwheeled up to me.
THE EYES OF THE
DRAGON OF TIME
very much!”
Come go!
Let
back! Eek!
I turned to Prince Lucky. “Who is this sprite?”
I asked.
volunteer!”
hee! Splat!
h e e,
H e e,
ho!
ho,
Ho,
Oof !
Ouch!
ha, ha!
Ha,
made me dizzy. I decided I needed a little fresh
air, so Itiptoed over to the window and stared out.
terri ed?”
brave.”
courageous.”
Peaclock ew over to the window and
trip.”
“ Heeeeeeeelp!” I squeaked.
As we soared
higher and higher
into the night sky,
I tried to calm my
jittery nerves by
usingRelax
some , tips I Take some nice deep breaths
had Ilearned
told in a .
positive-thinking
So
myself.you are ying toward the Kingdom
class. of the Witches .
So it is a
terrifying
and highly
dangerous
So the witches might tear out all your fur and leave you
place from
squeakless .
which
So youfew may never see your family and
return .
friends again. That’s no reason to worry . . .
After three days and three nights of ying, I had talked myself
into a complete and total panic attack ! At last, on the fourth
day, with the heat of the sun burning my fur (I knew I should
have put on more sunscreen!), we reached the Kingdom of the
Witches.
The
Kingdom
of the
Witches
The Kingdom of the Witches 1. Petrified
1
Peak 2. Wicked Witch Woods 3. Pale
Ghost Peak
2
7
4
5
6
5. Greenhouse of
Carnivorous Plants 6.
River of Regret
9
14
13
11 12
ROTTED TEETH AND
A FAKE N O S E !
the , constructed by
Squeak!
The dragon landed behind a thicket ofbrambles .
argued.
Then he mouse
pulled a scroll out of the chest. It had
nasty witch !”
a cage.
by a cloud of f l i e s!
The court jester looked at me and announced,
gentlemouse!
From a fearless knight . . .
HELMET
SHOULDER
GUARDS
ARMBANDS
TAIL
ARMOR
SAVERS
SHIN
GUARDS
REINFORCED BOOTS
. . . to a dirty, stinky witch!
FLEAS
BUS HY EYEBROWS
HAT
BROOM
WIG
GARLIC WITCH
BREATH DENTURES
FAKE
NOSE
MAGIC
BROOCH
BOOK OF
MAGIC
DIRTY
SPELLS
BLACK
DRESS
SLIPPERS
OH NO, I WON’T GO!
trees!
the trunks!
down the
cut cut
We’ll We’ll
were ampli ed by the erce WIND OF THE
WEST . Witches these days! Hadn’t they ever
back alone!”
!
t all down
no regrets! Let’s c
ut i
We have
The Dragon of Time, who was resting
after the long and dif cult ight, opened one eye.
ready to y away.”
he said.
believe
I
you!
in
I tried to squeak my thanks, but I was too busy
made of
bones ! Yikes!
types.
here!”
revolting you-know-who!”
I turned to the witch next to me and asked,
witches!
som! Go,
Blos Makes
me
with want
n to
Dow puke!
her
sweet
owery
scent
All the witches echoed, “It makes me want to puke!”
makes
me
want
to Another witch,
Uglymug , pulled
puke!”
me aside and
explained Eclipse’s
evil plan. “You see
this very tall tower?
Up there, with a
magic trap, Eclipse
seizes the winds of
the Kingdom of
Fantasy and mixes
them in a large pot
put over a gigantic
re. In the pot, a
very evil Wind of
the West is created,
Spiderleg
then with her magic
wand, she launches
, a witch
it at the Tick Tock
Timepiece, making
who held
the hands turn more
quickly.” about Blossom made me want to burst into tears, but
Thinking
aI couldn’t give away my cover. Luckily, none of the witches
seemed to
tarantula
on a
notice my distress. I grabbed a load of wood and
the .
QUEEN
would like to steal the
beauty of Blossom, the
Queen of the Fairies, and
OF
rule the Kingdom of
Fantasy in her ownGLOOM AND
terrifying way!
DOOM; OF RULER
FAVORITE MOTTO:
BAD be CHOICES,
“Don’t worry, gloomy!” EVIL
THINGS,
AND ALL-
AROUND
BADNESS
neck hung a silver in the shape
of a full moon.
Hee,
hee,
hee!
to
like
We
jokes!
play
tricks!
And
Ha,
ha!
like
We
pranks! traps!
And
NOT ME!
How boring.”
her arm!”
S M AC K !
All the witches began rolling on the oor
the
about
How
witch?
new
Oof !
she’s a clown! Ha, ha, ha! What astrange witch!”
at your service!”
read aloud:
“Spell Number Thirteen:
How to become young and beautiful again.
If an old and ugly witch wants —”
silent.
Train!
After I stopped panting , I looked around. I
I saw made . . .
SWIMMING pool
in my uncle Richrat’s
Pot of the
Wicked
backyard. There was
Winds
writing engraved on
handle.
a super-size telescope
pointed up at the ominous
sky.
incredible library!
Pee-yew!
As the witch stirred, she muttered to herself,
!
so windy
I t ’s
ha!
ha,
Ha,
wind form on the bottom, understand? Or I will
P L AT F O R M batwing boots!”
I had work to do in
place was
a colossal
mess! I began to put all the books inalphabetical
order.
complete!
your paw!”
Stinky!”
Only the blue spider said nothing.
Get witch!
lost, off,
spy! Shove
SPELL NUMBER 1 4
He pointed to a
tadpoles swimming
around dejectedly.
Cheese niblets!
reassured me with a
Nice
to
meet
you!
,
am Webster
I of th
e
ing
the k r s !
Spide
Blue
Webster looked at me curiously. “How
ECLIPSE
the smartest
VENDETTA
SHADOW
the most
STENCH EERIE
mysterious
the stinkiest the darkest
Webster sighed. “They
are the B e w i t c h i n g
bones, or a squashed
lump with whiskers, or a sad starving skeleton
in a witch dress, or . . .”
Scrolls !
So one morning I waited, pretending to put the
precious RUBIES .
Blistering blue cheese! It was identical to the
2. Then I began to go
through them, keeping
an eye on the door . . .
succeeded.
15). Then add all the winds that you can capture,
of the West.
Pot of the
Wicked
Winds
Spell
Number 15
How to Cook
the Magic Sauté
Fry the following ingredients in a large pot, one by one
and in this order. (Otherwise the recipe won’t work, got it?)
Dragon teeth
Newt feet
Toad eyes
Slices of mushroom
(poisonous, if possible)
Lizard tail
Mummy dust
Mandrake root
Snail drool
Bat snot
Scorpion venom
Volcano lava
Spell
Number 16
is the only one that can trap the wind! In order for this
they are, the better it is! One way to obtain this result
will be the rst to know it!) In fact, the mirror has the
at a great distance!
Spell
Number 87
gentlemouse!
“I will tell you a secret ,” Webster said,
Webster!
Thanks,
Here
is
the
most
powerful
spell!
spell
Number 1,000
with bats,
already done;
last one!”
POISONOUS SPIDERS,
RABID BLACK CATS
magic words:
Pot of the
Wicked
Winds
And then I stopped. Rats!
waking up!
as she approached!
me yell furiously,
“Who dared to touch my
Bewitching Scrolls?”
At this point I
wanted to jump
and vanished.
of Eclipse.
became stooped.
I will
destroy
Before
you! After
Huh?!?
OOPS. I FORGOT . . .
began to crumble!
running.
oors . . .
Run,
run!
“ Thirteenth oor, TWELFTH oor, ELEVENTH
is here!”
front of me.
cheered.
I felt like I was on TOP of the world! (Well,
saving my life!
“Don’t thank
me, Knight!
I knew we’d
be tight!” he
snickered,
never change.
NOT
SO
FAST,
MOUSE
Y!
to
more
There’s
story!
this
NOT SO FAST,
MOUSEY!
you yet!”
f a c t s !”
And the owl added, “That’s right. There’s more
to the story!”
Uh-oh. What was the witch up to now?
ha!
ha,
Ha,
ha!
ha,
Ha,
Ha, ha, ha!
I didn’t know what Eclipse was talking about, but before I
could ask, she started ying away.
“In
three
days,
there
The witch aimed her broom directly toward the ground. Then
will
she pointed her magic wand at a white stone in the shape of a
be
skull.
an
eclipse
of
the“Doom Door, open up . . . or else!”
moon.
The white stone slowly rose, revealing a dark tunnel. Eclipse
That
ew right into the
is
when
you
lose
it
all!”
An ECLIPSE is when one celestial body (like a planet or moon) blocks the light to
another celestial body. A SOLAR ECLIPSE
occurs when the moon comes between the sun and Earth, blocking the
sun’s light and leaving Earth brie y in darkness. A LUNAR ECLIPSE occurs
when the sun, the moon, and Earth are aligned so that Earth’s shadow
blocks the sun’s light from hitting the moon. The term eclipse is derived
from Greek and means “to make oneself invisible.”
tunnel and !
disappeared
Questions swirled around in my brain like clothes
tumbling
in a
dryer.
“What OF DARKNESS ?
moon
just
What will happen in three days? Why does the eclipse of the
matter?”
happened?”
I was so Illed with questions, I felt like I was about to explode.
squeaked,
terri ed.
Webster explained that the witch’s Doom Door led to her
underground crypt. “That’s where Eclipse has imprisoned all
the “Where other Blue
did the
SPIDERS witch
! AFTER go? Why
THEY
OF DARKNESS .
IT did CAN she
MADE
SKY say
OF THE I
DARKEN THE
THE
INVISIBLE would
KINGDOM OF
FANTASY
NET, lose
FOREVER. it
SHE’S
THE LONG-LEGGED HISTORY
OF THE BLUE SPIDERS ONCE
UPON A TIME, THE BLUE
SPIDERS LIVED PEACEFULLY
IN AN IMMENSE
UNDERGROUND LAIR IN THE
VALLEY OF THE LONG LEGS.
THERE THEY LIVED HAPPILY,
WEAVING THEIR BEAUTIFUL
WEBS.
Then, one terrible day, the evil witch Eclipse invaded the valley and
kidnapped their king, Websteronius B.
The net was woven with the tears of the spiders, soaked with their
sadness. The witch used the net to capture the Wind of the West,
made up of all the winds in the Kingdom of the Witches. Now the
Blue Spiders are being forced to weave another net called the
Layer of Darkness. With this net, the witch plans to darken the
sun forever and rule the Kingdom of Fantasy.
Webster waved one long leg in the air (or was
Hurry!
more!
Up
Come
on!
Move
those
Fold! legs!
beat!
I’m I’m
d!
exhauste
feel faint!
I
Don’t
slow
down!
Hurry!
Work,
nes!
Lazybo
Sigh .
. .
But that’s another story . . .
evil plan.
to get.”
stardust, gets its power from fairy tears. It can cut through
super-sticky!
dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands, so the
Shriek Peak .”
Sapphire.
city and stayed there to wait for us. After I had put
were coming?
are in
we
Here City!
Sapphire
those inside that matter most!
profound wisdom.
Azul, the
Ancient One with
Eyes of Sapphire
house is the most modest in the whole city, and on his door
Kingdom of Fantasy.
conquers all!
I bowed before the king. “I’m not sure if you
b l u s h e d, wondering if he caught my
comfy!”
By now I was as RED as a tomato. Oh, how
embarrassing!
Azul continued, “Please, speak freely. I will
listen.”
will listen!
I
the Layer
. . .
itch
The w . .
ness .
of Dark
we need the CRYSTAL SWORD . . .
yours!”
different.
very tempting . . .
. . .
Umm
If I chose that road I would be the most
decision on my own.
Once more I looked at the three roads. Then
save Blossom.
your paw.”
False heart
and evil
Pure heart intentions
and sincere
intentions
I looked down at the sword in my paw. It was
are worthy.”
remaining in my paw
jester.
appeared by my side.
Itsy
Bitsy!
Webster!
Uncle
witches! She is going to destroy the kingdom with
witches ew in.”
the peak.
I stammered.
Cheese niblets , I was a
nervous wreck!
her!”
the peak.
moon!
victory!
So, as the moon rose, we glided over Eclipse’s
horrid army . . .
STINK-SHOOTING WITCHES
LIGHTNING-BOLT WITCHES
STINGING-NETTLES
F O U L - WAT E R WITCHES
WITCHES
ECLIPSE
HORNET’S-STING WITCHES
MOTORMOUTH WITCHES
SHADY SERPENTS
TWO-HEADED DRAGONS
THORN
EATERS
STONE GNOMES
POISONOUS-MUSHROOM
GNOMES
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
HAIRY BATS
WEREWOLF CHICKS
SLICING SNAKES
LITTL E GREEN
MONSTERS
ASHEN
PHOENIXES
ENERGY-EATING
MEGA -WOR MS
ABOMINABLE GIANTS
BLOCKHEAD HULKS
SNOT SPRAYERS
STINKY
MONSTERS
HAIRY
MONSTER
FRESHWATER
MONSTERS
CROCOCREATURE
LUNAR
WEREWOLVES
SMELLY SALAMANDERS
SWAMP
SPIDERBATS
TOADEPHANTS
HIPPOSTRICHES
SHARP-TOOTHED
OGRES
MONOCLE, THE
F L AT- T O O T H E D ONE-E YED KING
big guy!”
Just then the sky grew a shade darker. The eclipse was starting!
“Hurry up, you fool!” the witch ordered. “What are you
waiting for, a text message from the moon?!
To s s me u p !”
“Toss her! Toss her!” the other witches and all the creatures of
the dark side of the moon chanted.
Monocle raised the little airplane with the witch on top and
threw it with all his might. As soon as
ha,
Ha,
haaa!
ha,
she took off, Eclipse unrolled the Layer
my amazing victory!”
She pointed at the Layer
of Darkness .
“This is the toughest material in the entire kingdom. Nothing can
destroy it!”
With a
shaking
paw, I
lifted the
I squeaked. “This is the Crystal
sword
Sword !
higher
Azul gave so
it to me because he knew I would use it to ght evil !”
Eclipse
could get
a good
look.
the
For
om!
Bloss
For Fantasy
!
of
m
Kingdo
it!
Cut
Noooooo
oo!
“ Let’s goooo!” I cried to the dragon. He
in my ear.
We did it!”
Underneath us, we could hear the disappointed
sorry someday!”
But as she was screaming, the Layer of Darkness
have my
will always
I
Sword!
Crystal
KNIGHT OF PEACE
it was to be honored!
saved!
Blossom
!
no longer leaning on a cane.
eclipse.”
The queen reached forward and placed an
Oof !
Knight,
I thought
were you
a goner!
SPEECH! SPEECH!
!
dance
Let’s
Ohhh!
I went over and asked, “Tick Tock, how are
you?”
I will
tell yo
u . .
.
What
is the
treasur
e?
the treasure in the Land of Time that so many
it might be?”
BUY it!”
the morning!
LAKE !
treasure, and we
Everyone applauded .
warm feeling came over me
Around me, all the alarm clocks in the shop were ringing and
buzzing and chiming and cuckooing! What a racket!
ING
BUZZ R
BRIIINNG OOO
CK O
CU KOO
C
CU
DIN
G
BEEP
BEEP
Buz
Buz zz
zz
Huh?!
“It’s okay. I should get going anyway,” I said,
me.
Hee,
It hee,
works! hee!
I put the watch up to my ear. It ticked softly in a
plant?” I asked.
believes me.”
Timepiece?” I asked.
This time it was Eloise’s turn to laugh. “Oh,
in magic ?
I waved good-bye again and headed back toward
peacefulnight!
YES, GRANDFATHER,
I DID!
as my next book!
It was my eighth adventure in the Kingdom
precious!
said.
confused.
Did
you
up come
with
an
idea?
I did!
Yes,
Grandfather laughed. “Just teasing you!” he
proud of me.
“I love you, Grandfather!” I squeaked.
“I love you, too, Grandson,” replied Grandfather,
hugging me.
Stilton was awarded the Ratitzer Prize for his scoops on The
Curse of the Cheese Pyramid and
In his spare time, Mr. Stilton collects antique cheese rinds and
plays golf. But what he most enjoys is telling stories to his
nephew Benjamin.
Don’t miss
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adventures in
the Kingdom of
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I, Geronimo Stilton, was amazed to nd
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Queen of the Fairies, needed my help —
time itself was under threat!
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