Ratmousen to Rule Gazette with Paw of Steel?

Geronimo Stilton Resigns as Editor of The Rodent's Gazette
By Ratella Redfur

NEW MOUSE CITY It was a day like any other at the offices of New Mouse Citys most famouse newspaper, The Rodents Gazette. But all that changed when Geronimo Stilton, the Gazettes editor-in-chief, made a shocking announcement: he had sold the paper to Sally Ratmousen, the editor of The Daily Rat.

The Gazette is a family newspaper that was founded over fifty years ago by William Shortpaws (also known as Cheap Mouse Willy). For the past twenty years, the paper has been under the leadership of his grandson, the kinder, gentler, fuzzier Geronimo Stilton. So the news that it had been sold to a notorious crankrat like Ms. Ratmousen was about as welcome as a cat in a mouse motel.

The announcement was just the beginning of the strange events at the Gazette. Later that day, an impostor claiming he was the real Geronimo Stilton appeared, and insisted that the newspaper had been stolen from him. Paws off, Cheddarface! Stilton shrieked at Stilton er, that is, at the real Stilton, who was cowering inside the office.

Stiltons sister, Thea, slammed the office door in the impostors snout, shouting, Buzz off, Furface! leaving the impostor out in the cold.

Later, Ms. Stilton who is the Gazettes special correspondent dismissed rumors that the impostor might be telling the truth. Are you suggesting that I dont know my own brother? she demanded. I would know that mouse anywhere. After all, Geronimo is my fur and blood!

As for Sally Ratmousen, she just scoffed. Tell it to some mouse who cares. This paper is mine. Mine! MINE!!

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