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  Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  The Order of the Fairy Queen

  It All Started Like This …

  Rats! Why Today, of All Days?

  The Lights Go Out in the Attic

  The Mysterious Crystal Music Box

  A Delicate Scent of Roses

  A Stairway of Golden Dust

  The Golden Door

  O Knight in Shining Armor!

  I’m Just an Ordinary Mouse!

  The Kingdom of the Witches

  A Nightmarish Land

  Knights Without Hearts

  The Red-eyed Monster

  Everyone Needs Friends!

  The Fortress of Fear

  The Well of Fools

  The Queen of the Witches

  Just Call Me Cackle

  Snakes for Hair and Scorpions for Jewels

  Werewolves!

  An Enchanted Lagoon with Deep Blue Water

  Conked Out by a Coconut

  There’s a Sea Serpent Behind You!

  You’re Sleepy, You’re Veeery Sleeeepy …

  A Rose-colored Coral Castle

  Queen Aquafin

  A Chorus of a Thousand Mermaids

  Blackbeard’s Ship

  The River of Fiery Lava

  The Secret of Mount Thunder

  Dragonaire

  Firebreath III of Sizzling Cinder

  Summon the Royal Dentist!

  The Fire Brand

  Stories about Dragons

  Princess Scatterbrain

  The Voice of the Sea of Grass

  The Mysterious Green Labyrinth

  The Riddle Tournament

  The Challenge of Illusions

  The Tournament of Tongue Twisters

  Gnik Selkcuhc

  Today, My Name’s Trick!

  The Pixie Tree

  Blackberries, Raspberries, and Huckleberries

  The No Hassle Creature Carrier

  The Gnome Court

  There’s No Place Like Gnome!

  The Silver Sled

  A Feast Fit for Everyone

  The Land of the Never-ending Snowflakes

  On the Road of the Ancient Kings

  Pixie Jam

  Anyone Can Say They’re a Knight

  The Last of the Giants

  Bathrooms All Over the Place

  Avalanche!

  The Rose of a Thousand Petals

  The Fountain of Youth

  The Valley of the Blue Unicorns

  The Mysterious Green Fog

  The Trolls Are Coming!

  Warts, Pimples, Scabs, and Fleas!

  The Troll’s Spy!

  Make Way for the Lady of Darkness!

  I’ll Make Soup from Your Bones!

  Thirteen Candies for Boils!

  A Kiss from a Knight in Shining Armor

  The Golden Rule of the Fairies

  The True Key to the Kingdom of Fantasy

  The Frog’s Secret

  The Dragon of the Rainbow

  W-where Am I?

  Do Trolls Smell Like Stinky Socks?

  If We Had Wings

  About the Author

  More Fabumouse adventures

  Copyright

  Copyright

  No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the copyright holder. For information regarding permission, please contact: Atlantyca S.p.A., Via Leopardi 8, 20123 Milan, Italy; e-mail [email protected], www.atlantyca.com.

  eISBN 978-0-545-41560-6

  Copyright © 2003 by Edizioni Piemme S.p.A., Via Tiziano 32, 20145 Milan, Italy.

  International Rights © Atlantyca S.p.A.

  English translation © 2009 by Atlantyca S.p.A.

  GERONIMO STILTON names, characters, and related indicia are copyright, trademark, and exclusive license of Atlantyca S.p.A. All rights reserved. The moral right of the author has been asserted.

  Based on an original idea by Elisabetta Dami.

  www.geronimostilton.com

  Published by Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc.

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  Text by Geronimo Stilton

  Original title Nel regno della fantasia

  Cover by Iacopo Bruno and Lorenzo Chiavini

  Illustrations by Larry Keys, Topica Topraska, Mary Fontina, Johnny Stracchino, Topilia Aristoratti, and Iacopo Bruno

  Graphics by Topea Sha Sha, Zeppola Zap, Toposhiro Toposawa, Soia Topiunchi, Merenguita Gingermouse, and Quesita de la Pampa

  Special thanks to Kathryn Cristaldi

  Translated by Lidia Morson Tramontozzi

  Interior design by Kay Petronio

  First printing, October 2009

 

 

  Geronimo Stilton, The Kingdom of Fantasy

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