The Mouse Island Marathon

Geronimo Stilton went to the bus station. He missed the bus. He ran after it. It was no use. When he got to the office, he was tired. When he went in, Geronimo’s sister Thea asked him, “When did you become a sportsmouse Trap went in. Trap was Geronimo’s cousin. He asked Geronimo why a wimpy rodent like him could be a sportsmouse. Benjamin was Geronimo’s nephew. He asked him why he was doing in the office. He should outside in the park running. Geronimo hurried into his office. He asked them why they were saying that. He thought his whole family had gone crazy. Before they could answer, Champ burst into his office. He told Geronimo that he had signed up Geronimo for the marathon. He couldn’t believe it! Geronimo who is not a sportsmouse was going to run in a marathon! The whole entire staff lifted him up and carried him out of the room to where there where lots of snacks. Geronimo reached for some yummy doughnuts but Champ slapped them out of his paw. Why did Geronimo attend the marathon? Champ offered him a carrot stick. Then, Geronimo asked him that how long that the marathon was. He told him that the marathon was 26.4 miles. He almost choked on his carrot. He thought it was crazy. He told him it was the craziest race ever. Then, he fainted. His chief had to use some type of salt to retrieve him. The next morning, Champ told him that it was the first day of training and Champ made him run around the block 30 times. Finally, he fainted. Champ dumped a cold vase of water on Geronimo. The next day, he took Geronimo to Fastfur Fields, a sport complex for athletes. In the afternoon he took him to play soccer with his friends. He got hit by the ball 25 times! He made Geronimo lift weights for 2 hours! Champ made him jump off the diving board and swim 300 laps in the swimming pool. Every day was the same. He let Geronimo run the runtime every day. He made him run all over the streets of New Mouse City and finished at the New Mouse City Library. He had to climb 67 steps to get to the front door. Geronimo didn’t even walk up the stairs. He crawled up the stairs. Trap dangled a piece of cheese on a finishing line. Both Thea and Geronimo wanted to get the piece of cheese. Benjamin met Geronimo at the bus stop every day for a delicious yogurt shake. After a few weeks Geronimo didn’t feel tired. Geronimo started to feel like he wasn’t a sports failure after all. Working with Champ wasn’t easy. He had thrown out the bad food like his Cheesy Chews in Geronimo’s refrigerator and he climbed up the library stairs without stopping. Months passed and Champ made him train harder each day. At last it was time for the marathon. The race was going to take place in Nibbles. It was a long trip to Nibbles. Geronimo wanted to take a nap but Champ gave him advice. He tried reading the paper. He saw Fifi the big cat. She had escaped from the Museum of nibbles where the scientists were trying to study her. Finally, it was time for lunch. Geronimo almost cried out loud. Three lettuce leaves, two raw carrots, and a boiled turnip stared at him. He hated the food. But he had to eat it because he was really hungry. He had to use his imagination. At last the plane was at Nibbles. When he reached the hotel he crawled straight to bed. Champ reminded Geronimo to set his alarm clock because the race was tomorrow. The next day, the alarm went off. When he went to the lobby entrance, he noticed that all the runners were tired. Lots of people were nervous. Before Geronimo knew it the big race began. Gloomy Gus Von Cracklefur told him that if the north wind blows your fingers would turn into ice. If the south wind blows it would fry you up a pancake. Lots of people were on the bridge. The north wind was blowing. It was freezing. An official mouse told all of them to start running. Geronimo was proud of himself when he reached mile one. After 3 miles, Geronimo stopped at a water station because Champ told him that he should drink water when he was exercising. A assistant passed him a cup of water and the assistant threw his hands around Geronimo. He thought that the assistant was trying to strangle him. Geronimo then knew it was Benjamin because he told him. Benjamin was here to cheer him on. After seeing Benjamin, he had new energy. After 13 miles, everything started to go downhill. Geronimo started to rest but the rest in piece pickup truck drove by. He was so scared that he ran away. Geronimo wailed and wailed. Trap and Thea gave him cheese. The counter assistant told him that the cheese had protein in it. He gobbled down the big piece of cheese in a flash. After 20 miles the south wind blew. It was from the mousehara desert. It was boiling hot! He took off everything that was winter gears. Before Geronimo could say Cheese Niblets there was a blast of wind and he couldn’t see anything! The runners told everyone to get down under the brick wall. Geronimo decided that he would pass. the time by humming songs. Everyone joined in. After the storm he took off. He had took off a little bit and the mosquitoes were coming straight for him. He tried slapping them but they came for more. Finally, the mosquitoes took off. For the moment he forgot about the race he was in and he tried splash his big snout but he fell into the pond. The pickup truck roomed by. He asked him if he wanted to quit. Some pond scum hit the driver. He scowled. Geronimo whispered “That will teach him”. Flames shot out of a school. They told him that the baby mouselet was inside. Geronimo found him hiding under the piano. When they were both outside safely, everyone clapped. Suddenly, someone was shouting. Geronimo gathered everyone’s running jacket and he told the mouse that was about to fall to the bottom of the valley. When he looked down he was wet. The Rattenburg River had burst its banks. Geronimo told everyone to hold hands so they wouldn’t be swept away by the river. Suddenly, the water dried up. They were ready to race again. He saw a mouse crying. She told him that she had lost her watch. Time passed. The other runners were long gone. In a blink of an eye he found the watch. She hugged him. He stopped at the Spicy Rat and he had a stomachache. He pooped the mint into his mouth and in a few minutes he was running again. He spotted a baby mouselet crying. He wailed that he had lost his mommy. Then his mom rushed by. She had found her baby mouselet. He was about to pick up speed but the runner next to him tripped. They both ran to the first aid. It took them a long time. She told him to meet him at the finish line. When he reached the 23 mile marker, a shifty rodent grabbed the bag from Aunt Sweetfur and took off. Geronimo scampered after him and lunge and grabbed his tail. He ripped the bag off the rodent and gave it back to Aunt Sweetfur. As he passed the bridge a mouse fell into the water because the bridge was at a steep angle. He dove into the water as the mouse began drowning. He scooped him up and a helicopter helped them. The doctors checked both of them and the mouse that was drowning had to stay over at the hospital. The helicopter that had rescued Geronimo and the other mouse that had to stay over at the hospital dropped him off at the bridge. He caught up with the other runners. Suddenly, a truck full with fish spilled them over. He organized the other runners to help the pickup. Finally, they were done. The driver hugged him. At that moment he was running in the dark. He turned around and was face to face with a huge cat. It was Fifi! He had escaped from the museum. Fifi took after Geronimo. Geronimo ran through the tape. He fainted. The workers caught Fifi and the other runners continued. After he woke up, Benjamin told him that he was first place in the crazy marathon. The crowd lifted Geronimo high into the air and he got awarded a gold medal. His family and Champ were proud of him.