Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel #1: The Discovery of America
It all started on a scorching August morning here in New Mouse City the capital of Mouse Island Allow me to introduce myself THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA My name is Stilton Geronimo Stilton My job is to edit the Rodent’s Gazette the most famouse paper on all of Mouse Island While my colleagues were working and sweating away I had asked not to be disturbed I had some important work to get done Very important in fact absolutely important SNORE SNORE 5
Moldy mozzarella That’s Professor von Volt’s alarm WHOOP whoop PROFESSOR VON VOLT How nice to hear from you How are you Yes of course I’m coming whoop whoop RiGHT NOW In an instant I rushed to Professor von Volt’s lab My best friend had some EXTRAORDiNARY news Here I am I raced over Thanks Geronimo I have to show you something This new instrument indicates any change that crops up in the past This display lets me know when the Pirate Cats are traveling through time to change history to benefit them and that’s exactly what’s happening now Those Pirate Cats It’s always them When they travel to the past they also change the present We’ve got to stop them Geronimo You have to call your family Gulp I really think you’re right 6
It took me no time at all to tell my family And they’d never turn down a new adventure My sister Thea My nephew Benjamin his friend BUGSY WUGSY Fantastic And my cousin Trap The Pirate Cats I’m on my way I’ll postpone my trip to the Amazon Rainforest An hour later The Pirate Cats went to 1492 in Spain the year that Christopher Columbus arrived in America I’m sure they want to change history How will we catch up with them Professor With the Speedrat my friends My latest invention A high-tech time machine Werecat whiskers WOW Speedrat Gracious gorgonzola Professor you never cease to surprise us 7
How nice Another trip in time But how will we keep them from recognizing us You’ll find CLOTHING and everything you need for your trip in the Speedrat VRRRR And how will we be able to understand everyone With this earpiece It’s practically invisible and translates every language GREAT And what will we eat My stomach’s already GROWLiNG Ack Um Professor don’t listen to him Tell us where the Pirate Cats are instead Good luck And remember that the FUTURE iS iN YOUR PAWS In Spain in the city of Palos the port that COLUMBUS sailed from in the month of August Never fear Professor We’ll find the Pirate Cats and stop them And so we left for a new trip into time We didn’t know what dangers we would face but we knew we’d be up to our whiskers in adventure PALOS is a small town today but in the time of Columbus it was a large port and it became even more important due to the discovery of America Spain Palos 8
