Soon we were landing. My pretty new

friend was still chattering away. “Oh, silly

me,” she laughed. “I almost forgot to

introduce myself. My name is PENELOPE

POISONFUR. But you can call me P.P.

for short.” She winked.

I grinned. Maybe this would be a good

time to mention my pen pal idea. After all, I

didn’t want to lose touch with P.P. She was

one special mouse. But before I had a

chance to ask, P.P. began whispering in my

ear. “Do you know why I’m

going to the Rio Mosquito?”

she asked. Then she told

me. It seemed Penelope

had signed up to take some kind of special

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