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Some Internet Person Losing It over a Kids' Book

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Title says all, the kids' book is Thea Stilton and the stuff we non-Italians are missing out on; also uh I do art about it

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So you wanna get into Geronimo Stilton

Maybe you're a fandom lurker peeping the fan content without any context to save your life. Or maybe you're revisiting the series out of childhood nostalgia and are totally lost on what the hell is going on in the fandom and what people are freaking out about today. Or maybe you're looking into more aspects of the fandom after having stuck to one corner and you dunno where to start.

Or maybe you're just a fandom veteran who peeped this post and am curious as to what the hell I'm on about that's valid too--

Well buddy do I have something to remedy that for you :D

Presenting an intro guide to Geronimo Stilton, with all the basics you need to get the gist of what's going on :D

This not only gives deets on everything the (English) franchise has to offer, but also can be viewed for very specific aspects of the fandom if you want or need certain info :3

Enjoy :D

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New REBLOG Game

Just fucking lie about the previous poster

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Prev actually has a hate blog dedicated to sci sans.

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Geronimo Stilton English readers, I need some help!

I finally started to translate my KoF fic. There are many terms that I should look for because, of course, they have been translated and will not be identical to the Italian ones. I think I will be able to find most of them... But I don't know where to find the geographic places.

In the fic I mentioned many places of the Mouse Island. I found them on a gigantic map I got God-knows-where, but I found the same map on The Quest of Paradise... Unluckly, in the English edition there is no map, neither of the New Mouse City (be aware that I almost had a heart attack to find out that Topazia became New Mouse City) or the Mouse Island. I took a picture of both:

I don't really need the names of the places of New Mouse City (just the name of Sally's newspaper, if someone can help me with that), but I do need the names of the places of Mouse Island.

Does anyone have a picture of the second map in English? (Does it exist in the English edition, at least)?

The maps do exist in English editions, they're just not as in-depth because holy shit those are in-DEPTH :OO

Also they look like actual tour maps in travel brochures and I really like that, but yeah here's the (newer) English version of the maps ^^

Oh, thank you a lot! Sorry, you posted the map of the New Mouse City twice, can I also see the Mouse Island one?

There are many versions of the map as far as I remember. The one I posted are probably the most complete (definitely not the first edition of them), but I think they have also been changed in the new books 🤔

I'm just realizing I sent two copies of the same picture AHDFHASFSDKAHFDH MY BAD

Anyway here it is ^^

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Geronimo Stilton English readers, I need some help!

I finally started to translate my KoF fic. There are many terms that I should look for because, of course, they have been translated and will not be identical to the Italian ones. I think I will be able to find most of them... But I don't know where to find the geographic places.

In the fic I mentioned many places of the Mouse Island. I found them on a gigantic map I got God-knows-where, but I found the same map on The Quest of Paradise... Unluckly, in the English edition there is no map, neither of the New Mouse City (be aware that I almost had a heart attack to find out that Topazia became New Mouse City) or the Mouse Island. I took a picture of both:

I don't really need the names of the places of New Mouse City (just the name of Sally's newspaper, if someone can help me with that), but I do need the names of the places of Mouse Island.

Does anyone have a picture of the second map in English? (Does it exist in the English edition, at least)?

The maps do exist in English editions, they're just not as in-depth because holy shit those are in-DEPTH :OO

Also they look like actual tour maps in travel brochures and I really like that, but yeah here's the (newer) English version of the maps ^^

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🌍✨ A Voice from Gaza: Fighting for Hope ❤️‍🩹

Hi, my name is Mosab , and I’m from Gaza. Life here has been harder than I could ever imagine, but today I’m sharing my story with hope in my heart, because your kindness has already given us so much strength.

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Received your ask ^^ I’ll also reblog it in @esmelonlandfundraiserblog, I tend to promote fundraisers there

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I just finished this BEAST of a book (72 pages of a LARGE AS FUCK BOOK)

This is The origins of Kingdom of Fantasy and I fucking CRIED

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

GERONIMO LITERALLY CREATED THE KINGDOM OF FANTASY. HE DREAMED IT AND MADE IT BECOME REAL TO PROTECT THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS. HE ALSO CREATED FLORIDIANA/BLOSSOM AND HE IS DESIGNATED AS THE KINGDOM'S PROTECTOR.

I AM CRYING.

Okay so, the book seems unavailable outside Italy (I couldn't even find it the 🏴‍☠️ way in Italian) soooo I can give y'all the pictures of this part of the book (as I said, the book is huge, so sorry if the quality is not that good). And the translation, even if I am not a translator, but I trust Geronimo to be easy to translate.

( @the-gayest-show I saw your tags, I had the same reaction)

So, let's go.

For context: Geronimo is asked to go the Kingdom of Nightmares to get back the Golden Egg of Dreams, a big golden egg where you can sleep in and where every dream becomes reality. What you will read is after the adventure is over (and the Golden Egg is safe)

The gifts of the friends from the Kingdom of Dreams

"It was at that point that I announced: - Ehm, my dear friends, at this point, if you don't need me anymore, I would go home...

Everyone shouted at the same time: - Nooooo, Master Dreamer, stay a little longer!

Pistacchioso screamed plaintive: - But, so, don't you have a good time here with us?

I smiled and hug him: - Oh no, Pistacchioso, I had a good time, but I really have to go back home, in the city of Topazia...

Petrica mumbled with tears in her eyes: - Alright, go then, but promise that you will come back at least to say hello to us, because we love you!

Then they crowded around me, hugging me and submerging me with their gifts.

I accepted all of them, then I asked: - My friends, what can I gift you?

Everyone shouted at the same time: - A dream, we want a dream, and it should be nice and good for everyone!

Alidoro opened me the door of the Golden Egg of Dreams, inviting me to get it. I entered and closed the door. I know what to do by now...

I nibbled the little biscuits, I drank the herbal tea, load the music box and I slipped under the blankets.

Then I said to myself: - I have to be careful of what I dream of, because my dreams in this Golden Egg will become reality...

Of course, I would really like to gift a beautiful dream to my friends! A nice and good and maybe also useful dream!

But... What do they really need? Well, of course of allies that can help them in case of danger, if the Oscurissimi* should attack again! Yeah, I should dream of a Kingdom populated by many creatures with a kind heart, lovers of the Peace and that know the value of true friendship...

And this new Kingdom could communicate with the Kingdom of Dreams through a big and beautiful rainbow, a bridge between two worlds, symbol of peace and eternal friendship!

Satisfied, I closed my eyes and started to mutter: - I want to dream... I want to dream... I want to dream...

A moment later I fell into a wonderful sleep.

I dreamed of opening the door of the Golden Egg and on the other side seeing... A beautiful rainbow that shone in the sky... And of travelling until I reached an enchanted place, where stood a castle of the purest crystal. A beautiful fairy with light blue complexion, who wore a crown of roses on her head, was singing accompanied by a sweet choir..."

[The gifts around the page are: a parchment, a throne in the Council of the Wise Dreamers, a dream catcher, a precious inkwell, a golden crown, a bottle of elderberry ink, a feather of light, a warm coat, a saddlebag of sweets]

Welcome in the Kingdom of Fantasy, the most beautiful Kingdom that exists!

This one of Dreams is the most enchanted, welcome in our fairy Kingdom!

May the Kingdom of Dreams and of Fantasy be always united by the bright path!

From now on the fairy rainbow here will lead

who from the Kingdom of Dreams will want to visit us!

The Queen of this Kingdom Blossom will be called,

and in Crystal Castle she will live!

[Geronimo is saying: Oooooh, what a wonderful dream!]

[Blossom is saying: I, Blossom, welcome you to Crystal Castle]

"When I woke up, I told my dream to my new friends, that said: - What a fantastic dream you dreamt! How wonderful it is, this Kingdom friend and ally!

I hugged them and said smiling: - Dear friends, now my job is done, I think it's time for me to go back home...

The Great Salamander hit the ground with his stick with a stern expression: - Master Dreamer, we know you are a writer, so we nominate you Master Writer and we ask you a book written with love!

Alidoro put a hand on my shoulder: - Your job is not yet done: you will have to write a book that will tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the adventure that you have lived. But now listen to me carefully: you didn't tell us what's the name of the beautiful Kingdom that was born from your dream.

I thought about it for a long time, then I exclaimed: - There is only one name that I can give to this Kingdom:

KINGDOM OF FANTASY.

Everyone shouted at the same time: - Hurray! Hurray! Long live the Kingdom of Fantasy!

When silence returned, King Onirio looked me in the eyes and said: - Master Dreamer, promise not to reveal the secret of the birth of the Kingdom of Fantasy, because it's the Secret of the Secrets and it will remain so until we authorize you to disclose it! Also know that many times you will have to fight to defend the Kingdom of Fantasy from the Oscurissimi* and their descendants. Always be ready!

I put my hand on my heart: - I promise on my honor that I will never let you go without my help!"

[The last two lines are about him going back home, so I didn't translate them]

Aaaand that's it. I cried. Geronimo created all of that as a GIFT. It's beautiful.

* In the Kingdom of Fantasy books there is a character that has "Oscurissimi" as family name, and it's Crowbar the Cruel. Since in English they didn't keep the family name, well, we have a descendant.

UEUEUEUEWAAAA,,,, THAT'S SO SWEET OF HIM 🥺

That makes the lore around the Kingdom of Dreams so cool tho??? Like it was the first Kingdom and then G gave them the Kingdom of Fantasy as an ally to help against the Oscurissimi? GET YOU A FRIEND LIKE G WHO GIVES YOU A WHOLE KINGDOM TO HELP PROTECT YOU FROM YOUR ENEMIES

That also leaves a lot of room for an overarching narrative-- the Oscurissimi looking to claim the Kingdom of Dreams, which might explain it becoming the Kingdom of Nightmares at some point when G first reenters the KoF, and then helping to reclaim it as the Kingdom of Dreams (despite the cartographers not getting the memo apparently) :000c

One thing tho is that Corvidius/Crowbar the Cruel never showed up and neither did his shapeshifting murder of crows but eh it might not've been thought of yet that early into the story, still very nice lore :3c

the suffering never ends

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This is the real process

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BLESS EVERYONE IN THIS POST.

Oh my God!

It’s amazing, some links aren’t working for me but those who are, are spectacular.

Reblogging because NAMING IS HARD

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Miscommunication Prompts

  • A character avoids eye contact because they’re nervous, making the other believe they’re hiding something.
  • A character mistakes someone’s distraction for boredom, assuming they’re not interesting enough.
  • A character misinterprets kindness as pity, making them defensive.
  • A character uses a phrase that has multiple interpretations, and the listener takes it in the worst possible way. (“I took care of him.” “You WHAT?”)
  • A character pulls a harmless prank that spirals out of control until it’s too late to take it back.
  • The audience knows that two characters are talking about completely different things, but neither of them realises it (dramatic irony).
  • A character gives a vague or hesitant response out of nervousness, and the other person takes it as rejection.
  • A text or letter meant for one person gets sent to the absolute worst possible recipient.
  • A character asks another to do something simple, but their interpretation is wildly different.
  • Two characters remember an event completely differently, leading to an argument where both are convinced they’re right, but what actually happened is something neither of them recall correctly.
  • Someone shrinks away from a touch due to past trauma, but the other person assumes it means rejection.
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