As a journalist, my job is to tell the truth.
I have never believed in magic stories and superstitions
until today.
Now I know I'm one step
away from uncovering the whole truth about the legendary swamp witch.
Ah!
I know I couldn't write about supernatural facts about the Echo of the Swamp.
I'm leaving this video in case something happens to me.
Although I know no one will believe my story,
not even the extraordinary Geronimo Stilton.
Who is he? Is there anyone?
There is something out there in the swamp.
But I need proof.
Wait, no!
But I need proof.
Wait, no!
Nobody has seen him since, right Rosamunda?
That's right, he hasn't shown up in the last couple of days!
Mr. Fletcher disappeared without a trace.
I understand, but why mention my name?
You are the owner of our newspaper,
and one of the best investigative journalists in the world.
If it were possible for you to take care of the matter ... Of
course! We leave immediately.
Well, I suppose we have to go to Cacisiana,
home of snakes and alligators
and mosquitoes as big as forms of brie.
Look on the bright side, in this period it is carnival.
Well done Benjamin, well said! We will have a lot of fun there.
La Cacisiana will be all in celebration.
Let's pack!
What kind of party do you plan to attend?
You have to be prepared for such a journey.
In fact, I will carry with me something that will save me in difficult situations.
My famous boxers bring good luck.
You may not believe in magic,
but these long johns have proven their power time and time again.
My word,
Cacisiana, we are coming!
Be careful if you see Rosamunda, she has made an appointment here.
In the meantime, we can ask about the witch.
A good reporter takes advantage of every opportunity to ask questions.
I couldn't have said it better.
- Happy Carnival! - How about dancing?
Finally, it was time you asked me!
- Oh no! - Give me a paw!
La la la ...
And you haven't seen anything yet!
I guess you've heard of the witch!
Go away, we don't talk about certain things.
Disappear.
Did I say something wrong?
It wasn't a good idea. Where will Rosamunda be?
It's useless.
The odds of meeting someone you know in this crowd
are practically nil.
Ouch! Why don't you look where you put your paws?
- Oh Geronimo Stilton! - You here Sally, what are you doing?
An article about the carnival, what else!
But you didn't say that ...
- Geronimo, I finally found you. - Hello Rosamunda!
I saw the camera.
Wow you brought a nice crew with you!
No, these are just old friends!
Yes, let's say. It's not always nice to tell the truth.
Leave Benjamin alone, we have to go.
Goodbye Sally and Marameo.
Yes, bye see you.
On that, you can bet on it.
Hey, I think I found our witch,
she's hideous and she's really scary.
Ha ha ha!
Aaah! But she is alive!
Listen to Eloisa's advice,
Don't investigate dark legends, you could get in trouble.
Force Trap, we found Rosamunda.
We will be more relaxed in his home.
Yes, especially far from that one there.
Who are you talking about?
- What? He was here a moment ago. - The heat can play tricks.
I'm not surprised nobody wants to talk to you.
There have been too many strange sightings lately.
- People are afraid. - Sightings of what?
But the witch is obvious.
Some saw her while she watched them,
others from the windows of the house.
Legend has it that a long time ago
a peasant woman practiced medicine on the edge of the swamp.
Nothing mysterious, she used herbs and common sense.
One day she was called to help a very rich man.
She did what she could but the man got worse.
She was accused of witchcraft.
The frightened villagers chased her into the swamp.
The woman was furious, she said her countrymen wanted a witch,
he would have satisfied them.
At that moment,
a bolt of lightning struck the tree,
under which it was sheltered and it split open, spreading panic.
That area was called: the swamp of the broken trunk.
The witch is said to be hiding there, even today.
Did she start practicing magic? You believe it?
The legend says,
that if the witch steals something of yours, she can control you
or even erase you, make you disappear.
As long as one believes it, and I don't believe it!
Well then it's settled. Tomorrow I will take you to the swamp.
My lucky boxers have disappeared.
Do you want to give us a shot? We thought you were in danger!
If we're dealing with a witch,
without my boxers I'm always in danger.
Maybe the witch stole them from you.
Do you really think that?
Poffargatto, then he can control me or even make me disappear.
If she was here, maybe she took my notebook too.
I can't find it anywhere.
It also contained my map.
I'll have to draw another one for you.
As you do this, we'll take a look at Fletcher's office.
Is very far?
Walk along the swamp, you will find it in front of you.
Thanks see you later.
Do you think you come like this?
Sally what are you doing here?
You did not hear?
You wouldn't smell news even if it were covered in camembert.
The director, Timothy Fletcher ...
He has mysteriously disappeared. We know the witch kidnapped him.
Then we are on the tatters of the same story.
You have to hurry if you want the news before me. Greetings!
Well, let's see what clues she missed.
Rosamunda says that only the webcam is missing
but we know that Timoteo had it with him.
- Therefore? - Doesn't square with the legend.
The witch should steal an item from you before making you disappear.
- Perfect, I went in. - A citizen adopts a cat.
Another four long weeks of normal time.
Nothing ever happens around here.
This explains why Timothy was investigating the witch.
For once an interesting story.
Maybe the whole thing revolves around this.
The old party witch is back.
Pay no attention to old Eloisa. Here are cleaning ladies.
Well you wouldn't think so.
When Mr. Fletcher disappeared, they told me not to touch anything
until he came back, so I haven't done it since and never will.
-What does he mean? - That it was the witch who kidnapped him.
That we will never see him again.
See what happens
when you stick your mustache into cheeses that don't concern us?
It was nice to meet you, but now we have a swamp to explore.
Rosamunda? Are you ready?
If Eloisa were looking for a new place to clean, she could start here.
Rosamunda.
She is not there, she seems to have disappeared.
His notepad too, do you remember?
He said he was gone. The witch steals something of yours and you disappear!
The witch took my boxers, I'll be next.
Please,
do we want to not panic and look for some clues?
I found one. Whoever did it went through the window.
The plants are squashed and then he looks at what's there.
It's a map.
The swamp map.
Rosamunda designed it and then hid it for us to find.
This will lead us to the witch and Rosamunda.
You can drive a hovercraft, right?
Do you need to ask?
Do you find it fun to go looking for that witch?
Not really but Rosamunda and Timoteo need help.
So I like you, we'll teach that witch a good lesson.
Oh smurfback.
- Trap! - Everyone on board?
Well then let's go. Let's go!
Here to the left,
and then immediately to the right.
- What was that? - A lizard.
The rare ridens lizard.
Are we a little nervous?
It really scared me too.
Why do we stop?
It's just a log, I'll take care of it.
How it weighs!
View? Nothing to worry about.
Except all those teeth!
Ugly domineering paws down.
I'm overgrown lizard here.
Careful!
I will never set foot in a swamp again.
Yup!
- Great good move, uncle. - Of course, it was all planned.
We try to look fierce.
We made it. We managed to scare him.
I don't think it was us.
He stole our map.
Poffargatto, he will do with us whatever he wants.
It would never have happened with my boxers bring good luck.
He left footprints.
Well, so we can find it again. Great job.
For a thousand scamorza, get a move on.
I don't want to lose sight of it, I want to film every second.
Geronimo, he is about to make the biggest mistake of his career.
This swamp smells of bad fontina.
- We're on the right track. - We hope.
Did you bring some tea sandwiches?
- I'm sorry, no. - What a pity.
She doesn't do anything, she seems to me to have seen an apple tree.
- Be careful. - I know what I'm doing.
I wouldn't say, it's quicksand.
Help!
- Pull up. - Come on roll.
Pull. Pull harder.
Guys, how would you define that piece of tree?
- Broken trunk. - We found the place we were looking for.
Yes, look.
The Witch!
Keep calm, there are more dangerous things in this swamp
than an alleged witch.
Hungry alligators, quicksand and the fact that you are careless.
Really?
- Anyway, she that she is not a witch. - Help! Help!
Rosamunda.
Is Rosamunda all right?
Better now that you're here, please let me out.
Rosamunda is our witch.
She pretended to disappear to deceive us.
Of course not!
No, but I have an idea of ​​who she might be.
We'll get you out first.
Behind you, watch out!
Tea! You two think of Rosamunda.
An important question, have you seen my boxers?
Stop where you are!
Don't you dare come near or I'll put a curse on you.
No, you won't do it because you can't. I know who you are, and you are not a witch.
Ninth! Help!
Help me, help me.
- I know that voice. - We all know her.
Haven't you wondered why her face looks like a carnival mask?
Because she is a carnival mask.
Right Timothy Fletcher?
- The police will be here shortly. - Thanks Benjamin.
So you were behind this story, but why?
To create a just in case it seems obvious!
Nothing ever happens here.
We read the headlines in your newspaper.
This story would have gotten me out of here.
So you stole the map, and first the notebook to keep us from discovering you.
Rosamunda had surprised me in her house,
I could only take her away with me. I'm so sorry.
It is clear that she is sorry now that it has been discovered.
This explains a lot of things,
but where are my boxers for luck?
And what do I know!
If you haven't stolen them either, where are they?
I've had you in my head all the time.
Now I understand why everything went well!
Why did you involve Geronimo?
You should have known that he was going to investigate
why the witch was supposed to be my big story, not his.
And why?
Think, if I had spread the news,
and the story had turned out to be false, I would have become everyone's laughing stock.
One person promised me a mustache scoop
if I ridiculed you.
I could have been a reporter in Topazia.
Interesting events take place there all year round.
- But who told you that? - Think about it.
Someone who doesn't really like me,
who we met here and who he even invited me to investigate.
Help me! Help!
Sally!
Marameo stop filming and help me.
Finally an intriguing story!
I will make sure that the new director makes the most of it.
Sally, of cheese.
And so Sally's attempt to make us believe in the story of the witch,
unfortunately, had an unfortunate conclusion for her,
thanks to the intuition of Geronimo Stilton.
Thanks also to the tireless work of the team
and the good director of the Echo of the Swamp.
Now that we know the witch is just a legend,
none of us have anything to fear anymore.
You say?
Come to Granny!