Mikey in Travisland: Chapter 2-Travis the Cartographer

Chapter 2-Travis the Cartographer

Mikey went on down, went on down the road. He went round a bend and back again. He went over a bridge over a creek and found an abode quite meek. He knew the house was the right one, for it had a sign “Travis the Cartographer, Inferior to None.” Mikey knocked on the double door. Travis the Cartographer bellowed, “What unexpected person is knocking on my double door? It better not be someone who is a bore! (opens door) I do not know you stranger, please come in Sir.”
“My name is Mikey and I seek the way to leave Travisland, hopefully today!” Travis the Cartographer asked, “Why would anyone wish to do that? Have you with someone had a spat? If this is so I’ll punish the rat.” “No Sir Travis. I entered Travisland accidentally at a signpost up ahead and I want to leave only to go back to my proper home, West Virginia, Mountain Mama.” Travis the Cartographer exclaimed, “I have many maps, but none there be, with a place called Virginey. But I do have one marked ‘Dragons be here!’ Are there any dragons in Virginey, that you hold so dear, that may help me find it.” Mikey replied, “There are no dragons in West Virginia, but mountains there be.”
Travis the Cartographer stated, “There are mountains on almost every map you see. That is not at all helpful to me. Maybe my cousin Emperor Travis the Kind knows how to leave his empire. Follow that road and it will take you to the capital, Megalopolis. Travisland six sections has: the Kingdom of Stinksalot, Markland in the north, Travisland proper in the middle, the Kingdom of Joy and Happiness to the east, the Kingdom of Portmanteau just south of there, and the Land of Untimely Creatures, a land best avoided. But before you go do you want to see my very detailed map of Springfield, Illinois? It is my life work, you know. Please see it before you go!” Mikey retorted, “What do “The Simpsons” have to do with my plight? I must go quickly, while it is still light.”