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T h e M ys t e r y

E mma c l utc he d he r o l de r s i s te r, M i l l i e ’ s hand fo r c o mfo rt. T he y b o th s at o n the
c arp e t, s i l e nt.

S udde nl y, s o me thi ng … o r s o me o ne … c re e k! “ W- what was th- that? ” E mma
s tutte re d. “ I - I ’ m afrai d. ”

“ I t’ s o k, we ’ l l b e fi ne . ” M i l l i e s ai d c al ml y, tho ug h s he to o was fri g hte ne d o ut o f he r
wi ts . “ What a mys te ry… ”

C re e k! T he re i t was ag ai n. “ I t’ s c o mi ng fro m b e hi nd the do o r, ” E mma whi s p e re d,
ne rvo us l y. “ S ho ul d we g o and c he c k? ” As s o o n as s he s aw the e xp re s s i o n o n he r
s i s te r ’ s fac e , s he kne w the ans we r.

“ O f c o urs e no t! Who e ve r ’ s the re i s al mo s t o ne hundre d p e rc e nt dang e ro us ! ” s he
e xc l ai me d, al mo s t ye l l i ng .

“ O k, o k. ” E mma s ai d, fi ddl i ng wi th the b utto ns o n he r to p . “ I do n’ t ag re e , tho ug h. ”
Wi th that, s he ran b e hi nd the do o r and…

“ What a ni g htmare ! ” E mma l aug he d, c l amb e ri ng o ut o f b e d. “ C o me o n the n, M i l l i e ,
b re akfas t ti me … M i l l i e ? ”

C re e k!
B y L in a - Y3 Vio le t

T h e P u m kin T h ie f

I n the re g i o n o f the C o ts wo l ds , l ay a p ump ki n i n a b e auti ful fo re s t. I t di e d and ro l l e d
o nto a trai l . T he ne xt day a fami l y o f fo ur c o me do wn thi s trac k. T he re was : a b o y, a
b ab y g i rl , a mo the r and a fathe r.

T he b o y’ s name was Jake and he was 7 ye ars o l d. H e ran ahe ad o f hi s fami l y b e c aus e
i t was fun to hi m!

Jake wai te d fo r hi s p are nts and i ns te ad trai l e d b e hi nd the m. H e p i c ke d the p ump ki n
and p l ac e d i t i nhi s b ab y s i s te r ’ s b ug g y. O nc e Jake g o t ho me , he s nuc k the p ump ki n
o ut o f hi s b ab y s i s te r ’ s b ug g y and ran up the s tai rs wi th i t.

H e e nte re d hi s b e dro o m and l o o ke d o ut o f hi s wi ndo w. H e c o ul d s e e hi s g arde n and
the tre e i n hi s g arde n. I t was a fi rm s tandi ng o ak tre e as thi c k wi th l e ave s as a tre e
c an b e – thi c k wi th, we l l , l e ave s .