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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 .
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