Bright light flooded the tree house again A rustlingsound came from outside the window. Annie peeked out and laughed. Hey, there, shesaidJack looked out, too. A giraffe was eating leaves offthe tree. It had a sweet, goofy face. Jack peered at the wor...
Jack and Annie were walking home from thegrocery store. Jack's pack was heavy. It held a big jarof peanut butter and a loaf of bread. Are you going to have a peanut butter and jellysandwich? said Annie. Or a peanut butter andhoney sandwich?Jack start...
10EchofromthePast JackandAnnielookedoutside. ThesunhadslippedbehindthetreesoftheFrogCreekwoods. Anniestillheldtheancientscroll.Sheputitinthecorner,nexttothescrollfromtheiroceantrip. Justtwomoretogo,shewhispered. Yup,saidJack.Heunzippedhispack.H...
9LonesomeLuke ThesunwaslowintheskywhentheyreachedRattlesnakeFlats. Justletusoffinfrontofthehotel,saidAnnie. Yousurethestageiscomingthroughhere?saidSlim. Yup,saidJackandAnnietogether. Infrontofthehotel,SlimgotdownfromDusty.ThenhehelpedJackandAnn...
8WhoAmI? AflybuzzedbyJacksear.Heslappeditaway.Heopenedhiseyes. Thesunwashighabovethecanyonwalls.Hehadsleptalongtime. SlimandAnnieweresittingbyafire,drinkingfromtincups. Coffee?Biscuit?AnnieaskedJack. Wheredidyougetthem?saidJack. Acowboyalwayscarrie...
7GhostStory Jackbouncedinthesaddle.Hefeltthecoolnightwindagainsthisface. Hecouldnttellwheretheyweregoing.ButhetrustedDustytofollowtheothers. FinallyDustycaughtupwiththeherdastheybegantoslowdown. Jacksnappedhisreins.DustycameupbesideSlimandAnnie. Howd...
6SplittheWind Theskywasdarkbythetimetheygottotherise.Thewindwascool,almostcold. Whoa,saidSlim. Dustyslowedtoahalt. Theyrecampeddownthere,Slimsaidinalowvoice.Inthatpatchoftrees. Jacksawacampfireatthebottomoftheslope.Hesawthehorsesgatheredinadark...
5Slim Werenothorsethieves!saidAnnie. Wellthen,whatareyoudoingwithmyhorsehere?hesaid. Somebadguyscamethroughtownwithhismother,saidAnnie.Theylefthimbehindbecausehewastooslow. Yup,mustbetherustlersthatstolemylastfivemustangs,thecowboysaid. Whoar...
4HandsUp! Itsthecolt!saidAnnie.Heslookingforhismother! Sherantowardthewild-eyedlittlehorse. Wait!calledJack.Oh,brother.Hepulledthebookoutofhispack. HefoundachaptertitledHorsesoftheWildWest.Hestartedreading. Attheendofthe1800s,overamillionwildhors...
3PlayerPiano Outside,thesadtuneplayedon. Itscomingfromthere,saidAnnie. ShecrepttowardabuildingthathadasignwiththewordHOTELonit.Jacklimpedafterher. Annieslowlypushedopenaswingingdoor.Theypeekedinside. Thefadingdaylightlitapianointhecorneroftheroom...