Jack sat on the porch, reading in the summertwilight. Crickets chirped in the Frog Creek woods. The bell of an ice cream truck jingled down the street. Annie stepped out the front door. Let's go, shesaid. Where? said Jack. Mom gave us money for ice c...
Jack and Anne looked around the big room, the scholars andscientists were all deep to their reading,I cant believe mammon is the caliph. Whispered jack. Remember the life of philosopher priceless? Precious? Annerepeated from Merlins letter. Yeah! And...
Mammon? Said Anne. Yes. Said mammon. I am very glad to see you both safely arrivedBaghdad. We are glad you are safe too. Said Anne. we were worried aboutyou. I looked everywhere for you after the sand storm. said mammon. Finally I gave up my searchin...
Noo......cried jack. Jack ran to beauty and yawn hunks of paper from her mouth, Annedropped her kneesand picked up the torn pieces of chewed aroundthe camels big feet. The treasure had ruined. Mourned Anne. Jack was stoned. I shouldnt left my bag her...
Lets hurry said Anne. As beauty and cutie walked toward Baghdad, the lose sand desertchanged to sound bay earth. and then the hard earth changedinto shrubbygrass. Goats ad sheep and Greece grazed grass,farmer started the country side. It was long bef...
In the distance, the of sand spreading over the desert, as the windpicked up, the sky turned to red, and hazed slicken through thecloud. The cloud began to blow to jack and Anne, and mammon likea moving wall,Get down, lie on your bellies. Ordered mam...
Jack looked around widely, dark figures and horses were gallopingacross the sand towards them. They were yelling and shouting. Oh! No! cried jack. What shall we do? We will fight them off! Said mammon. You and Anne take box rightto the dunes. Mammon...
The camel riders all watched silently at sun set over the farawaydunes. As the faraway ball slip beneath the horizon. The desertwasflooded with ...as soon as the sun disappeared the air grewmuch cooler, mammon stood up, it is time to go. He said. The...
Anna staged out of the house tree window,Hi! She called. Shl... said jack. Cooling her back in .pullingDont let them see us up here. It s too hard to explain the treehouse. Lets go down. Good point. Said AnneShe handed Merlins letter to jack and star...
Jack felt hot, he opened his eyes, birding song like flooding into thetree house. He and Anne were wearing long cloak ropes tight withcords. They were white head cloves, and pointing slip on shoes. Jacks backpack turned into a ladder shoulder pack ba...