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The mother kangaroo bounded out of the trees. She landed ten feet away from Jack, Annie, Teddy,and Joey. They all were still for a moment, as if they all wereholding their breath. Then Joey tried to jump out of Jack's backpack. Hold on, said Jack. He
Annie grabbed a vine. Jack looked back at the python. The giant snakewas still winding its way up the tree. It had almostreached their branch. Jack took a deep breath. Then he grabbed a vine,too. Lean back, like Kah and Ko did, said Annie. Jack and A
5Slim Werenothorsethieves!saidAnnie. Wellthen,whatareyoudoingwithmyhorsehere?hesaid. Somebadguyscamethroughtownwithhismother,saidAnnie.Theylefthimbehindbecausehewastooslow. Yup,mustbetherustlersthatstolemylastfivemustangs,thecowboysaid. Whoar
6SplittheWind Theskywasdarkbythetimetheygottotherise.Thewindwascool,almostcold. Whoa,saidSlim. Dustyslowedtoahalt. Theyrecampeddownthere,Slimsaidinalowvoice.Inthatpatchoftrees. Jacksawacampfireatthebottomoftheslope.Hesawthehorsesgatheredinadark
1HowWild? JackandAnnieweresittingontheporchoftheirhouse.AnniewasgazingdownthestreetattheFrogCreekwoods.Jackwasreadingabook. Ihaveafeelingweshouldcheckthewoodsagain,saidAnnie. Why?saidJackwithoutlookingup. Arabbitshoppingby,saidAnnie. So?Weveseenr
2RattlesnakeFlats Theairwashotanddry. JackandAnniepeekedoutside. Thetreehousehadlandedinalonetreeonaprairie.Thesunwaslowinthesky. Rightinfrontofthemwasthetownfromthecoverofthebook.Inreallifeitlookedemptyandspooky. Toonesideofthetownwasapatchofgroundw
9LonesomeLuke ThesunwaslowintheskywhentheyreachedRattlesnakeFlats. Justletusoffinfrontofthehotel,saidAnnie. Yousurethestageiscomingthroughhere?saidSlim. Yup,saidJackandAnnietogether. Infrontofthehotel,SlimgotdownfromDusty.ThenhehelpedJackandAnn
10EchofromthePast JackandAnnielookedoutside. ThesunhadslippedbehindthetreesoftheFrogCreekwoods. Anniestillheldtheancientscroll.Sheputitinthecorner,nexttothescrollfromtheiroceantrip. Justtwomoretogo,shewhispered. Yup,saidJack.Heunzippedhispack.H
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
Jack looked over the edge of the riverbankAnnie had fallen info a pool of mud near the waterThe thick black mud Was up to her chest. I Slipped she said. It feels like quick sand.Jack threw down his pack and got on his knees. Be careful, said Annie. D
The warrior stared back at Jack and Annie. We were helping one of your honey guides, saidAnnie. The warrior was as still as a statue.' We didn't mean to steal anything, Jack said. Infact, it's all yours. We've had enough.Lots of good honey still ther
Jack opened his eyes. His heart was still racing. Hyena laughter still rang in his ears. We made it, said Annie. Yes, said Jack. But it was very close.Jack took another moment to calm down. Then he pulled the Africa book out of his pack andput it wit
The air was crisp and cold. Jack and Annie shivered. They looked out thewindow at a dark gray sky. The tree house was on the ground. There were notrees and no houses--only an endless field of ice andsnow. Morgan and the owl were gone. R-r-read the ri
The dogsled skimmed silently over the frozentundra. The seal hunter ran alongside it. Sometimeshe cracked his whip against the ice. The snowdrifts looked like giant white sculptures asthe sun slipped behind the frozen hills. Then a fullorange moon ro
The cubs whimpered louder. They want to go to her, but they're afraid of theice, whispered Jack. Annie petted the cubs. Don't be afraid, she told them. You'll get back toyour mother.The big polar bear growled. She paced back andforth, sniffing the ai
By the time the dogsled arrived at the tree house,the snowstorm had become a blizzard. Can you wait just a minute? Jack asked the sealhunter. So we can check something?The hunter nodded. His dogs whined as Jack andAnnie climbed through the tree house
Jack and Annie ran up to the front entrance of thevilla. Jack pushed the door open. Go in. Hurry, said Annie. They slipped into the main hall. Hello! Annie called. There was no answer. The place seemed empty. The main hall had a large opening in the
Jack's glasses were wet with mist. He quickly wipedthem, then looked up. A man in a brown robe stood before him. The manhad a round red face. He was bald, except for a fringeof hair around his head. Nearby the rope was tied around a tree. I--I'm not
Jack and Annie ran around the farmhouse. At theback was an oxcart filled with bags of grain. Therewas no one in sight. The shouting behind them got louder. Jack and Annie looked at each other, then divedinto the back of the wooden cart. They buriedth
At the rocks, the sea gulls still screeched. Jack couldbarely see the steep path leading down into the fog. Go slowly, Jack whispered to Annie as theystarted down. Whoops! said Annie. She slipped and fell forward,bumping into Jack. My foot got caught