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Standing in the cold, Jack felt afraid again. Therewere big paw prints in the moonlit snow all aroundthe house. The wolves were here, said Kathleen. Perhaps we should go back inside, said Teddy. No, said Kathleen. We must walk with Jack andAnnie back
Jack felt the sharp bite of an icy wind. He lookedout the window with the others. Oh, man, hewhispered. The tree house was not in a tree--for there were notrees anywhere to be seen. Instead, it was sitting highon top of a steep snowdrift. Other drift
Teddy slammed the door against the wolves. Jackcaught his breath. Welcome! the three Norns said in unison. They alllooked exactly alike, except they wore gowns ofdifferent colors--blue, brown, and gray. How are you, Jack, Annie, Teddy, and Kathleen?s
The three knights gazed in wonder at the white stag. Here, take this! Annie said to Jack. She handed him thesilver cup. Then she slipped off the back of Lancelot's horse andran to the stag. Thanks for coming for us! she cried, throwing her armsaround
Once the knight was gone, the candles and torches in thegreat hail grew dimmer. A bitter chill crept over the room. What do these three rhymes mean? said Jack, looking at hisnotebook. Who are the Keepers of the Cauldron? What secretdoor?I don't know,
Jack couldn't stop smiling. He had scared off aleopard! Bu-bu and Ho-ho stared at Jack with awe. Annielooked at him with awe, too. When did you learn to do that? she asked. Before Jack could answer, he heard a rustling in thebrush. Then Big Guy stepp
The rain ended. Slowly the feeding came to a stop. Big Guy led his family into a clearing. The tallgrass sparkled with misty sunlight. The silverback lay down and tucked his arms underhis head. The other gorillas gathered around him. Some beatthe gra
Jack! cried Annie. The skinny dog barked and jumped around happily. Jack was hanging a few feet off the ground, with arope around his ankle. His glasses and hat and baghad fallen to the ground. Jack felt the blood rushing tohis head. I must have step
Jack shivered. He could see his breath in the dim light. Annie was staring out the window. This is Camelot? shesaid. Jack looked out with her. The tree house had landed in agrove of tall, bare trees. A huge, dark castle loomed against thegray sky. No
Boka looked at Jack and grinned. Ready? heasked. I'm ready! said Annie. Where do we get oursurfboards?Down there, said Kama. She pointed to a rockypath that led to the beach. Let's go, said Annie. Annie, Boka, and Kama started down the path. Jackfoll
Aloha, said Jack and Annie. Where did you come from? a pretty womanasked. Frog-- Annie started. But Jack broke in. From over the mountains, hesaid quickly. He pointed at the mountains looming inthe distance. We are glad you have come to visit us, the
The magical mustard seed 神奇的芥籽 A woman's only son died. In her grief, she went to the holy man and asked, 一个女人的独生子死了。她非常伤心地找到神父问: What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my so
4 进入城堡 我想杀了她。杰克自言自语着。 他把所有的东西都塞进背包里,向吊桥走去。他希望不被任何人发现。 天越来越黑了,这肯定是夜晚。 他来到桥边,开始过桥。桥上的木板在脚下
society, that first brought civilization to the desert. Far from just scraping by in this harsh landscape, the Garamantes were flourishing. They grew crops, such as cereals and grapes. They kept horses and pigs. Clearly, they needed large amounts of
So the rigid hierarchical structure of Egyptian society wasn't just dictated by the Pharaohs. It also emerged because the Egyptians had only one water source - the Nile. 5,000 years ago, it wasn't just the ancient Egyptians who noticed the value of r
It worked because the water of the river carried something special within it, an almost invisible treasure that was the secret of Egypts economic might. What made Egypt great is this stuff - silt. It's a rich supermineral silt, it's like an expresso,
The center of the Sahara Desert in North Africa, one of the driest places on earth. I'm over six hours drive from civilization. Temperatures here regularly reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit, but there's less than half an inch of rainfall each year. Ah,the
But as it grew, the Khmer Kingdom faced the stumbling block. When the monsoon finished each year, the fish and water would vanish. So each year, the inhabitants were plunged into drought and hunger. The Khmer rules off the challenge magnificently. Th
But the human's struggle to pin down water is forever balanced on a knife edge. Get that balance wrong, and you pay the price. For all their ingenuity, the Garamantes over-exploited their ground water. Eventually, it ran out, and so did their civiliz
It was warm and dry inside the schoolhouse. Several oil lamps lit the darkness. Class, meet Annie and Jack, the young teachersaid. What class? thought Jack. There were only three kids. On one bench sat a small boy and a girl. The boylooked about Anni