Buffalo Before Breakfast

House Children’s Books,
a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

Jack and Annie walked past the Frog Creek woods on their way home from the library.
    â€œI miss Teddy,” said Annie.
    â€œMe, too,” said Jack.
    â€œHe’s a really smart dog,” said Annie.
    â€œYeah,” said Jack, “and brave.”
    â€œAnd wise,” said Annie.
    â€œAnd funny,” said Jack.
    â€œAnd here!” said Annie.
    â€œWhat?” said Jack.
    â€œ
Here!
” Annie pointed at the Frog Creek woods.
    A small dog with tan-colored fur was peeking out from the bushes.
    Arf! Arf!
he barked.
    â€œOh, wow! Teddy!” said Jack.
    The little dog ran off into the woods.
    â€œLet’s go!” said Annie.
    She and Jack raced after Teddy. The Frog Creek woods glowed with late afternoon sunlight.

    The dog ran between the trees and finally stopped at a rope ladder. It hung from the tallest oak tree and led up to the magic tree house.
    Teddy waited for Jack and Annie to catch up. He panted and wagged his tail.
    â€œHi, you!” cried Annie. She picked up the little dog and hugged him. “We missed you!”
    â€œYeah, silly!” said Jack. He kissed Teddy. Teddy licked his face.
    â€œIs it time to get our
third
gift?” asked Annie.
    Teddy sneezed, as if to say,
Of course!
    Annie grabbed the rope ladder and started up. Jack put Teddy inside his backpack and followed.
    They climbed into the tree house. There was the note from Morgan le Fay. It was on the floor, just where it had been two days ago.
    Jack let Teddy out of his pack.
    Annie picked up the note and read:
    This little dog is under a spell and needs your help. To free him, you must be given four special things:
    A gift from a ship lost at sea,
    A gift from the prairie blue,
    A gift from a forest far away,
    A gift from a kangaroo.
    Be wise. Be brave. Be careful.
    Morgan
          
    Jack touched the first two gifts, which they had already gotten: a pocket watch from the
Titanic
and an eagle’s feather from the Lakota Indians of the Great Plains.
    â€œNow we have to get the gift from a forest far away,” said Annie.
    â€œI wonder
how
far away?” said Jack.
    â€œI know how to find out,” said Annie. “Where’s our book?”
    She and Jack looked around the tree house for one of the research books that Morgan always left them.
    Arf! Arf!
Teddy pawed a book in the corner.
    Jack picked it up and read the title:
Wildlife of India
.
    â€œOh, man. India,” he said. “That’s
very
far away.”
    â€œLet’s get going,” said Annie, “so we can free Teddy.”
    Jack pointed at the cover of the book.
    â€œI wish we could go there,” he said.
    The wind started to blow.
    The tree house started to spin.
    It spun faster and faster.
    Then everything was still.
    Absolutely still.
    But only for a moment …

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