儿童读物 神奇树屋 45 - A Crazy Day with Cobras.doc

PAGE PAGE 58 A Crazy Day with Cobras Magic Tree House #45 ? Chapter 1: A Terrible Mistake “The?weather’s getting warmer,” said Jack. He and Annie were walking home from school under a cloudless May sky. A warm breeze blew through the leaves on the newly green trees. “I love it,” said Annie. “It makes me feel like something good’s going to happen.” “Something good already happened,” said Jack. “My teacher finally gave back my story today.” “The one about our adventures in the tree house?” asked Annie. “Yep. She said I have a fantastic imagination,” said Jack. “Great!” said Annie. “And she loved your drawings for the story, too,” said Jack. “She said you’re really talented.” “That’s nice!” said Annie. “Maybe she loved the sparkle pens I used.” “The only thing she didn’t love was the type I chose,” said Jack. “She said it was hard to read because it was too fancy.” “I really like that curly type,” said Annie. “Me too,” said Jack. “But it’s no big deal—she still gave me an A plus.” “Wow, cool,” said Annie. As they reached the edge of the Frog Creek woods, a gust of wind shook the tree branches. Jack’s baseball cap blew off. He grabbed his cap from the sidewalk. The wind blew harder. “What’s happening?” said Annie. Suddenly two figures rushed out of the woods. Their dark cloaks flapped behind them as they hurried toward Jack and Annie. “Teddy!” said Annie. “Kathleen!” said Jack. The red-haired teenage boy and the beautiful girl with dark wavy hair ran to Jack and Annie and hugged them. “You must come with us to the tree house!” said Kathleen. “Hurry!” “Why? What’s up?” said Jack. “We’ll explain when we get there!” said Teddy. He and Kathleen turned and started back into the woods. As Jack and Annie raced after them, sunlight slanted through the leafy treetops. Soon they all came to the tallest oak tree. “Up, up!” cried Teddy. One by one, Teddy, Kathleen, Jack, and Annie scrambled up the rope ladder and climbed into the magic tree house. When they were all inside, Tedd