Humphrey's Treasure Hunt Trouble by Betty G. Birney

Author:Betty G. Birney [Birney, Betty G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2017-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

I scurried past a row of toy cars in bright colors. One was a bright red car with no top on it. It was just my size and I stopped to look at it.

I barely touched the shiny car with my paw and it lurched toward me.

“VROOOM!” the car roared.

“Eeek!” I squeaked. I started running.

The car zipped across the desk, making wild turns. I ran for my life, zigzagging out of its way. Suddenly, I saw I was headed for the edge of the desk! It was a LONG-LONG-LONG way down to the floor.

To my left was a pencil case that was taller than I am.

To my right was the front edge of the desk. Eeek!

At the last second, I leaped up onto the pencil case. The car zoomed right off the edge of the desk. It sailed through the air and landed on Garth’s soft bed.

“BOING-BOING!” Og said as I caught my breath.

My heart was pounding, but I told him, “Don’t worry. I’m fine and so is the car!”

“BOING-BOING-BOING!” Og warned me.

He was right. I didn’t have much time.

“I’ll hurry,” I told him.

Then something caught my eye. Something shiny and gold, like treasure. It was a coin!

I hopped off the pencil case and scampered over to it. When I sniffed it, I realized that it wasn’t a real coin. It was chocolate wrapped in gold paper.

Still, it was shiny and gold. And my friends all like chocolate.

I held it in my mouth, careful not to bite down and make teeth marks. I hurried back to my cage.

Og splashed loudly and called out, “BOING-BOING!”

And then I heard footsteps.

I dashed inside my cage and pulled the door closed behind me.

I slipped the chocolate coin under my bedding just as Garth came in.

“Time to go downstairs,” Garth said. “The party’s about to start.”

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