Once Upon a Beanstalk by Ellison Kate Avery

Author:Ellison, Kate Avery [Ellison, Kate Avery]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2011-08-29T06:00:00+00:00

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“He disappeared into the crowd,” Hansel reported when he came back a few minutes later. “I trailed him for a while, and then he was gone—” He snapped his fingers. “He has the feet of a thief, I can tell you that.”

They all looked at the gold piece, which was still in Jack’s hand.

“It’s a lot of money,” Hansel said slowly. “Think of what we’ll be able to do with the rest of it.”

Jack’s eyebrows shot to his hairline. “You’re not seriously considering meeting him tomorrow?”

Hansel lifted the coin from Jack’s fingers and held it to the light, thoughtful. “You think it’s a trap?”

“Of course it is,” Jack said. “And this money is the bait.”

Gretel took the coin from her brother and turned it over. This was more money than they’d seen in a month. They could buy a whole store full of food, a decent TV, a better room.

“So you think we should just walk away, huh?” Hansel asked, his voice tight.

Gretel looked up from the coin. Jack and Hansel were glaring at each other.

“We’re thieves,” Jack said. “We don’t do jobs for other people. We steal what we need for ourselves, and that’s it!”

Hansel scowled. “Sometimes I think you forget your place, Jack.”

Tension filled the room, wrapping Gretel up like a giant’s fist. She looked from her brother to Jack. A muscle in Jack’s jaw twitched, but he didn’t say anything. Everybody knew that Hansel was in charge.

“All right then,” he muttered finally. “So we meet him tomorrow night.”

Gretel let out a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. Hansel gazed steadily at Jack another moment before letting his shoulders relax.

“All right.”

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