Swamp Monster by James Preller

Author:James Preller
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781250080202
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

They had never seen anything like it. Except for once before, back home, in a handmade cage.

For clearly, this horrible creature was related to Thing.

The monster beat its scaly chest. It cried in a groan of agony. It easily snapped a thick limb from the tree—CRACK!—and hurled the branch into the boggy water.

It stomped and raged.

And suddenly, as a breeze kicked up, it stopped.

And sniffed.

And looked warily around.

“Shhh,” Chance said needlessly, for no one dared speak. Rosie trembled, shaking with fear. Lance took her hand, tugged. This-a-way, he gestured. Slow and easy.

Rosie nodded and gripped Lance’s hand tighter.

Chance stumbled on a root, ripping open a bloody gash of flesh. “Ow!” he groaned out loud.

Lance quickly covered his twin’s mouth.

Three sets of young eyes stared out through the underbrush. Now the creature was hunched low, like a catcher in a baseball game, one clawed forelimb touching the ground. Its yellow eyes scanned the tree line. Searching, questioning.

In one smooth motion, it dove soundlessly into the water. Cool and gone. Hidden beneath the murky dark.

“I’m so scared,” Rosie confessed. Her voice choked with fright.

“Let’s go,” Lance whispered, his voice soft, but clear. “Now.”

“To the boat?” Chance asked.

Rosie shook her head, No, no, no. Not back, not that way.

Lance pointed in the opposite direction. Nodded once, looking to Chance for agreement.

Chance viewed the pathless muck. “Very messy, very slow,” he said. “Let’s do it.”

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