The Shimmering Stone by Paula Harrison

Author:Paula Harrison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2013-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Sizzle woke up and mewed. Isabella picked him up and gave him some more milk. “He’s so hungry!” she said. “The other cub must be even hungrier, all alone out there.”

“Let’s just go!” said Lottie. “We’re wasting time.”

“No, wait!” Rosalind said sharply. “There has to be a better plan than just running out into the dark.”

Lottie frowned at her. “Well, if you can think of one —” she began loudly.

“Shh! You’ll upset Sizzle if you shout,” said Isabella.

Lottie and Rosalind clamped their lips shut but glared at each other.

Amina wished they wouldn’t argue. She smiled at Isabella and lifted Sizzle gently from her arms. Her bracelet with its golden-brown stone dangled from her wrist.

“I love your bracelet, Amina. What kind of jewel is that?” asked Isabella.

“It’s a tiger’s-eye stone,” said Amina.

“It’s beautiful!” said Lottie. “It really shimmers in the light.”

“It’s always done that,” said Amina. “I think it’s called a tiger’s-eye stone because it looks just like a real tiger’s eye!”

Just then, Sizzle stretched and yawned. “You’re right! I can see a shimmering glow in Sizzle’s eyes that reminds me of the stone.” Isabella glanced curiously from the cub to the bracelet.

Rosalind sighed. “Yes, but it’s not going to help us find the missing cub, is it?”

“Wait a minute!” Isabella said suddenly. “I remember something about tiger’s-eyes in a rhyme my mom used to sing to me when I was younger:

In the dark of the night,

Use the tiger’s light,

See what goes by,

Through the tiger’s-eye.”

“What a strange rhyme,” said Lottie. “What’s a tiger’s light, anyway?”

“I don’t know,” said Isabella. “But it’s about seeing in the dark, and that’s what we need to do to find the other cub.”

“See what goes by, through the tiger’s-eye,” Amina repeated, looking at her bracelet. “Tigers can see really well in the dark. So maybe this tiger’s-eye stone can help us do that, too!”

“Let’s see if that works!” said Isabella excitedly.

Amina put Sizzle down on the bed and undid her bracelet. Isabella took it, rushed over to the window, and held the golden-brown stone up to her eyes. “Oh! I can’t see in the dark any better than before,” she said, disappointed.

“I just thought of something!” said Lottie. “Remember our special rings? My sister, Emily, told me that they didn’t work until they’d been shaped to bring the magic out of them.” She held up her ruby ring. “Maybe we need to use the jewel-making tools to make the stone the right size and shape, too?”

“Did you bring the tools with you?” asked Rosalind.

Lottie nodded. “They’re in my suitcase.”

“Oh, please hurry, Lottie!” said Amina. “I want to find the poor little cub before it’s too late.”

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