Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

Author:Katherine Applegate
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

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The moon bathed us all in cool blue light as we awaited Samar’s nightly visit.

She came out in her robe and slippers. Sitting on her blanket, she waited patiently as the babies scrambled over to see her. Around her neck, she was wearing the beribboned key that Bongo had given her.

“Where’s my crow friend?” she whispered, as the Yous somersaulted in front of her. She looked up into my branches, and I was glad I’d instructed Bongo to hide on Stephen’s roof.

Right on schedule, Bongo flew to Stephen’s bedroom window. She settled on the sill. Samar’s fabric scrap dangled in her beak.

Carefully, she tapped on Stephen’s window.

Nothing happened.

I’d told Bongo to be as quiet as possible. We didn’t want Samar to see what we were up to.

Tap, tap, tap. Louder this time.

Still nothing.

Stephen, apparently, was quite a sound sleeper.

Bongo looked at me. Her eyes said “Now what?”

She tried again. TAP, TAP, TAP.

Samar started. “What was that?” she asked.

Fortunately, Harold distracted her with an attempt to fly onto her arm. It was more awkward hop than flight, and Samar giggled.

Good going, little Harold, I thought.

Bongo dropped Samar’s wish onto the sill. TAP. TAP. TAP.

Nothing.

She paced back and forth in front of the window. Then she froze.

Her eyes glinted in the moonlight.

Bongo leaned close to the glass and performed her very best fire engine siren.

By the time Stephen’s window flew open, Bongo was already back on the roof, watching her efforts pay off.

Stephen peered out. He rubbed his eyes. He noticed the scrap on his sill. Frowning, he held it up, catching the moonlight in order to read the words written on the fabric.

He looked down at the lawn.

There was Samar, looking up at him, surrounded by an odd collection of baby animals.

“You rock,” said Bongo.

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