Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the U.F.O. by David A. Adler
Author:David A. Adler [Adler, David A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Chapter Books, Friendship, Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Readers, Social Issues
ISBN: 9780142400111
Amazon: 0142400114
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 2004-07-22T05:00:00+00:00
Chapter Four
Cam and Eric were a long way from the park. It was past five oâclock and already quite dark.
âLetâs go,â Eric said. âItâs late. My parents are going out. I have to baby-sit for Howie and the twins tonight. And besides,â Eric went on, âwe have homework to do. We can come back tomorrow when itâs light out.â
âDonât worry.â Cam told him. âAs soon as weâve seen whatâs on the other side of that tree, weâll go home.â
Cam felt something moving in her coat pocket. The flap opened and the kitten looked out. Cam petted the back of the kittenâs neck. The kitten purred. The flap closed as she settled back into the warmth of Camâs pocket.
âI think youâve got yourself a pet,â Eric said. âLetâs give her a name.â
âShe likes to climb trees,â Cam said as they walked along. âWe could call her Twigs or Leaves.â Cam thought for a minute. âOr we could give her an outer-space name. After all, we found her and saw a U.F.O. at the same time.â
âWell,â Eric said, âwe can call her Rocket or Stars or Saturn.â
âSaturn, thatâs good,â said Cam. âWeâll name her after one of the planets. Letâs see. Thereâs Mars and Pluto and Neptune. Thatâs a good name for a cat. Weâll call her Neptune.â
Cam and Eric were getting close to the park. Cam stopped and looked at the trees.
There were many different evergreens. Evergreens are green all year and are easy to tell apart. But the other trees, the ones without leaves, all looked the same.
Cam closed her eyes. She said, âClick. The tree the U.F.O.s hit has white bark. Itâs a birch between two tall pines.â
Cam opened her eyes. âThatâs the one,â she said, pointing.
Cam and Eric walked past the birch tree. The park was empty and dark. The only light came from street lamps outside.
Cam and Eric looked for some hint of a U.F.O. landing. There was nothing near the tree. Toward the center of the park Eric found two ripped balloons.
âHereâs something,â Cam said. She held up the wrappings from several small pocket flashlights, and a used roll of tape. âBut these arenât from outer space.â
Cam and Eric kept looking. The ground was covered with leaves. They found cigarette butts, crushed soda cans, and candy-bar wrappers.
Then Cam and Eric heard noises. It sounded like people talking, but they couldnât make out the words. A motor started and bright lights went on. The lights were behind the wall of the handball court.
âLetâs see whatâs over there,â Cam whispered.
âNo. Letâs go back. We have homework.â
âWe can do it later. Come on.â
Cam walked carefully through the leaves. She tried not to make any noise. Eric followed her.
âLook!â Eric said.
A strange-looking creature with wrinkled silver skin ran out. It had a head, arms, and legs and was about the same height as Cam and Eric. Its hands were green and its feet were blue. It was holding something long and thin.
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