The Mystery of the Lost Village by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2010-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

“I’ll try,” Violet promised.

The three girls moved swiftly through the forest, with Amy in the lead. Suddenly she came to a dead stop and started to laugh.

“What in the world — ” Jessie began. Amy swung the flashlight in a wide arc, catching Henry, Joe, and Benny silhouetted against the trees. Henry blinked in the light, and then shook his head in disbelief.

“What are you doing here?” he asked, rushing over to the girls.

“What are you doing here?” Jessie retorted.

“We’re trailing Michael Running Deer,” Joe said, moving in closer to them.

“Michael Running Deer!” Jessie was surprised. “You mean, he’s prowling around the forest, too?”

“That’s right, and we want to find out why,” Henry said. “Joe noticed him crossing the field toward the dig, and we jumped out of bed to follow him.”

Violet looked at Benny. He had thrown a flannel jacket over his pajamas, and was wearing slippers.

“Well, we’re looking for a rock that glows in the dark,” Jessie said.

“I don’t believe that story. But I think we’ve lost Michael Running Deer now,” Henry told her. “We can still check the dig, just in case.” He turned up his collar against the cold night air. “Be as quiet as you can.”

For the next few minutes, the children carefully picked their way through the forest. Violet felt as though she were walking on eggshells, and Benny shuffled behind her in his slippers.

“It’s no use,” Joe said when they arrived at the edge of the dig. “He’s gone.”

“Look over there!” Jessie’s voice was strained. “There’s a light under that tree!” She jabbed her finger at a spot several yards away.

Everyone turned to look, and Jessie said softly, “It’s not a light exactly, is it? It looks more like … something glowing.”

“A glowing rock!” Violet was excited. “Just like the one Ted Clark told us about! He said it’s a sign that there’s buried treasure underneath.”

“Let’s go see — ” Benny began, and then froze at an eerie sound whistling through the trees. “What’s that?” he asked, clutching Violet’s hand.

“I don’t know,” Violet said in a shaky voice.

“Ooooooh … oooh.” The low moan seemed to echo through the trees.

“Could it be an animal?” Jessie asked, drawing close to Amy.

“I don’t think so,” Amy answered. “I know the sounds of all the animals that live in this forest, and I’ve never heard anything like it.” The sound seemed to circle them, sometimes loud, sometimes soft, just out of reach.

“We have to get out of here,” Henry said firmly. “Right now.”

“But what about the rock?” Joe protested.

“It will still be there tomorrow. Let’s go.” Amy was already making her way back through the forest, swinging her flashlight for the others. The noise stopped once they had reached the edge of the forest, and then the children broke into a dead run.

Once they reached the Lightfeather house, everyone headed for bed. “That was a close call,” Violet said, tucking the Navajo blanket around her. “What do you think was making that noise?” she asked Amy.

Amy shook her head.

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