003-The First Wish

The First Wish

The next morning, the children could hardly eat their breakfast fast enough. They were excited about visiting Huey again. ” Where’s the fire?” Aunt Martha asked. Cy gave his siblings a warning look . They had promised not to speak about Huey to anyone . ” We’re just going out to the woods today, ” Bobby said, his mouth full of pancake.

The previous day, Cy had lowered Huey back down the well, just as Huey had asked. And Bobby had cleverly marked the trail that led to the well. But after searching for the trail for a while, they seemed to be going in circles.

“ Are you sure it’s this way, Bobby?” Jane whined. “ What did you use to mark the trail?” asked Panther. “ Peanuts, ” replied Bobby. Unfortunately for the children, a family of raccoons had eaten Bobby’s trail markers. ” Just great! We’ll never find the trail! ” cried Cy.

The children looked around in confusion. ” Let’s try this path, ” Panther said . They headed off in the direction she pointed . Hours passed, but there was still no sign of the well. ” We’re lost. We’ll never find Huey now, ” complained Jane.

“ Wait! What’s that over there?” cried Cy, pointing and jumping up and down. “ Look! We found the well! ” The children raced to the well . Cy quickly lowered the bucket and pulled up the shell. “ Huey, Huey, ” they called together. Huey’s head slowly peeked out of his shell. “ Oh, it’s you again, ” he said sleepily.