20-BUT WHERE IS THE RUBY？

BUT WHERE IS THE RUBY? An hour later, Nastytail and his crew were sound asleep. we headed for the TEMPLE OF THE RUBY OF FIRE. Monkeyfur led the way inside. Flickering candles hanging on the walls cast eerie shadows all around. My heart was racing as fast as my uncle Cheesebelly at an All-U-Can-Eat cheddar buffet. Suddenly, we heard a bloodcurdling SCREAM. "Do not worry. Those are just the Howling Spirits," Monkeyfur explained. Just the Howling Spirits? I felt like I was

about to faint. Oh, how I wished I were home in my safe, comfy mouse hole! But before I could pass out, I saw something. No, not just one something. A whole lot of somethings! A bunch of black monkeys were swinging from the beams above our heads. They were howling at the top of their lungs. Just then, they spotted Monkeyfur. They came down to greet her. She spoke to them in a strange language. "Ooo! Ooo! Eee! Eee!" The monkeys answered her with a big group hug. "See, they will not hurt you," Monkeyfur told us. "They are my friends." Professor von Volt was busy studying the temple. He dictated some notes to his new assistant, Benjamin.

I looked around. In the main room there was a large, round well. A big, dusty stone covered the well. "This is where I used to place the fruit for the Howling Spirits to eat," Monkeyfur said. "It was once a SACRIFICIAL ALTRR." Thea snapped away with her camera. The temple was fascinating. There were strange inscriptions on the walls in the hallway. And drawings of all types of animals and plants. I felt like I was back in the time of the Incas. "But where is the RUBY?" Trap asked Monkeyfur.