01 How Wild?

Ghost Town at Sundown

Chapter 01 How Wild? Jack and Annie were sitting on the porch of their house. Annie was gazing down the street at the Frog Creek woods. Jack was reading a book. “ I have a feeling we should check the woods again, ” said Annie. “ Why?” said Jack without looking up. “ A rabbit’s hopping by, ” said Annie. “ So? We’ve seen rabbits before. ” “ Not like this one, ” said Annie.

“ What do you mean?” Jack stood up and looked with her. He saw a rabbit with very long legs hopping down their street. Soon the rabbit left the sidewalk and headed into the woods. “ He’s a sign, ” said Annie. “ A sign of what?” said Jack. “ That Morgan’s back, ” said Annie. She jumped off the porch. “ Come on! ” “ But what about dinner?” Jack said. “ Dad said it would be ready soon. ” “ Don’t worry, ” said Annie. “ You know when we leave in the tree house, time stops. ” She ran across their yard. Jack pulled on his backpack. “ Back in ten minutes! ” he called through the screen door. Then he followed Annie.

They hurried down their street and into the Frog Creek woods. The sun was setting above the trees. “ There he is! ” said Annie. The rabbit was standing in a ray of sunlight. When he saw them, he took off. Jack and Annie followed the rabbit until he vanished behind the tallest tree. “ I told you! See?” said Annie, panting. She pointed up at the tree. Morgan le Fay was waving to them from the magic tree house high in the branches. Jack and Annie waved back to her. As always, Jack was very happy to see the enchantress librarian again. “ Come on up! ” she called. Annie and Jack started up the rope ladder. They climbed up to the tree house. “ We followed a strange rabbit here, ” said Annie. “ Is he your friend?”

“ Perhaps, ” said Morgan. She smiled mysteriously. “ I have many odd friends. ” “ Including us, ” said Annie. Morgan laughed. “ That’s right. ” “ How are you?” said Jack. “ I’m still having problems with Merlin, ” said the enchantress, “ which leaves me little time to do my real work. But soon you both will become Master Librarians, and that will be a big help to me. ” Jack smiled. He was going to be a Master Librarian who traveled through time and space. It was almost too good to believe. “ Are you ready to solve another riddle?” asked Morgan. “ Yes! ” said Jack and Annie together. “ Good, ” said Morgan. “ First, you’ll need this for research … ”