Abby and the Book Bunch: The Mystery of the Golden Key
Abby pushed the swing with one foot Maybe I’ll write a story about a princess for the contest she said Sydney frowned Katie already wrote one about a princess She finds a magic ring or something I could write about a caterpillar that becomes a beautiful butterfly Abby suggested Zachary’s writing one like that Sydney replied Abby stopped swinging Zachary’s writing about a butterfly she asked in surprise Well it’s a soldier caterpillar It turns into a butterfly with bombs and missiles Sydney explained Abby rolled her eyes That sounds more like Zachary Hey Abby Dakota called from the front yard come see what Lucy found 8
Abby looked at Sydney They both ran down the steps and across the yard Dakota was kneeling down He peered into the hole that Lucy had dug He held the red ball clutched in one hand His finger pointed to an object half covered in dirt What do you think that is he asked 9
Buried Treasure Dakota gently brushed dirt away from the bottom of the hole It’s some kind of chain he said It looks like a necklace said Sydney Maybe it’s gold whispered Abby Dakota broke a branch off a bush I’ll dig it out with this stick Be careful warned Sydney It might be old You should let Abby do it It’s her yard I found it Dakota protested Lucy found it Sydney reminded him And Lucy is Abby’s dog Whatever she found belongs to Abby 10
Dakota sighed and sat back on his heels All right he said But I think it should be mine too Abby ran a finger over the chain I don’t know how to get it out she said I don’t want to break it Dakota held out the stick Use this he offered Abby pushed the stick into the ground next to the chain The dirt crumbled away A little more of the chain came out of the dirt Abby moved it carefully to the side She pushed the stick into the dirt again Lucy dropped her ball into the hole No Lucy said Abby You can’t help Lucy wagged her tail and smiled Sit Lucy said Dakota Lucy lay down in the hole She rolled over and showed them her tummy 11
