Head West, Young Mouse: Transcontinental Railroad Traveler Book #3

Head West, Young Mouse: Transcontinental Railroad Traveler Book #3 — page 1
Chapter 1 AROUND THE FIRE Maximilian opened his sleepy eyes They were swollen and sore from crying His stomach growled It suddenly dawned on him that he wasn't moving and it was eerily quiet He carefully got to his paws and went toward the slit in the tarp It was dark outside when Maximilian pulled the heavy cloth drape open and peered out He gazed at a star filled sky unlike anything he had ever seen before Several campfires burned nearby It must have been late evening because only a small group of people were awake They talked quietly around the fires Maximilian was on a mission to save his home in Tanner's Glen When he learned that Farmer Tanner was being foreclosed on he