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神奇树屋MTH10GhostTownatSundown

GhostTownatSundown

MagicTreeHouse#10

MaryPopeOsborne

ChapterOne

HowWild?

JackandAnnieweresittingontheporchoftheirhouse.AnniewasgazingdownthestreetattheFrogCreekwoods.Jackwasreadingabook.

"Ihaveafeelingweshouldcheckthewoodsagain,"saidAnnie.

"Why?

"saidJackwithoutlookingup.

"Arabbit'shoppingby,"saidAnnie.

"So?

We'veseenrabbitsbefore."

"Notlikethisone,"saidAnnie.

"Whatdoyoumean?

"Jackstoodupandlookedwithher.

Hesawarabbitwithverylonglegshoppingdowntheirstreet.Soontherabbitleftthesidewalkandheadedintothewoods.

"He'sasign,"saidAnnie.

"Asignofwhat?

"saidJack.

"ThatMorgan'sback,"saidAnnie.Shejumpedofftheporch."Comeon!

"

"Butwhataboutdinner?

"Jacksaid."Dadsaiditwouldbereadysoon."

"Don'tworry,"saidAnnie."Youknowwhenweleaveinthetreehouse,timestops."

Sheranacrosstheiryard.

Jackpulledonhisbackpack."Backintenminutes!

"hecalledthroughthescreendoor.ThenhefollowedAnnie.

TheyhurrieddowntheirstreetandintotheFrogCreekwoods.Thesunwassettingabovethetrees.

"Thereheis!

"saidAnnie.

Therabbitwasstandinginarayofsunlight.Whenhesawthem,hetookoff.

JackandAnniefollowedtherabbituntilhevanishedbehindthetallesttree.

"Itoldyou!

See?

"saidAnnie,panting.Shepointedupatthetree.

MorganleFaywaswavingtothemfromthemagictreehousehighinthebranches.

JackandAnniewavedbacktoher.Asalways,Jackwasveryhappytoseetheenchantresslibrarianagain.

"Comeonup!

"shecalled.

AnnieandJackstarteduptheropeladder.

Annie."Isheyourfriend?

Perhaps,"saidMorgan.Shesmiledmysteriously."Ihavemanyoddfriends."

"Includingus,"saidAnnie.Morganlaughed."That'sright.

Howareyou?

"saidJack.

"I'mstillhavingproblemswithMerlin"saidtheenchantress,"whichleavesmelittletimetodomyrealwork.ButsoonyoubothwillbecomeMasterLibrarians,andthatwillbeabighelptome."

Jacksmiled.HewasgoingtobeaMasterLibrarianwhotraveledthroughtimeandspace.Itwasalmosttoogoodtobelieve.

"Areyoureadytosolveanotherriddle?

"askedMorgan.

"Yes!

"saidJackandAnnietogether."Good,"saidMorgan."First,you'llneedthisforresearch.

ShepulledabookfromherrobeandhandedittoJack.Itwasthebookthatwouldhelpthemontheirjourney.

ThetitleofthebookwasDaysoftheWildWest.Onthecoverwasapictureofawesterntownonaprairie.

"Oh,wow,"saidAnnie."TheWildWest!

"

Jacktookadeepbreath.Justhowwild?

hewondered.

Morganreachedintothefoldsofherrobeagainandpulledoutascroll.ShehandedittoAnnie.

"Readthiswhenthetreehouselands,"shesaid.

"Isittheriddle?

"askedJack.

"Yes,"saidMorgan."Thenyou'llonlyhavetwomoretosolve.Areyoureadytogo?

"

JackandAnnienodded.AnniepointedtothepictureonthecoveroftheWildWestbook.

"Iwishwecouldgothere,"shesaid.

Thewindstartedtoblow.

"Good-bye!

"saidMorgan."Goodluck!

"

Thetreehousestartedtospin.

Jacksqueezedhiseyesshut.

Thetreehousespunfasterandfaster.

Theneverythingwasstill.

Absolutelystill.

Jackopenedhiseyes.

MorganleFaywasgone.

Aflybuzzedaroundhishead.

ChapterTwo

RattlesnakeFlats

Theairwashotanddry.

JackandAnniepeekedoutside.

Thetreehousehadlandedinalonetreeonaprairie.Thesunwaslowinthesky.

Rightinfrontofthemwasthetownfromthecoverofthebook.Inreallifeitlookedemptyandspooky.

Toonesideofthetownwasapatchofgroundwithseveraltombstones.

"That'screepy,"saidAnnie.

"Yeah,"saidJack.Hetookadeepbreath."What'sourriddlesay?

"

Anniehelduptheancientscroll.Sheunrolledit.ThensheandJackreadtogether:

Outoftheblue,mylonelyvoicecallsouttoyou.WhoamI?

AmI?

Jackpushedhisglassesintoplaceandreadtheriddleagaintohimself.

"Theremustbeamistake,"hesaid."'AmI?

'iswrittentwice."

"Well,Idon'thearanyvoicesnow,"Anniesaidasshelookedoutthewindow.

Therewerenohumansoundsatall--onlythebuzzingoffliesandthewhistlingofthedrywind.

"Let'slookatthebook,"Jacksaid.Heopenedthebook.Thepageswereyellowwithage.Hefoundapictureofthetownandreadthewordsbeneathitoutloud:

Inthe1870sRattlesnakeFlatswasareststopforthestagecoachthatcarriedpassengersfromSantaFe,NewMexico,toFortWorth,Texas.Whenthecreekdriedup,everyoneleft.By1880,itwasa"ghosttown."

"Wow,aghosttown,"saidAnnie,hereyeswide.

"Let'stakeaquicklookaround,"saidJack."Sowecanleavebeforedark."

"Right,"saidAnnie."Let'shurry."Shestarteddowntheropeladder.

Jackputtheoldbookintohispack.ThenhefollowedAnniedowntheladder.

Theystoodbythetreeandlookedabout.Tumbleweedsblewacrossthedr