Shakespeare.
âDid Morgan leave us a new secret rhyme?â asked Jack.
He shined the flashlight on a book lying under the window. A piece of paper was sticking out of the book.
âYes!â said Annie. She picked up the book and pulled out the paper.
Jack shined his light on the paper while Annie read aloud:
Dear Annie and Jack,
Good luck on your second journey to find a special magic. This secret rhyme will guide you:
To find a special kind of magic
in worlds so far apart,
speak a special language,
talk with your hands and heart.
     Â
Thank you,
         Â
Morgan
âWhat kind of language does she mean?â Jack asked.
âI guess weâll find out,â said Annie. âWhere are we going?â
Jack shined the flashlight on the cover of the book. It showed huge trees partly hidden by mist. The title was:
AN AFRICAN RAIN FOREST
â
Rain
forest?â said Jack. âGood thing we brought our umbrella and flashlight. Remember the rain in the
Amazon
rain forest? Remember how dark it was under the treetops?â
âYeah,â said Annie. âRemember the spiders and scary ants?â
âWell â¦Â ,â Jack said, ânot all rain forests have the same bugs.â
âRemember the river snakes?â said Annie. âAnd the crocodiles?â
âWell â¦Â ,â said Jack, ânot all rain forests have big rivers. There are different kinds of rain forests, you know.â
âRight,â said Annie. She pointed to the cover of the book. âI wish we could go there.â
The wind started to blow.
âOh, remember the jaguar?â said Annie. âAnd the vampire bats?â
âWait!â said Jack.
But it was too late. The wind was blowing harder. The tree house started to spin.
It spun faster and faster.
Then everything was still.
Absolutely still.
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