Fear Stalks Grizzly Hill
“Brian, Sean, and Alan ran after her. At the same time, Mr. and Mrs. Nash rushed out the front door of their house.
“What happened, Cecelia?” Mrs. Nash cried.
Miss Crane breathed heavily and leaned on Mrs. Nash’s shoulder. “I’m sorry, Gloria,” she gasped. “I didn’t mean to scream. For a moment I was badly frightened.”
“By what?” Sean asked. He saw that Brian’s notebook was out and ready.
“I was taking down my hummingbird feeder to refill it, when I came face-to-face with a very large raccoon,” M...iss Crane said. “That is, I think it was a raccoon, although it didn’t have that dark mask around its eyes. The raccoon bared its teeth, as though it wanted to bite me, and then it hissed at me. I screamed because it frightened me. I’ve never heard a raccoon hiss!”
Mrs. Nash patted Miss Crane’s shoulder. “There, there,” she said. “It didn’t hurt you. It’s probably already run back into the forest.”
“Miss Crane,” Brian said, “my name is Brian Quinn, and this is my brother, Sean.MoreLess
“What happened, Cecelia?” Mrs. Nash cried.
Miss Crane breathed heavily and leaned on Mrs. Nash’s shoulder. “I’m sorry, Gloria,” she gasped. “I didn’t mean to scream. For a moment I was badly frightened.”
“By what?” Sean asked. He saw that Brian’s notebook was out and ready.
“I was taking down my hummingbird feeder to refill it, when I came face-to-face with a very large raccoon,” M...iss Crane said. “That is, I think it was a raccoon, although it didn’t have that dark mask around its eyes. The raccoon bared its teeth, as though it wanted to bite me, and then it hissed at me. I screamed because it frightened me. I’ve never heard a raccoon hiss!”
Mrs. Nash patted Miss Crane’s shoulder. “There, there,” she said. “It didn’t hurt you. It’s probably already run back into the forest.”
“Miss Crane,” Brian said, “my name is Brian Quinn, and this is my brother, Sean.MoreLess
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