Mandie And the Secret Tunnel
“They had just crossed Wiggins Creek when they finally sat down to rest.
Mandie flopped down on the grass. “Guess I’m plumb tuckered out.” She laughed wearily.
Morning Star quickly gathered branches and made a bed for her to lie on, hidden under the trees. The girl used her shawl for a blanket, knowing when the sun came up it would be warm again.
She was so excited she couldn’t sleep, but the fatigue overcame the excitement and she dropped off to dream.
The sound of shooting woke her. She sat up... quickly and almost smashed Snowball, asleep by her side. For a minute she couldn’t remember where she was. Then the old squaw put an arm around her and she relaxed. She could see Uncle Ned standing near the creek. He came to her. She could tell by his shadow that the sun was fast moving into the west. She must have slept all day.
“Braves go see where gun shoot,” he told her. “They come, we go.”
At that moment there was the sound of voices in the trees nearby.
“Well, I reckon we done searched fur enough.MoreLess
Mandie flopped down on the grass. “Guess I’m plumb tuckered out.” She laughed wearily.
Morning Star quickly gathered branches and made a bed for her to lie on, hidden under the trees. The girl used her shawl for a blanket, knowing when the sun came up it would be warm again.
She was so excited she couldn’t sleep, but the fatigue overcame the excitement and she dropped off to dream.
The sound of shooting woke her. She sat up... quickly and almost smashed Snowball, asleep by her side. For a minute she couldn’t remember where she was. Then the old squaw put an arm around her and she relaxed. She could see Uncle Ned standing near the creek. He came to her. She could tell by his shadow that the sun was fast moving into the west. She must have slept all day.
“Braves go see where gun shoot,” he told her. “They come, we go.”
At that moment there was the sound of voices in the trees nearby.
“Well, I reckon we done searched fur enough.MoreLess
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