The Sword in the Grotto
The Sword in the Grotto
“Soon I could smell the sea in the air.
I looked at the green string, which had ended just as we reached the grotto. It lay on the sand beside my backpack, and I thought of the other end tied to the secret door underneath the attic stairs. More than anything I wished I was at that end of the string. And then— I saw it move.
I didn’t believe it. And then it moved again.
Wanda saw it too. “Something’s eating the string,” she whispered. “And soon it will come and eat us.”
“Don’t be silly, Wanda. Ho...w will it get through the portcullis?”
“It probably set the portcullis trap in the first place,” said Wanda. “It will just press a button or something and—”
“Stop it, Wanda!” I put my fingers in my ears.
Suddenly there was a huge tug on the string, and it jumped underneath the portcullis.
“Get it, get it!” yelled Wanda. I dived to grab it, but it was too late—the end was just out of reach. Wanda and I watched the green string move jerkily along the tunnel until it disappeared around the corner.MoreLess
I looked at the green string, which had ended just as we reached the grotto. It lay on the sand beside my backpack, and I thought of the other end tied to the secret door underneath the attic stairs. More than anything I wished I was at that end of the string. And then— I saw it move.
I didn’t believe it. And then it moved again.
Wanda saw it too. “Something’s eating the string,” she whispered. “And soon it will come and eat us.”
“Don’t be silly, Wanda. Ho...w will it get through the portcullis?”
“It probably set the portcullis trap in the first place,” said Wanda. “It will just press a button or something and—”
“Stop it, Wanda!” I put my fingers in my ears.
Suddenly there was a huge tug on the string, and it jumped underneath the portcullis.
“Get it, get it!” yelled Wanda. I dived to grab it, but it was too late—the end was just out of reach. Wanda and I watched the green string move jerkily along the tunnel until it disappeared around the corner.MoreLess
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