佚名/Anonymous
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Insideit, .
’dlivedhereforeighty-twoyears, .
“YoucankeepsomethingtorememberGrandpaby.”Momhadsaid.
’twhatsheneededtoremindherofGrandpa’?Shewenttotheshelf, .
Gentlyshepulleditout.
Adatewaswrittenononesideofthepaper:February1，.
“LookwhatIfound!”Bridgetsaid.
Colintookthepaperandglancedatthedate, .
“Grandpaalwayssaidhe’dburiedatreasureonhisland.”Bridgetsaid.“Ithoughthewasteasing.”
“SodidI.”Colinsaid.“Thismapprovesthathewasn’t.”
Itwasasimplemap:, andanX.
“TheGiantiswhatGrandpacalledthatbigboulder!”Bridgetsaid.
“Andthetreasureisburiedunderastonetwentyyardsfromit,”Colinsaid.“Let’sgo!”
, anditstoodbesideastream.
’teasytomeasuretwentyyardswithhisshortstrides, butaglancearoundthefieldshowedonlytwostonesthatcouldhidethetreasure.“Thisonefirst,”Colinsaid, rollingasidethebiggerstone.
?“Goldbars,”sheguessed.“Orjewels-achestfullofsapphiresanddiamonds.”
Didtheoldtreasuremapmakesense?
Colinlaughed.“Berealistic, Bridget.I’llbetit’smoney.”
“Enoughtobuyanewcomputerorabike?”
“Maybeenoughtosavethisplace,”Colinsaid.“Ifwefindalotofmoney, Momwon’.”Bridgetknewitwouldn’tbethesamewithoutGrandpa, , allthey’duncoveredwasdirt.“Itmustbeundertheotherstone.”Colinsaid.
’sarmsbegantoache, andherfaceburnedinthesunlight.“Thetreasureisn’thereeither.”.
BridgetwentintothecottageandstaredatGrandpa’?Someclueshehadn’tsnappedup?Shesearchedthedrawinginchbyinch, .
“I’vegotit!”.
“Whereareyougoing?”Colincalled.“Waitforme.”
Colindashedtothestream, , waitingforanyonewhowantedtocross.
Bridgetdidn’’.
Colingasped.“Howdidyouknow?”
