佚名 /Anonymous
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'dlivedhereforeighty-twoyears, .
“YoucankeepsomethingtorememberGrandpaby,” momhadsaid.
'twhatsheneededtoremindherofGrandpa'? Shewenttotheshelf, .
Adatewaswrittenononesideofthepaper: February1, .
“LookwhatIfound,” Bridgetsaid.
Colintookthepaperandglancedatthedate, “MyTreasureMap”.
“Grandpaalwayssaidhe'dburiedatreasureonhisland,” Bridgetsaid.“Ithoughthewasteasing.”
“SodidI,” Colinsaid.“Thismapprovesthathewasn't.”
Itwasasimplemap: justabigcirclethatsaid “TheGiant” andanarrowpointingfromitwiththewords “Twenty-YardWalk”.Attheendofthearrowwasasmallcirclemarked “Stone”, 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!” .
