Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark

Osborne, Mary Pope

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&he, back &o an ancien& &i,e Aone %here &hey see li'e dinosaurs-
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- The Mons&er
:- (here 0s HereW
;- Henry
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V- Dinosaur Xalley
P- =eady, 6e&, Bo*
Q- / Bian& 6hado%
G- The /,aAing =ide
1!- Ho,e Before Dark
6pecial Pre'ie% ofMagic Tree House #:The 7nigh& a& Da%n
DHelp* / ,ons&er*E said /nnie-
D+eah, sure,E said >ack- D/ real ,ons&er in 1rog <reek, Pennsyl'ania-E
D=un, >ack*E said /nnie- 6he ran up &he road-
Oh, bro&her-
This is %ha& he go& for spending &i,e %i&h his se'en@year@old sis&er-
/nnie lo'ed pre&end s&uff- Bu& >ack %as eigh& and a half- He liked teol &hings-
D(a&ch ou&, >ack* The ,ons&er$s co,ing* =ace you*E
DOo, &hanks,E said >ack-
/nnie raced alone in&o &he %oods-
>ack looked a& &he sky- The sun %as abou& &o se&-
D<o,e on, /nnie* 0&$s &i,e &o go ho,e*E
Bu& /nnie had disappeared-
>ack %ai&ed-
Oo /nnie-
D/nnie*E he shou&ed again-
D>ack* >ack* <o,e here*E
>ack groaned- DThis be&&er be good,E he said-
>ack lef& &he road and headed in&o &he %oods- The &rees %ere li& %i&h a golden la&e@af&ernoon
ligh&-
D<o,e here*E called /nnie-
There she %as- 6&anding under a &all oak &ree- DJook,E she said- 6he %as poin&ing a& a rope
ladder-
The longes& rope ladder >ack had e'er seen-
D(o%,E he %hispered-
The ladder %en& all &he %ay up &o &he &op of &he &ree-
There.a& &he &op.%as a &ree house- 0& %as &ucked be&%een &%o branches-
DTha& ,us& be &he highes& &ree house in &he %orld,E said /nnie-
D(ho buil& i&WE asked >ack- D0$'e ne'er seen i& before-E
D0 don$& kno%- Bu& 0$, going up,E said /nnie-
DOo- (e don$& kno% %ho i& belongs &o,E said >ack-
D>us& for a &eeny ,inu&e,E said /nnie- 6he s&ar&ed up &he ladder-
D/nnie, co,e back*E
6he kep& cli,bing-
>ack sighed- D/nnie, i&$s al,os& dark- (e ha'e &o go ho,e-E
/nnie disappeared inside &he &ree house-
D/n@nie*E
>ack %ai&ed a ,o,en&- He %as abou& &o call again %hen /nnie poked her head ou& of &he &ree
house %indo%-
DBooks*E she shou&ed-
D(ha&WE
D0&$s filled %i&h books*E
Oh, ,an* >ack lo'ed books-
He pushed his glasses in&o place- He gripped &he sides of &he rope ladder, and up he %en&-
>ack cra%led &hrough a hole in &he &ree house floor-
(o%- The &ree house wos filled %i&h books- Books e'ery%here- Xery old books %i&h dus&y
co'ers- Oe% books %i&h shiny, brigh& co'ers-
DJook- +ou can see far, far a%ay,E said /nnie- 6he %as peering ou& &he &ree house %indo%-
>ack looked ou& &he %indo% %i&h her- Do%n belo% %ere &he &ops of &he o&her &rees- 0n &he
dis&ance he sa% &he 1rog <reek library- The ele,en&ary school- The park-
/nnie poin&ed in &he o&her direc&ion-
DThere$s our house,E she said-
6ure enough- There %as &heir %hi&e %ooden house %i&h &he green porch- Oe?& door %as &heir
neighbor$s black dog, Henry- He looked 'ery &iny-
DHi, Henry*E shou&ed /nnie-
D6hush*E said >ack- D(e$re no& supposed &o be up here-E
He glanced around &he &ree house again-
D0 %onder %ho o%ns all &hese books,E he said- He no&iced book,arks %ere s&icking ou& of ,any
of &he,-
D0 like &his one,E said /nnie- 6he held up a book %i&h a cas&le on &he co'er-
DHere$s a book abou& Pennsyl'ania,E said >ack- He &urned &o &he page %i&h &he book,ark-
DHey, &here$s a pic&ure of 1rog <reek in here,E said >ack- D0&$s a pic&ure of tbese %oods*E
DOh, here$s a book for you,E said /nnie- 6he held up a book abou& dinosaurs- / blue silk
book,ark %as s&icking ou& of i&-
DJe& ,e see i&-E >ack se& do%n his backpack and grabbed &he book fro, her-
D+ou look a& &ha& one, and 0$ll look a& &he one abou& cas&les,E said /nnie-
DOo, %e be&&er no&,E said >ack- D(e don$& kno% %ho &hese books belong &o-E
Bu& e'en as he said &his, >ack opened &he dinosaur book &o %here &he book,ark %as- He
couldn$& help hi,self-
He &urned &o a pic&ure of an ancien& flying rep&ile- / P&eranodon-
He &ouched &he huge ba&@like %ings-
D(o%,E %hispered >ack- D0 %ish 0 could see a P&eranodon for real-E
>ack s&udied &he pic&ure of &he odd@looking crea&ure soaring &hrough &he sky-
D/hhh*E screa,ed /nnie-
D(ha&WE said >ack-
D/ ,ons&er*E /nnie cried- 6he poin&ed &o &he &ree house %indo%-
D6&op pre&ending, /nnie,E said >ack-
DOo, really*E said /nnie-
>ack looked ou& &he %indo%-
/ gian& crea&ure %as gliding abo'e &he &ree&ops* He had a long, %eird cres& on &he back of his
head- / skinny beak- /nd huge ba&@like %ings*
0& %as a real li'e P&eranodon*
The crea&ure cur'ed &hrough &he sky- He %as co,ing s&raigh& &o%ard &he &ree house- He looked
like a glider plane*
The %ind began &o blo%-
The lea'es &re,bled-
6uddenly &he crea&ure soared up- High in&o &he sky- >ack nearly fell ou& &he %indo% &rying &o see
i&-
The %ind picked up- 0& %as %his&ling no%-
The &ree house s&ar&ed &o spin-
D(ha&$s happeningWE cried >ack-
DBe& do%n*E shou&ed /nnie-
6he pulled hi, back fro, &he %indo%-
The &ree house %as spinning- 1as&er and fas&er-
>ack sYueeAed his eyes shu&- He held on &o /nnie-
Then e'ery&hing %as s&ill-
/bsolu&ely s&ill-
>ack opened his eyes- 6unligh& slan&ed &hrough &he %indo%-
There %as /nnie- The books- His backpack-
The &ree house %as s&ill high up in an oak &ree-
Bu& i& %asn$& &he some oak &ree-
>ack looked ou& &he %indo%-
He looked do%n a& &he pic&ure in &he book-
He looked back ou& &he %indo%-
The %orld ou&side and &he %orld in &he pic&ure.&hey %ere e?ac&ly &he sa,e-
The P&eranodon %as soaring &hrough &he sky- The ground %as co'ered %i&h ferns and &all grass-
There %as a %inding s&rea,- / sloping hill- /nd 'olcanoes in &he dis&ance-
D(h@%here are %eWE s&a,,ered >ack-
The P&eranodon glided do%n &o &he base of &heir &ree- The crea&ure coas&ed &o a s&op- /nd
s&ood 'ery s&ill-
D(ha& happened &o usWE said /nnie- 6he looked a& >ack- He looked a& her-
D0 don$& kno%,E said >ack- D0 %as looking a& &he pic&ure in &he book.E
D/nd you said, Z(o%, 0 %ish 0 could see a P&eranodon for real,$E said /nnie-
D+eah- /nd &hen %e sa% one- 0n &he 1rog <reek %oods,E said >ack-
D+eah- /nd &hen &he %ind go& loud- /nd &he &ree house s&ar&ed spinning,E said /nnie-
D/nd %e landed here,E said >ack-
D/nd %e landed here,E said /nnie-
D6o &ha& ,eans 4 E said >ack-
D6o &ha& ,eans 4 %ha&WE said /nnie-
DOo&hing,E said >ack- He shook his head- DOone of &his can be real-E
/nnie looked ou& &he %indo% again- DBu& be$s real,E she said- DHe$s vety real-E
>ack looked ou& &he %indo% %i&h her- The P&eranodon %as s&anding a& &he base of &he oak &ree-
Jike a guard- His gian& %ings %ere spread ou& on ei&her side of hi,-
DHi*E /nnie shou&ed-
D6hush*E said >ack- D(e$re no& supposed &o be here-E
DBu& %here is bete?E said /nnie-
D0 don$& kno%,E said >ack-
DHi*E /nnie called again &o &he crea&ure-
The P&eranodon looked up a& &he,-
D(here is bete?E /nnie called do%n-
D+ou$re nu&s- He can$& &alk,E said >ack- DBu& ,aybe &he book can &ell us-E
>ack looked do%n a& &he book- He read &he %ords under &he pic&ure:
This flying rep&ile li'ed in &he <re&aceous period- 0& 'anished V# ,illion years ago-
Oo- 0,possible- They couldn$& ha'e landed in a &i,e V# ,illion years ago-
D>ack,E said /nnie- DHe$s nice-E
DOiceWE
D+eah, 0 can &ell- Je&$s go do%n and &alk &o hi,-E
DTalk &o hi,WE
/nnie s&ar&ed do%n &he rope ladder-
DHey*E shou&ed >ack-
Bu& /nnie kep& going-
D/re you craAyWE >ack called-
/nnie dropped &o &he ground- 6he s&epped boldly up &o &he ancien& crea&ure-
>ack gasped as /nnie held ou& her hand-
Oh, bro&her- 6he %as al%ays &rying &o ,ake friends %i&h ani,als- Bu& &his %as going &oo far-
DDon$& ge& &oo close &o hi,, /nnie*E >ack shou&ed-
Bu& /nnie &ouched &he P&eranodon$s cres&- 6he s&roked his neck- 6he %as &alking &o hi,-
(ha& in &he %orld %as she sayingW
>ack &ook a deep brea&h- Okay- He %ould go do%n, &oo- 0& %ould be good &o e?a,ine &he
crea&ure- Take no&es- Jike a scien&is&-
>ack s&ar&ed do%n &he rope ladder-
(hen he go& &o &he ground, >ack %as only a fe% fee& a%ay fro, &he crea&ure-
The crea&ure s&ared a& >ack- His eyes %ere brigh& and aler&-
DHe$s sof&, >ack,E said /nnie- DHe feels like Henry-E
>ack snor&ed- DHe$s no dog, /nnie-E
D1eel hi,, >ack,E said /nnie-
>ack didn$& ,o'e-
DDon$& &hink, >ack- >us& do i&-E
>ack s&epped for%ard- He pu& ou& his ar,- Xery cau&iously- He brushed his hand do%n &he
crea&ure$s neck-
0n&eres&ing- / &hin layer of fuAA co'ered &he P&eranodon$s skin-
D6of&, huhWE said /nnie-
>ack reached in&o his backpack and pulled ou& a pencil and a no&ebook- He %ro&e:
D(ha& are you doingWE asked /nnie-
DTaking no&es,E said >ack- D(e$re probably &he firs& people in &he %hole %orld &o e'er see a real
li'e P&eranodon-E
>ack looked a& &he P&eranodon again- The crea&ure had a bony cres& on &op of his head- The
cres& %as longer &han >ack$s ar,-
D0 %onder ho% s,ar& he is,E >ack said-
Dvety s,ar&,E said /nnie-
DDon$& coun& on i&,E said >ack- DHis brain$s probably no bigger &han a bean-E
DOo, he$s 'ery s,ar&- 0 can feel i&,E said /nnie- D0$, going &o call hi, Henry-E
>ack %ro&e in his no&ebook:
>ack looked a& &he crea&ure again- DMaybe he$s a ,u&an&,E he said-
The crea&ure &il&ed his head-
/nnie laughed- DHe$s no ,u&an&, >ack-E
D(ell, %ha&$s he doing here &henW (here is &his placeWE said >ack-
/nnie leaned close &o &he P&eranodon-
DDo you kno% %here %e are, HenryWE she asked sof&ly-
The crea&ure fi?ed his eyes on /nnie- His long Ca%s %ere opening and closing- Jike a gian& pair of
scissors-
D/re you &rying &o &alk &o ,e, HenryWE asked /nnie-
D1orge& i&, /nnie-E >ack %ro&e in his no&ebook:
DDid %e co,e &o a &i,e long ago, HenryWE asked /nnie- D0s &his a place fro, long agoWE
6uddenly she gasped- D>ack*E
He looked up-
/nnie %as poin&ing &o%ard &he hill- On &op s&ood a huge dinosaur*
DBo* Co!E said >ack- He &hre% his no&ebook in&o his pack- He pushed /nnie &o%ard &he rope
ladder-
DBye, Henry*E she said-
DBo*E said >ack- He ga'e /nnie a big push-
D\ui& i&*E she said- Bu& she s&ar&ed up &he ladder- >ack scra,bled af&er her-
They &u,bled in&o &he &ree house-
They %ere pan&ing as &hey looked ou& &he %indo% a& &he dinosaur- He %as s&anding on &he
hill&op- 2a&ing flo%ers off a &ree-
DOh, ,an,E %hispered >ack- D(e ote in a &i,e long ago*E
The dinosaur looked like a huge rhinoceros- Only he had &hree horns ins&ead of one- T%o long
ones abo'e his eyes and one on his nose- He had a big shield@like &hing behind his head-
DTricera&ops*E said >ack-
DDoes he ea& peopleWE %hispered /nnie-
D0$ll look i& up-E >ack grabbed &he dinosaur book- He flipped &hrough &he pages-
DThere*E he said- He poin&ed &o a pic&ure of a Tricera&ops- He read &he cap&ion:
The Tricera&ops li'ed in &he la&e <re&aceous period- This plan&@ea&ing dinosaur %eighed o'er
1,!!! pounds-
>ack sla,,ed &he book shu&- D>us& plan&s- Oo ,ea&-E
DJe&$s go see hi,,E said /nnie-
D/re you nu&sWE said >ack-
DDon$& you %an& &o &ake no&es abou& hi,WE asked /nnie- D(e$re probably &he firs& people in &he
%hole %orld &o e'er see a real li'e Tricera&ops-E
>ack sighed- 6he %as righ&-
DJe&$s go,E he said-
He sho'ed &he dinosaur book in&o his pack- He slung i& o'er his shoulder and s&ar&ed do%n &he
ladder-
On &he %ay do%n, >ack s&opped-
He called up &o /nnie, D>us& pro,ise you %on$& pe& hi,-E
D0 pro,ise-E
DPro,ise you %on$& kiss hi,-E
D0 pro,ise-E
DPro,ise you %on$& &alk &o hi,-E
D0 pro,ise-E
DPro,ise you %on$&.E
DBo* Bo*E she said-
>ack %en&-
/nnie follo%ed-
(hen &hey s&epped off &he ladder, &he P&eranodon ga'e &he, a kind look-
/nnie ble% a kiss a& hi,- DBe back soon, Henry,E she said cheerfully-
D6hush*E said >ack- /nd he led &he %ay &hrough &he ferns- 6lo%ly and carefully-
(hen he reached &he bo&&o, of &he hill, he kneeled behind a fa& bush-
/nnie knel& beside hi, and s&ar&ed &o speak-
D6hush*E >ack pu& his finger &o his lips-
/nnie ,ade a face-
>ack peeked ou& a& &he Tricera&ops-
The dinosaur %as incredibly big- Bigger &han a &ruck- He %as ea&ing &he flo%ers off a ,agnolia
&ree-
>ack slipped his no&ebook ou& of his pack- He %ro&e:
/nnie nudged hi,-
>ack ignored her- He s&udied &he Tricera&ops again- He %ro&e:
/nnie nudged hi, hard-
>ack looked a& her-
/nnie poin&ed &o herself- 6he %alked her fingers &hrough &he air- 6he poin&ed &o &he dinosaur-
6he s,iled-
(as she &easingW
6he %a'ed a& >ack-
>ack s&ar&ed &o grab her-
6he laughed and Cu,ped a%ay- 6he fell in&o &he grass- 0n full 'ie% of &he Tricera&ops*
DBe& back*E %hispered >ack-
Too la&e- The big dinosaur had spo&&ed /nnie- He gaAed do%n a& her fro, &he hill&op- Half of a
,agnolia flo%er %as s&icking ou& of his ,ou&h-
DOops,E said /nnie-
DBe& back*E >ack shou&ed a& her-
DHe looks nice, >ack-E
DOiceW (a&ch ou& for his horns, /nnie*E
DOo- He$s nice, >ack-E
OiceW
Bu& &he Tricera&ops Cus& gaAed cal,ly do%n a& /nnie- Then he &urned and loped a%ay- Do%n &he
side of &he hill-
DBye*E said /nnie- 6he &urned back &o >ack- D6eeWE
>ack grun&ed- Bu& he %ro&e in his no&ebook:
D<o,e on- Je&$s look around so,e ,ore,E said /nnie-
/s >ack s&ar&ed af&er /nnie, he sa% so,e&hing gli&&ering in &he &all grass- He reached ou& and
picked i& up-
/ ,edallion- / gold ,edallion-
/ le&&er %as engra'ed on &he ,edallion- / fancy M-
DOh, ,an- 6o,eone ca,e here before us,E >ack said sof&ly-
D/nnie, look a& &his*E >ack called- DJook %ha& 0 found*E
/nnie had gone up &o &he hill&op-
6he %as busy picking a flo%er fro, &he ,agnolia &ree-
D/nnie, look* / ,edallion*E
Bu& /nnie %asn$& paying a&&en&ion &o >ack- 6he %as s&aring a& so,e&hing on &he o&her side of
&he hill-
DOh, %o%*E she said-
D/nnie*E
<lu&ching her ,agnolia flo%er, she &ook off do%n &he hill-
D/nnie, co,e back*E >ack shou&ed-
Bu& /nnie had disappeared-
D0$, going &o kill her,E >ack ,u&&ered-
He s&uffed &he gold ,edallion in&o his Ceans pocke&-
Then he heard /nnie shriek-
D/nnieWE
>ack heard ano&her sound as %ell- / deep, bello%ing sound- Jike a &uba-
D>ack* <o,e here*E /nnie called-
D/nnie*E
>ack grabbed his backpack and raced up &he hill-
(hen he go& &o &he &op, he gasped-
The 'alley belo% %as filled %i&h nes&s- Big nes&s ,ade ou& of ,ud- /nd &he nes&s %ere filled
%i&h &iny dinosaurs*
/nnie %as crouching ne?& &o one of &he nes&s- /nd s&anding o'er her %as a gigan&ic duck@billed
dinosaur*
DDon$& panic- Don$& ,o'e,E said >ack- He s&epped slo%ly do%n &he hill &o%ard /nnie-
The huge dinosaur %as &o%ering abo'e /nnie- (a'ing her ar,s- Making her &uba sound-
>ack s&opped- He didn$& %an& &o ge& &oo close-
He knel& on &he ground- DOkay- Mo'e &o%ard ,e- 6lo%ly,E he said-
/nnie s&ar&ed &o s&and up-
DDon$& s&and- <ra%l,E said >ack-
<lu&ching her flo%er, /nnie cra%led &o%ard >ack-
The duck@billed dinosaur follo%ed her- 6&ill bello%ing-
/nnie froAe-
D7eep going,E >ack said sof&ly-
/nnie s&ar&ed cra%ling again-
>ack inched far&her do%n &he hill- In&il he %as Cus& an ar,$s dis&ance fro, /nnie-
He reached ou&.and grabbed her hand-
He pulled /nnie &o%ard hi,-
D6&ay do%n,E he said- He crouched ne?& &o her- DBo% your head- Pre&end &o che%-E
D<he%WE
D+es- 0 read &ha&$s %ha& you do if a ,ean dog co,es a& you-E
D6he$s no dog, >ack,E said /nnie-
D>us& che%,E said >ack-
>ack and /nnie bo&h bo%ed &heir heads- /nd pre&ended &o che%-
6oon &he dinosaur gre% Yuie&-
>ack raised his head-
D0 don$& &hink she$s ,ad any,ore,E he said-
DThanks, >ack, for sa'ing ,e,E said /nnie-
D+ou ha'e &o use your brain,E said >ack- D+ou can$& Cus& go running &o a nes& of babies- There$s
al%ays a ,o&her nearby-E
/nnie s&ood up-
D/nnie*E
Too la&e-
/nnie held ou& her ,agnolia flo%er &o &he dinosaur-
D0$, sorry 0 ,ade you %orry abou& your babies,E she said-
The dinosaur ,o'ed closer &o /nnie- 6he grabbed &he flo%er fro, her- 6he reached for
ano&her-
DOo ,ore,E said /nnie-
The dinosaur le& ou& a sad &uba sound-
DBu& &here are ,ore flo%ers up &here,E /nnie said- 6he poin&ed &o &he &op of &he hill- D0$ll ge&
you so,e-E
/nnie hurried up &he hill-
The dinosaur %addled af&er her-
>ack Yuickly e?a,ined &he babies- 6o,e %ere cra%ling ou& of &heir nes&s-
(here %ere &he o&her ,o&hersW
>ack &ook ou& &he dinosaur book- He flipped &hrough &he pages-
He found a pic&ure of so,e duck@billed dinosaurs- He read &he cap&ion:
The /na&osauruses li'ed in colonies- (hile a fe% ,o&hers baby@sa& &he nes&s, o&hers hun&ed
for food-
6o &here ,us& be ,ore ,o&hers close by-
DHey, >ack*E /nnie called-
>ack looked up- /nnie %as a& &he &op of &he hill- 1eeding ,agnolia flo%ers &o &he gian&
/na&osaurus*
D6he$s nice, &oo, >ack,E /nnie said-
Bu& suddenly &he /na&osaurus ,ade her &errible &uba sound- /nnie crouched do%n and s&ar&ed
&o che%-
The dinosaur barged do%n &he hill-
6he see,ed afraid of so,e&hing-
>ack pu& &he book do%n on &op of his pack- He hurried up &o /nnie-
D0 %onder %hy she ran a%ay,E said /nnie- D(e %ere s&ar&ing &o be friends-E
>ack looked around- (ha& he sa% in &he dis&ance al,os& ,ade hi, &hro% up-
/n enor,ous ugly ,ons&er %as co,ing across &he plain-
He %as %alking on &%o big legs- /nd s%inging a long, &hick &ail- /nd dangling &%o &iny ar,s-
He had a huge head- /nd his Ca%s %ere %ide open-
2'en fro, far a%ay >ack could see his long, glea,ing &ee&h-
DTyrannosaurus re?*E %hispered >ack-
D=un, /nnie* =un*E cried >ack- DTo &he &ree house*E
They dashed do%n &he hill &oge&her- Through &he &all grass, &hrough &he ferns, pas& &he
P&eranodon, and righ& &o &he rope ladder-
They scra,bled up- 6econds la&er &hey &u,bled in&o &he &ree house-
/nnie leaped &o &he %indo%-
DHe$s going a%ay*E she said, pan&ing-
>ack pushed his glasses in&o place- He looked &hrough &he %indo% %i&h her-
The Tyrannosaurus %as %andering off-
Bu& &hen &he ,ons&er s&opped and &urned around-
DDuck*E said >ack-
The &%o of &he, hunched do%n-
/f&er a long ,o,en&, &hey raised &heir heads- They peeked ou& again-
D<oas& clear,E said >ack-
D+ay,E %hispered /nnie-
D(e ha'e &o ge& ou& of here,E said >ack-
D+ou ,ade a %ish before,E said /nnie-
D0 %ish %e could go back &o 1rog <reek,E said >ack-
Oo&hing happened-
D0 %ish.E
D(ai&- +ou %ere looking a& a pic&ure in &he dinosaur book- =e,e,berWE
The dinosaur book-
>ack groaned- DOh, no- 0 lef& &he book and ,y pack on &he hill- 0 ha'e &o go back-E
DOh, forge& i&,E said /nnie-
D0 can$&,E said >ack- DThe book doesn$& belong &o us- Plus ,y no&ebook$s in ,y pack- (i&h all ,y
no&es-E
DHurry*E said /nnie-
>ack hurried do%n &he rope ladder-
He leaped &o &he ground-
He raced pas& &he P&eranodon, &hrough &he ferns, &hrough &he &all grass, and up &he hill-
He looked do%n-
There %as his pack, lying on &he ground- On &op of i& %as &he dinosaur book-
Bu& no% &he 'alley belo% %as filled %i&h /na&osauruses- /ll s&anding guard around &he nes&s-
(here had &hey beenW Did fear of &he Tyrannosaurus send &he, ho,eW
>ack &ook a deep brea&h-
=eady* 6e&* Bo*
He charged do%n &he hill- He leaped &o his backpack- He scooped i& up- He grabbed &he
dinosaur book-
/ &errible &uba sound* /no&her* /no&her* /ll &he /na&osauruses %ere bello%ing a& hi,-
>ack &ook off-
He raced up &o &he hill&op-
He s&ar&ed do%n &he hill-
He s&opped-
The Tyrannosaurus re? %as back* /nd he %as s&anding be&%een >ack and &he &ree house*
>ack Cu,ped behind &he ,agnolia &ree-
His hear& %as bea&ing so fas& he could hardly &hink-
He peeked ou& a& &he gian& ,ons&er- The horrible@looking crea&ure %as opening and closing his
huge Ca%s- His &ee&h %ere as big as s&eak kni'es-
Don$& panic- Think-
>ack peered do%n a& &he 'alley-
Bood- The duck@billed dinosaurs %ere s&icking close &o &heir nes&s-
>ack looked back a& &he Tyrannosaurus-
Bood- The ,ons&er s&ill didn$& see, &o kno% he %as &here-
Don$& panic- Think- 1blok. Maybe &here$s infor,a&ion in &he book-
>ack opened &he dinosaur book- He found Tyrannosaurus re?- He read:
Tyrannosaurus re? %as &he larges& ,ea&@ea&ing land ani,al of all &i,e- 0f i& %ere ali'e &oday,
i& %ould ea& a hu,an in one bi&e-
Brea&- The book %as no help a& all-
Okay- He couldn$& hide on &he o&her side of &he hill- The /na&osauruses ,igh& s&a,pede-
Okay- He couldn$& run &o &he &ree house- The Tyrannosaurus ,igh& run fas&er-
Okay- Maybe he should Cus& %ai&- (ai& for &he ,ons&er &o lea'e-
>ack peeked around &he &ree-
The Tyrannosaurus had %andered closet &o &he hill-
6o,e&hing caugh& >ack$s eye- /nnie %as co,ing do%n &he rope ladder*
(as she nu&sW (ha& %as she doingW
>ack %a&ched /nnie hop off &he ladder-
6he %en& s&raigh& &o &he P&eranodon- 6he %as &alking &o hi,- 6he %as flapping her ar,s- 6he
poin&ed a& >ack, a& &he sky, a& &he &ree house-
6he wos nu&s*
DBo* Bo back up &he &ree*E >ack %hispered- DBo*E
6uddenly >ack heard a roar-
The Tyrannosaurus re? %as looking in his direc&ion-
>ack hi& &he ground-
The Tyrannosaurus re? %as co,ing &o%ard &he hill-
>ack fel& &he ground shaking-
6hould he runW <ra%l back in&o Dinosaur XalleyW <li,b &he ,agnolia &reeW
>us& &hen a gian& shado% co'ered >ack- He looked up-
The P&eranodon %as gliding o'erhead- The gian& crea&ure sailed do%n &o%ard &he &op of &he
hill-
He %as co,ing s&raigh& for >ack-
The P&eranodon coas&ed do%n &o &he ground-
He s&ared a& >ack %i&h his brigh&, aler& eyes-
(ha& %as >ack supposed &o doW <li,b onW DBu& 0$, &oo hea'y,E &hough& >ack-
Don$& &hink- >us& do i&-
>ack looked a& &he Tyrannosaurus-
He %as s&ar&ing up &he hill- His gian& &ee&h %ere flashing in &he sunligh&-
Okay- Don$& &hink- >us& do i&*
>ack pu& his book in his pack- Then he eased do%n on&o &he P&eranodon$s back-
He held on &igh&ly-
The crea&ure ,o'ed for%ard- He spread ou& his %ings.and lif&ed off &he ground*
They &ee&ered &his %ay- Then &ha&-
>ack nearly fell off-
The P&eranodon s&eadied hi,self, &hen rose in&o &he sky-
>ack looked do%n- The Tyrannosaurus %as cho,ping &he air and s&aring up a& hi,-
The P&eranodon glided a%ay-
He sailed o'er &he hill&op-
He circled o'er &he 'alley- O'er all &he nes&s filled %i&h babies- O'er all &he gian& duck@billed
dinosaurs-
Then &he P&eranodon soared ou& o'er &he plain.o'er &he Tricera&ops %ho %as graAing in &he
high grass-
0& %as a,aAing* 0& %as a ,iracle*
>ack fel& like a bird- /s ligh& as a fea&her-
The %ind %as rushing &hrough his hair- The air s,elled s%ee& and fresh-
He %hooped- He laughed-
>ack couldn$& belie'e i&- He %as riding on &he back of an ancien& flying rep&ile*
The P&eranodon sailed o'er &he s&rea,, o'er &he ferns and bushes-
Then he carried >ack do%n &o &he base of &he oak &ree-
(hen &hey ca,e &o a s&op, >ack slid off &he crea&ure$s back- /nd landed on &he ground-
Then &he P&eranodon &ook off again and glided in&o &he sky-
DBye, Henry,E %hispered >ack-
D/re you okayWE /nnie shou&ed fro, &he &ree house-
>ack pushed his glasses in&o place- He kep& s&aring up a& &he P&eranodon-
D>ack, are you okayWE /nnie called-
>ack looked up a& /nnie- He s,iled-
DThanks for sa'ing ,y life,E he said- DTha& %as really fun-E
D<li,b up*E said /nnie-
>ack &ried &o s&and- His legs %ere %obbly-
He fel& a bi& diAAy-
DHurry*E shou&ed /nnie- DHe$s co,ing*E
>ack looked around- The Tyrannosaurus %as heading s&raigh& &o%ard hi,*
>ack bol&ed &o &he ladder- He grabbed &he sides and s&ar&ed up-
DHurry* Hurry*E screa,ed /nnie-
>ack scra,bled in&o &he &ree house-
DHe$s co,ing &o%ard &he &ree*E /nnie cried-
6uddenly so,e&hing sla,,ed agains& &he oak &ree- The &ree house shook like a leaf-
>ack and /nnie &u,bled in&o &he books-
DMake a %ish*E cried /nnie-
D(e need &he book* The one %i&h &he pic&ure of 1rog <reek*E said >ack- D(here is i&WE
He pushed so,e books aside- He had &o find &ha& book abou& Pennsyl'ania-
There i& %as*
He grabbed i& and &ore &hrough i&, looking for &he pho&ograph of &he 1rog <reek %oods-
He found i&* >ack poin&ed &o &he pic&ure-
D0 %ish %e could go ho,e*E he shou&ed-
The %ind began &o ,oan- 6of&ly a& firs&-
DHurry*E >ack yelled-
The %ind picked up- 0& %as %his&ling no%-
The &ree house s&ar&ed &o spin-
0& spun fas&er and fas&er-
>ack closed his eyes- He held on &igh&ly &o /nnie-
Then e'ery&hing %as s&ill-
/bsolu&ely s&ill-
/ bird began &o sing-
>ack opened his eyes- He %as s&ill poin&ing a& &he pic&ure of &he 1rog <reek %oods-
He peeked ou& &he &ree house %indo%- Ou&side he sa% &he e?ac& sa,e 'ie%-
D(e$re ho,e,E %hispered /nnie-
The %oods %ere li& %i&h a golden la&e@af&ernoon ligh&- The sun %as abou& &o se&-
No tlme boJ posseJ sloce tbeyJ left.
D>a@ack* /n@nie*E a 'oice called fro, &he dis&ance-
DTha&$s Mo,,E said /nnie, poin&ing-
>ack sa% &heir ,o&her far a%ay- 6he %as s&anding in fron& of &heir house- 6he looked 'ery &iny-
D/n@nie* >a@ack*E she called-
/nnie s&uck her head ou& &he %indo% and shou&ed, D<o,e@ing*E
>ack s&ill fel& daAed- He Cus& s&ared a& /nnie-
D(ha& happened &o usWE he said-
D(e &ook a &rip in a ,agic &ree house,E said /nnie si,ply-
DBu& i&$s &he sa,e &i,e as %hen %e lef&,E said >ack-
/nnie shrugged-
D/nd ho% did i& &ake us so far a%ayWE said >ack- D/nd so long agoWE
D+ou Cus& looked a& a book and said you %ished %e could go &here,E said /nnie- D/nd &he ,agic
&ree house &ook us &here-E
DBu& bow?E said >ack- D/nd %ho buil& &his ,agic &ree houseW (ho pu& all &hese books hereWE
D/ ,agic person, 0 guess,E said /nnie-
/ ,agic personW
DOh, look,E said >ack- D0 al,os& forgo& abou& &his-E He reached in&o his pocke& and pulled ou& &he
gold ,edallion- D6o,eone los& &his back &here 4 in dinosaur land- Jook, &here$s a le&&er M on
i&-E
/nnie$s eyes go& round- D+ou &hink M s&ands for moqlc petsoo?E she said-
D0 don$& kno%,E said >ack- D0 Cus& kno% so,eone %en& &o &ha& place before us-E
D>a@ack* /n@nie*E ca,e &he dis&an& cry again-
/nnie poked her head ou& &he %indo%- D<o,e@ing*E she shou&ed-
>ack pu& &he gold ,edallion back in his pocke&-
He pulled &he dinosaur book ou& of his pack- /nd pu& i& back %i&h all &he o&her books-
Then he and /nnie &ook one las& look around &he &ree house-
DBood@bye, house,E %hispered /nnie-
>ack slung his backpack o'er his shoulder- He poin&ed a& &he ladder-
/nnie s&ar&ed do%n- >ack follo%ed-
6econds la&er &hey hopped on&o &he ground and s&ar&ed %alking ou& of &he %oods-
DOo one$s going &o belie'e our s&ory,E said >ack-
D6o le&$s no& &ell anyone,E said /nnie-
DDad %on$& belie'e i&,E said >ack-
DHe$ll say i& %as a drea,,E said /nnie-
DMo, %on$& belie'e i&,E said >ack-
D6he$ll say i& %as pre&end-E
DMy &eacher %on$& belie'e i&,E said >ack-
D6he$ll say you$re nu&s,E said /nnie-
D(e be&&er no& &ell anyone,E said >ack-
D0 already said &ha&,E said /nnie-
>ack sighed- D0 &hink 0$, s&ar&ing &o no& belie'e i& ,yself,E he said-
They lef& &he %oods and s&ar&ed up &he road &o%ard &heir house-
/s &hey %alked pas& all &he houses on &heir s&ree&, &he &rip &o dinosaur &i,e JlJ see, ,ore and
,ore like a drea,-
Only tbls %orld and tbls &i,e see,ed real-
>ack reached in&o his pocke&- He clasped &he gold ,edallion-
He fel& &he engra'ing of &he le&&er M- 0& ,ade >ack$s fingers &ingle-
>ack laughed- 6uddenly he fel& 'ery happy-
He couldn$& e?plain %ha& had happened &oday- Bu& he kne% for sure &ha& &heir &rip in &he ,agic
&ree house had been real-
/bsolu&ely real-
DTo,orro%,E >ack said sof&ly, D%e$ll go back &o &he %oods-E
DOf course,E said /nnie-
D/nd %e$ll cli,b up &o &he &ree house,E said >ack-
DOf course,E said /nnie-
D/nd %e$ll see %ha& happens ne?&,E said >ack-
DOf course,E said /nnie- D=ace you*E
/nd &hey &ook off &oge&her, running for ho,e-
Here$s a 6pecial Pre'ie% of
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The 7nigh& a& Da%n
/'ailable no%*
2?cerp& copyrigh& F 1GG: by Mary Pope Osborne-
Published by =ando, House <hildren]s Books,
a di'ision of =ando, House, 0nc-, Oe% +ork-
>ack couldn$& sleep-
He pu& his glasses on- He looked a& &he clock- #::!-
Too early &o ge& up-
+es&erday so ,any s&range &hings had happened- Oo% he %as &rying &o figure &he, ou&-
He &urned on &he ligh&- He picked up his no&ebook- He looked a& &he lis& he$d ,ade before going
&o bed-
>ack pushed his glasses in&o place- (ho %as going &o belie'e any of &hisW
Oo& his ,o,- Or his dad- Or his &hird@grade &eacher, Ms- (a&kins- Only his se'en@year@old
sis&er, /nnie- 6he$d gone %i&h hi, &o &he &i,e of &he dinosaurs-
D<an$& you sleepWE
0& %as /nnie, s&anding in his door%ay-
DOope,E said >ack-
DMe nei&her,E said /nnie- D(ha& are you doingWE
6he %alked o'er &o >ack and looked a& his no&ebook- 6he read &he lis&-
D/ren$& you going &o %ri&e abou& &he gold ,edalWE she asked-
D+ou ,ean &he gold ,edallion,E said >ack-
He picked up his pencil and %ro&e:
D/ren$& you going &o pu& &he le&&er M on &he ,edalWE said /nnie-
DMedallion,E said >ack- DOo& ,edal-E
He added an M:
D/ren$& you going &o %ri&e abou& &he ,agic personWE said /nnie-
D(e don$& kno% for sure if &here is a ,agic person,E said >ack-
D(ell, so,eone buil& &he &ree house in &he %oods- 6o,eone pu& &he books in i&- 6o,eone los& a
gold ,edal in dinosaur &i,e-E
DMedallion*E said >ack for &he &hird &i,e- D/nd 0$, Cus& %ri&ing &he fac&s- The s&uff %e kno% for
sure-E
DJe&$s go back &o &he &ree house righ& no%,E said /nnie- D/nd find ou& if &he ,agic person is a
fac&-E
D/re you nu&sWE said >ack- DThe sun$s no& e'en up ye&-E
D<o,e on,E said /nnie- DMaybe %e can ca&ch &he, sleeping-E
D0 don$& &hink %e should,E said >ack- He %as %orried- (ha& if &he D,agic personE %as ,eanW
(ha& if he or she didn$& %an& kids &o kno% abou& &he &ree houseW
D(ell, 0$, going,E said /nnie-
>ack looked ou& his %indo% a& &he dark@gray sky- 0& %as al,os& da%n-
He sighed- DOkay- Je&$s ge& dressed- 0$ll ,ee& you a& &he back door- Be Yuie&-E
D+ay*E %hispered /nnie- 6he &ip&oed a%ay as Yuie&ly as a ,ouse-
>ack pu& on Ceans, a %ar, s%ea&shir&, and sneakers- He &ossed his no&ebook and pencil in his
backpack-
He crep& do%ns&airs-
/nnie %as %ai&ing by &he back door- 6he shined a flashligh& in >ack$s face- DTa@da* / ,agic
%and*E she said-
D6hhh* Don$& %ake up Mo, and Dad,E %hispered >ack- D/nd &urn &ha& flashligh& off- (e don$&
%an& anyone &o see us-E
/nnie nodded and &urned i& off- Then she clipped i& on&o her bel&-
They slipped ou& &he door in&o &he cool early@,orning air- <ricke&s %ere chirping- The dog ne?&
door barked-
D\uie&, Henry*E %hispered /nnie-
Henry s&opped barking- /ni,als al%ays see,ed &o do %ha& /nnie said-
DJe&$s run*E said >ack-
They dashed across &he dark, %e& la%n and didn$& s&op un&il &hey reached &he %oods-
D(e need &he flashligh& no%,E said >ack-
/nnie &ook i& off her bel& and s%i&ched i& on-
6&ep by s&ep, she and >ack %alked be&%een &he &rees- >ack held his brea&h- The dark %oods
%ere scary-
DBo&cha*E said /nnie, shining &he flashligh& in >ack$s face-
>ack Cu,ped back- Then he fro%ned-
D<u& i& ou&*E he said-
D0 scared you,E said /nnie-
>ack glared a& her-
D6&op pre&ending*E he %hispered- DThis is serious-E
DOkay, okay-E
/nnie shined her flashligh& o'er &he &ops of &he &rees-
DOo% %ha& are you doingWE said >ack-
DJooking for &he &ree house*E
The ligh& s&opped ,o'ing-
There i& %as- The ,ys&erious &ree house- /& &he &op of &he &alles& &ree in &he %oods-
/nnie shined her ligh& a& &he &ree house, and &hen do%n &he &all ladder- /ll &he %ay &o &he
ground-
D0$, going up,E she said- 6he gripped &he flashligh& and began &o cli,b-
D(ai&*E >ack called-
(ha& if so,eone %as in &he &ree houseW
D/nnie* <o,e back*E
Bu& she %as gone- The ligh& disappeared- >ack %as alone in &he dark-
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;- Henry
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V- Dinosaur Xalley
P- =eady, 6e&, Bo*
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G- The /,aAing =ide
1!- Ho,e Before Dark
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