儿童英语读物《神奇树屋》 第三册 Mummies in the Morning 10
晌午的阳光从树屋的窗子照了进来。树影在墙壁和天花板上舞动着。
杰克躺在树屋的地板上深吸了一口气。
“我在想妈妈午饭都做了些什么。”安妮说着向窗外望去。
杰克微笑着。午饭，妈妈，这一切听上去那么真实，那么平静和安全。
“希望是花生酱和果冻三明治。”他说。
杰克闭上了眼睛，树屋的木地板让人感觉非常凉快。
“天啊，这地方简直乱透了。”安妮说，“我们还是把它收拾收拾吧，免得M回来看到这一幅样子。”
杰克几乎都忘了M了。
他们会见到那个神秘的、拥有这里所有的书的M吗?
“咱们把埃及书放在这堆书的最下面吧。”安妮说。
“好主意。”杰克说。在参观下一个古墓之前，他需要好好休息一会儿。
“再把恐龙书放在埃及书的上面。”安妮说。
“好的。”杰克说。在再次遭遇霸王龙之前，他需要的也是休息。
“可以把城堡的书放在这一堆的最上面。”安妮说。
杰克点了点头，微笑着。他喜欢想起城堡之书封面上的那个骑士，他觉得那骑士就像是他的朋友。
“杰克。”安妮说，“看!”
杰克睁开眼睛，安妮正指着木地板。
“什么东西?”他问。
“你自己看。”
杰克哼了哼，坐起身来。他站在安妮身旁看着地板，可是什么也没看见。
“把头转一转。”安妮说，“你得这样对着光。”
杰克把头歪向一边，只见地板上有什么在闪着光。
他再把头歪得狠一点，一个字母映入眼帘。
是字母M正在阳光下熠熠生辉。
这就证明这个树屋是属于M的。这绝对没错。毫无疑问，毫无疑问。
杰克用手指碰了碰那个字母M，他的皮肤感到一阵刺痛。
就在这时，树叶开始晃动，又起风了。
“咱们下去吧。”杰克说。
杰克抓起背包，和安妮一起爬下了绳梯。
当他们站在树屋下的地面时，杰克听到灌木丛里有什么声音。
“谁在那里?”他喊道。
树叶静止下来。
“我马上就把奖牌拿回来。”杰克大声地说，“还有书签。明天我就把这两样东西都拿回来。”
“你在和谁说话呢?”安妮问。
“我觉得M就在附近。”杰克小声说。
安妮睁大了眼睛。“咱们要不要找找她?”
但就在这时，他们妈妈的声音从远处传来。“杰克!安妮!”
杰克和安妮回头看了看树林，又互相看了看。
“明天吧。”他们异口同声地说。
说完他们便一起跑出了树林。
他们沿着街一路跑去。
他们跑过了院子，
跑进了房子，
跑进了厨房，
正好一头撞到妈妈怀里。
她真的做了花生酱和果冻三明治。
10 Another Clue
Late-morning sunlight shone through the tree house window. Shadows danced on the walls and ceiling.
Jack took a deep breath. He was lying on the floor of the tree house.
“I wonder what Mom’s making for lunch，” said Annie. She was looking out the window.
Jack smiled. Lunch. Mom. Home. It all sounded so real. So calm and safe.
“I hope it’s peanut butter and jelly sandwiches，” he said.
He closed his eyes. The wood floor felt cool.
“Boy， this place is a mess，” said Annie.
“We’d better make it neater. In case M comes back.”
Jack had almost forgotten about M.
Would they ever meet the mysterious M?The person who seemed to own all the books in the tree house?
“Let’s put the Egypt book on the bottom of the pile，” said Annie.
“Good idea，” said Jack. He needed a rest before he visited any more ancient tombs.
“Let’s put the dinosaur book on top of the Egypt book，” said Annie.
“Yeah， good，” said Jack. And a long rest before he visited another Tyrannosaurus rex.
“The castle book can go on the very top of the pile，” said Annie.
Jack nodded and smiled. He liked thinking about the knight on the cover of the castle book. He felt as if the knight were his friend.
“Jack，” said Annie. “Look!”
Jack opened his eyes. She was pointing at the wooden floor.
“What is it?” he asked.
“You have to see for yourself.”
Jack groaned as he got up. He stood next to Annie and looked at the floor. He didn’t see anything.
“Turn your head a little，” said Annie. “You have to catch the light just right.”
Jack tipped his head to one side. Something was shining on the floor.
He tipped his head a bit more. A letter came into focus.
The letter M!It shimmered in the sunlight.
This proved the tree house belonged to M. Absolutely for sure. No question. No doubt about it.
Jack touched the M with his finger. His skin tingled.
Just then the leaves trembled. The wind picked up.
“Let’s go down now，” he said.
Jack grabbed his backpack. Then he and Annie climbed down the ladder.
As they stood on the ground below the tree house， Jack heard a sound in the bushed.
“Who’s there?” he called.
The woods grew still.
“I’m going to bring the medallion back soon，” Jack said loudly. “And the bookmark， too.Both of them. Tomorrow!”
“Who are you talking to?” asked Annie.
“I feel like M is nearby，” Jack whispered.
Annie’s eyes grew wide. “Should we look for him?”
But just then their mother’s voice came from the distance. “Ja-ack!An-nie!”
Jack and Annie looked around at the trees.Then they looked at each other.
“Tomorrow，” they said together.
And they took off， running out of the woods.
They ran down their street.
They ran across their yard.
They ran into their house.
They ran into their kitchen.
They ran right into their mom.
She was making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
