Jack opened his eyes. They were wearing their own clothes again. Alightning bug blinked inside the growing darkness ofthe tree house. Annie picked up Morgan's note. She repeated therhyme: To find a special magic,You must step into the lightAnd withou...
Tut, tut, you're a sorry sight, man, Will said to thebear's owner. Trying to sell an old tame bear to thefights. Well, I've been planning to write a play with apart for a bear. So take this money for him and begone.Will handed some gold coins to the...
Will stepped forward and held up his hands. Slowlythe crowd quieted down. Thank you all, he said. And thank you to themost important person in all the world. She hasgraced us with her presence today.Will made a sweeping bow to a woman in a galleryabo...
Jack stood onstage in the bright sunlight. He feltthree thousand pairs of eyes staring at him. How now, spirit! Puck said in a loud voice. Whither wander you?Jack looked down at his scroll. He pushed hisglasses into place. He opened his mouth. No sou...
Will led Jack and Annie through a door into theback of the Globe Theater. Then he led them up adark stairway. As they headed upstairs, Jack heard laughtercoming from the audience. His legs felt like jelly. This way, said Will. He led Jack and Annie i...
Why do you need a boy who's a brilliant reader?Annie asked the man. Because I have just lost two fairies! he said. Hepointed at Jack. You can read both!And you are nuts, thought Jack. Well, bye, see youaround, he said. He nudged Annie to move along....
Annie and Jack ran over to the cart. In the back of itwas a cage. In the cage was a big brown bear. The bear was slumped over, his head still down. The sign on the cart said DAN THE DANCINGBEAR. Dan? Annie asked. Are you going to fight?The lonely-loo...
Jack and Annie passed under the stone gatewaythat led onto London Bridge. As they started across, Jack was amazed. The bridge was so noisy and smelly! Wagon wheelsrumbled like thunder over the cobblestones. Potsclinked in carts. Horses neighed. Shopk...
Warm daylight flooded into the tree house. Jackopened his eyes. Annie was wearing a long dress with an apron. Jack was wearing a shirt with puffy sleeves, knee-length pants, and tights. Their shoes were leatherslippers. Jack's backpack was now a leat...
Jack and Annie sat on their porch. Lightning bugsblinked in the warm summer twilight. Wow, a shooting star! said Annie, pointing at thesky. Jack looked up, just in time to see a streak of lightflash through the sky. The light hovered above theFrog Cr...