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Show -27- people won't come near it - although attempts have been made. I don't know where they get their wealth." Sandy stood for a moment longer to drink in the beauty of tie secret cavern. However, it could not satisfy the sudden pang of hunger she felt, and she soon wished the rubies and emeralds were bacon and eggs, "Eggs! I've got some eggs!" she shouted. Untying her Sweater, she laid the huge eggs on the ground. l!Now, how am I going to cook them?'1 she muttered. "Crack." To her surprise, she discovered the eggs were alive* "Crack-crack!" The eggs broke apart, and two wet baby chicks, each the size of a melon, tumbled out. "Oh, aren't they cute!" Sandy squealed. As hungry as she was, she couldn't bear to harm the chicks. "Y/hat am I going to eat, and how will I feed the chicks?" she asked Verus. "The chicks will fend for themselves, Sandy. Their parents survive well in the cave, so there must be food available for them. Why don't you see if you can catch a fish?" Sandy looked out over the colored lake, and noticed for the first time the sp" ^:,1 ±ng of many fish as they played tag in the still water. The chicks were dry now, and were fluffing out their feathers with their beaks. She picked up two little feathers that fell to the ground and tied them together with a few strands of her hair. Looking about, she discovered a long, tough, dried up twig which was bent at one end. She stripped off the outer bark until |
