and snow leopards, swirling sand storms, and the X that marks the spot. It looked like it would be
a long and challenging journey.
The leader camel could see how intrigued they were so he said, “So are you going to go and
find the treasure?”
Lizzy and Jack looked at him in astonishment and then shrugged at each other. “Why not,
since we’re stuck here anyway?” pondered Lizzy. So, Lizzy and Jack started to walk off.
“You really think you can walk all that way?” interrupted the camel.
Lizzy and Jack turned around, “Uhhh...kind of?” Lizzy answered uncertainly.
“Well, you will find if you walk for just a few more minutes, you will wish you asked for my
help,” protested the lead camel.
“Well, um…can you help us?” Jack said embarrassed.
“Of course, my group and I would love to help you! ” said the lead camel.
Lizzy and Jack hoisted themselves up on to the camel and they all set off.
It was a tremendously boiling hot journey, with the sun now high in the sky. The camels
plodded slowly on. All of a sudden Jack’s camel tripped over.
“What’s the matter?” asked Jack.
The camel started to reply, “Oh, nothing really, I just…..”
Everyone turned to see some kind of jewellery in the sand.
“I’m going to take a closer look!” said Jack as he jumped down from the camel and picked up,
what he now realized was a necklace with a huge pendant.
He blew the dust off the necklace and read, “Keep on going.”
So he got back on the camel and they set off once again.
Just when they were getting worried, as they had been travelling for so long, they heard a
funny noise and then someone shouted, “Hey guys!”
Lizzy turned and before her eyes she saw a wild ass.
“Hello there!” he said.
“Look! First, a talking camel and now a wild ass, this place really is enchanted!” shouted Lizzy
in astonishment.
“Oh, Hi Mr. Wild Ass. Can you help us? We’re in need of shelter. We’ve been travelling for
quite a while!” said the camel.
“SURE! Just keep on walking for not too long now and you will come to a village. You can’t
miss it!” the wild ass exclaimed.
So they set off again. After a while Lizzy said, “Look! I see a hut. It must be from the village!”
Before they could reach the village a sand storm brewed up, pulling them all over the place
and making them walk in circles. They had no idea what to do or where they were. When the
storm died down, they found themselves in an old, fallen down village.
Lizzy read out a sign that said, “BEWARE of the Brown Bears and Wolves!!!”
They cautiously started exploring the village anyway.
Jack got to a hut which looked very strange, so he called for the others, “Come over here,
guys. There’s something glowing in this hut!”
They all came running to have a look. They stepped inside one by one.
It was an egg cushioned in some hay, but it wasn’t a normal egg, it was a colourful, glowing egg.
The camel said, “Oh my goodness, I think this is one of the first dinosaur eggs. This must be
the TREASURE!”
The egg started to move. It rose up into the air and then it spoke, “You may all have one wish!”
Jack and Lizzy made the same wish, to be back home and safe!
