that they were dying and drowning in quicksand. Not long after, she collapsed and Carlos had to
carry her until they found a place to rest in the shade of an overgrown bush. Later that day, they
came across a nomad family named Ger who were setting up their big tent. They were more than
happy to share it with the three travelers for a few days. The Gers took care of Annabeth, giving
her water and food to fill her growling stomach. They healed Jason’s wound by putting homemade
herb medicine on his hand.
After a few days of living in the Gers’ tent, they were ready to continue their mission. The Ger
family lent them two Bactrian camels to ride on and enough food to eat for weeks. Jason, Annabeth
and Carlos thanked them and continued their long trek to the Northeastern part of the Gobi.
After slow days of trudging through the heat and the sand of the desert, they finally reached
their destination in the Gobi. As they were discussing what to do next, Annabeth tripped over
what appeared as a smooth and rounded rock. “Ouch!” she exclaimed in pain.
Taking a closer look, Carlos cried out, “ That’s actually a dinosaur egg!”
Carefully, Carlos and Annabeth began to dig, while Jason as their assistant handed over the
tools they needed. After hours of hard work, they finally dug out a nest of eggs. They celebrated
the find, but soon thoughts of home started to nag at them. “How are we going to get back?” they
asked one another. Sadness and panic began to creep into their hearts.
Suddenly, Jason jumped up, “Wait! I hear something!”
“It’s an airplane!” they all shouted out in disbelief. “They’ve come for us! Yay!”
The owner of the museum, Mr. Duot congratulated them warmly. Annabeth stammered,
“But….but how did you find us?”
“Oh, good question!” he replied. “I started to worry when Jason did not come back. I tracked
you by the GPS on his phone, but it was not easy!”
On their way back to New York, Jason, Annabeth and Carlos told their amazing story to Mr.
Duot, and he even suggested that they write a book!
Back in their house, both Annabeth and Carlos exclaimed, “This is what I call home sweet home!”
They were both excited about the award they were going to receive the following day, but
most of all about the money!
