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第13章 一路爱相送 13（第1页）

第13章一路爱相送（13）

母亲从来不向我们索求什么。有一次，她说：“你们不需要为我买什么生日礼物，只要给我写封信，跟我讲讲你们的生活就行了。让我知道你们有没有烦心事？你们过得快不快乐？”

爷爷的藏宝图

AGiantMystery

佚名Anonymous

ThesoundoftheadeBridgetjump。Ithadbeehelivingroom。Hereyeswenttothecarvedblathedesk。Ihetiochime。Thenotessoundedsaday。

&hiyiagesindpahaddied。He'dlivedherefhty-twoyears，ahadvisitedhimeverysummerofherlife。agewouldbesold。

"Youkeepsomethingtrandpaby。"Momhadsaid。

Bridgetlookedawayfromtheclock。Thatwasn'twhatsheoremindherofGrandpa'steasingeyesandhishugs。Wouldabookmakeherthinkofhim？Shewenttotheshelf，butmostofthebooksl。Thenshesaerstigoutofabook。Gentlyshepulleditout。

Adatewaswrittenohepaper：February1，1927。Ohersidewassomethiigaveashoutthatbroughtherbr。

"LookwhatIfound！&quetsaid。

tookthepaperahedate，thengaspedwheheotherside。AbwerethewordsMyTreasureMap。

"Grandpaalwayssaidhe'dburiedatreasureonhisland。&quetsaid。"Ithoughthewasteasing。"

"SodidI。"said。"Thismapprovesthathewasn't。"

Itlemap：justabigcirclethatsaidTheGiantandanarrowpointingfromitenty-YardWalk。AttheendofthearrowwasasmallcirclemarkedStone，andanX。

"TheGiantisacalledthatbigboulder！&quetsaid。

"Areasureisburieduoyyardsfromit，"said。"Let'sgo！"

&sideandgrabbedshovelsfromtheshed。TheyracedacrossafieldtoTheGiant。ItwastheonlybigboulderontheIowafarm，anditstoodbesideastream。

startedtowalkawayfromTheGiant。Itwasn'teasytomeasuretwentyyardswithhisshortstrides，butaglahefieldshowedonlytwostocouldhidethetreasure。

"Thiso，"said，rollihebiggerstone。

Bridgetthrusthershoveli。Whatcouldthetreasurebe？"Goldbars，"sheguessed。"Orjewels—achestfullofsapphiresanddiamonds。"

Didtheoldtreasuremapmakesense？

laughed。"Berealistic，Bridget。I'llbetit'smo;

"Enoughtobuyaerorabike？"

"Maybeenoughtosavethisplace，"said。"Ifwefindalotofmoney，Momwon'thavetosellthecottage。endoursummershere。"

Bridgetkwouldn'tbethesamewithoutGrandpa，butshelovedtheoldcottage。Thethoughtofsavingitspurredheroenedhergripontheshovelanddugharder。Buthalfanhourlater，allthey'duncoveredwasdirt。

"Itmustbeuo;said。

&otheotherspotanddugfet&#antoadherfaedi。"Thetreasureisn'thereeither。"shesaid。Sheturnedaowardthecottage。grittedhisteethadigging。

BridgetwentiageaGrandpa'smap。Wastheresomethingshehadmissed？Someclueshehadn'tsnappedup？Shesearchedthedrawinginturhepaper。Theonlythihedate。

"I'vegotit！&quetcried。Sheracedoutsideandgrabbedhershovelahestream。

"Whereareyougoing？"called。"Waitforme。"

dashedtothestream，tetwasalreadyithatwasalwaystiedhebank，waitingforaedtocross。

Bridgetdidn'tsayawordastheyrowedacrossthestream。Thehewaytoasiheoppositebank。Shedidn'theshovel。Shejustrolledasidethestoneaalbox。

gasped。"Howdidyouknow？"

Bridgetsmiled。"Themapwasmadeinthemiddlerandpacrossedthestream。Hewalkedacrosstheice！