Tigers at Twilight - Mary Pope Osborne [1]
Osborne, Mary Pope.
Tigers at twilight / by Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
p. cm. — (Magic tree house; #19) “A Stepping Stone book.”
SUMMARY: Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89476-3
[1. India—Fiction. 2. Dogs—Fiction. 3. Tigers—Fiction.
4. Jungle animals—Fiction. 5. Endangered animals—Fiction.
6. Space and time—Fiction. 7. Magic—Fiction. 8. Tree houses—Fiction.]
I. Murdocca, Sal, ill. II. Title. III. Series: Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic tree house series; #19. PZ7.O81167Ti 1999 [Fic]—dc21 99-23493
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Cover
Dear Readers
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Prologue
1. How Far Away?
2. Kah and Ko
3. Life or Death
4. Swing Time
5. Night Walk
6. Swamp Creature
7. Trapped!
8. Wonder Dog
9. The Hermit
10. Who Are You, Really?
More Facts
Special Preview of Magic Tree House #20: Dingoes at Dinnertime
For Joy La Brack,
with gratitude for all her help
* * *
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
—From The Tyger by William Blake, 1794
* * *
One summer day in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, a mysterious tree house appeared in the woods.
Eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, climbed into the tree house. They found that it was filled with books.
Jack and Annie soon discovered that the tree house was magic. It could take them to the places in the books. All they had to do was point to a picture and wish to go there.
Along the way, Jack and Annie discovered that the tree house belongs to Morgan le Fay. Morgan is a magical librarian from the time of King Arthur. She travels through time and space, gathering books.
In Magic Tree House Books #5–8, Jack and Annie helped free Morgan from a spell. In Books #9–12, they solved four ancient riddles and became Master Librarians.
In Magic Tree House Books #13–16, Jack and Annie had to save four ancient stories from being lost forever.
In Magic Tree House Books #17–20, Jack and Annie must be given four special gifts to help free an enchanted dog from a spell. They have already received a gift on a trip to the Titanic and a gift from the Lakota Indians. Now they are about to set out in search of the third gift …
Jack and Annie walked past the Frog Creek woods on their way home from the library.
“I miss Teddy,” said Annie.
“Me, too,” said Jack.
“He’s a really smart dog,” said Annie.
“Yeah,” said Jack, “and brave.”
“And wise,” said Annie.
“And funny,” said Jack.
“And here!” said Annie.
“What?” said Jack.
“Here!” Annie pointed at the Frog Creek woods.
A small dog with tan-colored fur was peeking out from the bushes.
Arf! Arf! he barked.
“Oh, wow! Teddy!” said Jack.
The little dog ran off into the woods.
“Let’s go!” said Annie.
She and Jack raced after Teddy. The Frog Creek woods glowed with late afternoon sunlight.
The dog ran between the trees and finally stopped at a rope ladder. It hung from the tallest oak tree and led up to the magic tree house.
Teddy waited for Jack and Annie to catch up. He panted and wagged his tail.
“Hi, you!” cried Annie. She picked up the little dog and hugged him. “We missed you!”
“Yeah, silly!” said Jack. He kissed Teddy. Teddy licked his face.
“Is it time to get our third gift?” asked Annie.
Teddy sneezed, as if to say, Of course!
Annie grabbed the rope ladder and started up. Jack put Teddy inside his backpack and followed.
They climbed into the tree house. There was the note from Morgan le Fay.