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First
Time in the Magic Tree House
"Oh, here's a book
for you," said Annie. She held up a book about dinosaurs. A blue
silk bookmark was sticking out of it.
"Let me see
it." Jack set down his backpack and grabbed the book from her.
"You look at that
one, and I'll look at the one about castles," said Annie.
"No, we better
not," said Jack. "We don't know who these books belong
to."
But even as he said this,
Jack opened the dinosaur book to where the bookmark was. He couldn't
help himself.
He turned to a picture of
an ancient flying reptile. A Pteranodon.
He touched the huge
bat-like wings.
"Wow,"
whispered Jack. "I wish I could see a Pteranodon for real."
Jack studied the picture
of the odd-looking creature soaring through the sky.
"Ahhh!"
screamed Annie.
"What?" said
Jack.
"A monster!"
Annie cried. She pointed to the tree house window.
"Stop pretending,
Annie," said Jack.
"No, really!"
said Annie.
Jack looked out the
window.
A giant creature was
gliding above the treetops! He had a long, weird crest on the back of
his head. A skinny beak. And huge bat-like wings!
It was a real live
Pteranodon!
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