‘Why?’
Sylvia looked at the woods near the left path.
Then she answered, ‘There
are stories about that path. Some people saw a big hairy
creature
there….’
‘Really? Do you believe those stories?’
‘Um … I don’t know. I guess, we could go that way …,’ said Sylvia. She
looked worried.
‘Come on, Sylvia. Let’s try it!’ George encouraged her. Sylvia gave him
a worried look. Then they walked down the left path.
An
hour later, George and Sylvia were still on the path. There were trees
all around them. It was late afternoon. Sylvia asked George, ‘Do you think
there are
strange
creatures in these woods?’
‘I don’t think so.’
‘Why not?’
‘Well, I’ve never seen a strange creature. Have you?’
‘Not in these woods.’
‘Right. So that means we’re
safe
!’
Sylvia laughed. ‘I guess so!’
They continued their hike.
Several
miles later, the two friends were still walking. The sun was low
in the sky. Suddenly, they walked out of the woods.
In front of them was the
lake.
George and Sylvia looked around. Near the lake was a house. The house
was made of
wood
and it looked very old. ‘Look, George,’ called Sylvia.
‘Look over there!’
‘Where?’ replied George.
‘There! There’s a house! It’s made of wood.’
‘Oh! I can see it. Let’s go and have a look!’
‘What? But what if someone’s there?’
‘Don’t be
scared
, Sylvia. I’m sure no one will be there.’
The two friends walked towards the house. Before they went in, they
looked around the place. ‘The house looks like
it was built a long time ago,’
said Sylvia. ‘Look at the state of the windows! The glass is very old. And
the wood is really old, too!’
‘Yes,’ replied George. ‘I’d say that it’s at least 50 years old. But I
wouldn’t say it’s
ugly
. There’s something that I like about it.’
George looked around. Suddenly he called, ‘Hey, Sylvia! Come here!’
Near
the lake there was a small
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