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Under the oak tree, Freddy sat playing in the mud. Rolling a piece of mud between his hands, he eyed the distance between him and Seymour. Taking a small hop closer to the pond, he checked the distance again. Drawing his arm back, he threw the mud ball at Seymour. Lucky for Seymour, Freddy’s aim was a little off. The mud ball hit the water next to Seymour’s head splashing him.
The shock of water on his face shot him straight up, arms waving about. Then he came straight down like a rock. He surfaced and looked right at Freddy.
“What was that for?”
“I’m tired of playing by myself.”
“You could have just asked.”
“Not as much fun.”
As Seymour started to swim towards Freddy, Peanut came waddling over.
“Hey how are you two?”
“Freddy decided …show more content…

The sun peeked in through some holes in the roof, making the water sparkle and dance; like the lights in the night sky. Roots from the tree had grown through the roof of the cave. Freddy swam in and out and around the roots. It’s like our cattail maze.
As he left the maze, he saw it… a beautiful, shiny rock. It looked like the sun. Remembering Tanks description, it must be Tanks’ secret treasure. He swam around it and when he touched it, the rock moved. Did the flood loosen it? What should I do? If I leave it here, the river could take it. Would the Beavers help me get it home? He needed to talk to the Beavers. Freddy hoped that Peanut and Honey would be a friend to Tanks, and help save his treasure. Freddy headed back to the Beaver’s camp and settled down to sleep until it was time to continue the journey. Peanut had said it wasn’t too much farther, just around the next bend. “Freddy would you like to ride on my pack again? I forget you’re even up there.” “That would be great.” Peanut picked him up, and placed him on the pack. While they were walking, Freddy decided to tell the Beavers about …show more content…

“Yes that’s the one. He’s known us since we were tadpoles and he tells us about his adventures in the river.” “He sounds like a good friend. When he comes to visit maybe we could meet him,” Peanut said.
Encouraged, Freddy took a deep breath and told them about Tanks adventure of finding the treasure. Peanut thought for a moment, “Long ago, gold was found in this river. I wonder if what Tanks found was a gold nugget.” Peanut described what gold looked like.
“That’s what I saw,” said Freddy. “It must be Tanks treasure, but I’m afraid the river will move it and it would be lost forever. I’d like to take it back with me, and keep it safe for Tanks. Could you help me?” Honey spoke up, “Of course, we’ll help. You could place it in my pack, and when we return home you can put it in a safe place for him.” “Can we stop on our way home?”
“That would be fine,” Peanut said. He hoped the rock would be safe until they came back for it.
The shiny rock shifted ever so slightly towards the mouth of the cave. As the water surged in from the river, it shifted

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