Calico Classics Illustrated: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Calico Classics Illustrated: Journey to the Center of the Earth — page 3
It is a runic manuscript my uncle shouted It is the language of the original people of Iceland My uncle picked up the book to show me when a small piece of old parchment fell from the book My uncle grabbed the paper only about fi ve inches by three inches in size There were strange looking letters on it more of the runic It did not seem important to me but my uncle could do nothing but stare at the paper After awhile the cook called out that dinner was on the table Forget dinner my uncle shouted But I was hungry and hurried to the dining room After waiting for my uncle a few minutes I decided to eat Just as I fi nished I heard my uncle yelling for me to come to his study again Look at this he said shoving the parchment in my face 6