ChristmasinCamelot(MagicTree

House)

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

Onceuponatime,inFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,amysterious

treehouseappearedinthewoods.AboynamedJackandhis

sisterAnnie,climbedintothetreehouse.Theyfoundthatitwas

filledwithbooks.

JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehousewas

magic.Itcouldtakethemtotheplacestheyreadaboutinthe

books.Alltheyhadtodowaspointtoapictureandwishtogo

there.Theydiscoveredthatduringtheiradventures,notimeat

allpassedinFrogCreek.

JackandAnnieeventuallylearnedthatthetreehouse

belongedtoMorganleFay,anenchantressfromCamelot,the

long-agokingdomofKingArthur.Ononeoftheirjourneys,Jack

andAnnievisitedMorganslibraryinCamelotandbroughthope

andcouragetoKingArthur.

Nowitiswinter.JackandAnniehavenotseenMorganorthe

magictreehouseformany

months

ChapterOneARoyalInvitation

Sunlighthadfadedfromthelate-afternoonsky.Puffysnow

cloudsweremovingin.

Letshurry.Imcold,saidJack.

HeandAnniewerewalkinghomefromschool.Their

Christmasvacationwasjustbeginning.

Cooo--cooo.

Wait,saidAnnie.Look.Shepointedtoawhitebirdsitting

onabaretreebranchattheedgeofwoods.Thebirdthewas

staringstraightatthem.

Itsadove,saidJack.

ItsamessengersaidAnnie,fromMorgan.

No,Jacksaid,afraidtogethishopesup.Theyhadntseen

MorganleFayinalongtime.Hereallymissedher.

Yes,saidAnnie.Shehasamissionforus.Icanfeelit.

Inthehushofthecoldtwilight,thedovespreaditswingsand

flewintotheFrogCreekwoods.

Comeon!saidAnnie.Thetreehouseisback!

Yourejusthoping!saidJack.

Imknowing!SaidAnnie.Sheranintothewoods,following

thewhitedove.

Oh,brother,saidJack.ButhetookoffafterAnnie.