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.