DingoesatDinnertime(MagicTree

House#20)

MaryPopeOsborne

Prologue

OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,a

mysterioustreehouseappearedinthewoods.

Annie,climbedintothetreehouse.Theyfoundthatit

wasfilledwithbooks.

JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehouse

wasmagic.Itcouldtakethemtotheplacesinthe

books.Alltheyhadtodowaspointtoapictureand

wishtogothere.

Alongtheway,JackandAnniediscoveredthatthe

treehousebelongstoMorganleFay.Morganisa

magicallibrarianfromthetimeofKingArthur.She

travelsthroughtimeandspace,gatheringbooks.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#5--8,JackandAnnie

helpedfreeMorganfromaspell.InBooks#9--12,they

solvedfourancientriddlesandbecameMaster

Librarians.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#13--16,JackandAnnie

hadtosavefourancientstoriesfrombeinglost

forever.

InMagicTreeHouseBooks#17--20,JackandAnnie

mustbegivenfourspecialgiftstohelpfreean

enchanteddogfromaspell.Theyhavealready

receivedagiftonatriptotheTitanic,agiftfromthe

LakotaIndians,andagiftfromaforestinIndia.Now

theyareabouttosetoutinsearchoftheirlastgift...

ChapterTheLastGift

Anniesatontheporchsteps.Shestareddownthe

streetattheFrogCreekwoods.

Hey,Jack,shesaid.Doyouhearit?

Jacksatnexttoher.Hewasreadingabook.

Hearwhat?hesaid.

Teddyscallingus,saidAnnie.

Yourekidding,saidJack.Buthelookeddownthe

streetandlistened,too.

Afaintbarkcamefromthedistance.

Arf!Aff.

AbigsmilecrossedJacksface.

Youhearit!Anniesaid.

Yep,saidJack.Youreright.Timetogo.

Hestoodupandgrabbedhisbackpack.

Bebacksoon!Annieshoutedthroughthescreen

door.

Dontbelatefordinner!t