Twenty years ago Mrs. Linden read a book before she went to bed. Once she fell asleep a magic train went out on some vines, picked up Mrs. Linden and went back into the book with Mrs. Linden.
Mr. Linden woke up to find no one by his side. He heard a tiny cry.
Mr. Linden knew what Mrs. Linden’s cry sounded like and the cry that he heard sounded just like her cry but tinier.
Her cry came from the book she read the night before.
Mr. Linden soon found out that the only way he could talk to Mrs. Linden was if he opened the book up to the first page.
And that book became the first book in Mr. Linden’s library.
Mr. Linden bought lots of books to see if anyone was stuck inside the books. No one was stuck except one person who he helped get out. Her name was Lyla, and she was 15.
Mr. Lynden asked “How did you get into that book?”
“Well, it’s a long story.” said Lyla.
“Will you tell it to me? I have a lot of time to spare” said Mr. Linden.
“Well, OK. My Dad let me read anything, so I did. When I was about to
start the 10th time, my Dad walked into my room and said “Don’t!”…but it was too late because I had already started reading.
Some vines came out of the book with a train on the vines. The train took me into the book.I was never seen again until you saved me.” said Lyla.
That’s a very wonderful story Lyla, we should put it in a book.” said Mr. Lynden…and so he did!