The Mystery of the Black Raven
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Then Benny said, “Gold!”
“Yes,” said Gil, scratching away the imitation soapstone covering to reveal more of the yellow metal beneath. “The Four Rock Miners apparently found an enormous nugget, then had a Native American artist carve it into a raven and cover it with this blackish substance.”
“But why would they do that?” asked Jessie. “Gold is beautiful. Why coat it with that dull black stuff?”
Gil carefully continued to scrape. “Probably to keep it a secret. Maybe one of them found the nugget.... Rather than split it four ways, they decided to leave it in one piece, like a trophy. So they had it carved and then covered so no one would know it was gold.”
Grandfather shook his head unbelievingly. “All these years, we’ve been passing a solid gold bird back and forth!”
“Yes,” said Earl Pittman in a greedy tone. “And now it’s your turn to have it, James Alden. What are you going to do with it?”
Miss Parker’s eyes flashed. “Are you implying that James is going to sell the raven now that he knows it’s gold?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Then Benny said, “Gold!”
“Yes,” said Gil, scratching away the imitation soapstone covering to reveal more of the yellow metal beneath. “The Four Rock Miners apparently found an enormous nugget, then had a Native American artist carve it into a raven and cover it with this blackish substance.”
“But why would they do that?” asked Jessie. “Gold is beautiful. Why coat it with that dull black stuff?”
Gil carefully continued to scrape. “Probably to keep it a secret. Maybe one of them found the nugget.... Rather than split it four ways, they decided to leave it in one piece, like a trophy. So they had it carved and then covered so no one would know it was gold.”
Grandfather shook his head unbelievingly. “All these years, we’ve been passing a solid gold bird back and forth!”
“Yes,” said Earl Pittman in a greedy tone. “And now it’s your turn to have it, James Alden. What are you going to do with it?”
Miss Parker’s eyes flashed. “Are you implying that James is going to sell the raven now that he knows it’s gold?
What to read after The Mystery of the Black Raven?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Gertrude Chandler Warner to read onlineMoreLess
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