Hide and Seek — книга для чтения (A2)

“Oh my,” Sally said in disbelief. “I don’t believe what I am seeing.” The boys and Mark’s father just stared. Inside the box were jewels of every color you could imagine. There were diamonds,rubies, sapphires, and emeralds of all shapes and sizes.Intermixed they could see several gold coins and strands of pearls.“We’re rich,” the boys screamed. “Not quite,” interrupted Mark’s father. “Someone could have lost this and I don’t think you should plan on spending any of it until we find out a little more. Besides, Sally found it.” “I’ll share it,” Sally said happily. “That’s nice Sally,” replied Marks dad. But the right thing to do is contact the authorities.”

The next day, the four of them and Sally’s mother drove to the police station, explained what had happened, and gave the treasure to the police to hold while they conducted their investigation. They left the police station sadly and even the double dipped ice cream cones Mark’s father bought for them didn’t make them smile.They drove back in silence.