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thinking about the dream he’d had—the dream about Morgan le Fay.
    The tree house is back,
Morgan had said.
I’m waiting.
    Jack wished that dreams were real. He missed Morgan’s magic tree house.
    â€œJack!” His little sister Annie appeared in the doorway. “We have to go to the woods
now!”
she said.
    â€œWhy?” Jack asked.
    â€œI had a dream about Morgan!” exclaimed Annie. “She said the tree house is back and she’s waiting for us!”
    â€œThat was
my
dream,” said Jack.
    â€œOh, wow,” said Annie. “She told you, too? So it
must
be important.”
    â€œBut dreams aren’t real,” said Jack.
    â€œSome dreams aren’t. But this one is,” said Annie. “I can just feel it.” She opened the back door. “I’ll see you later!”
    â€œWait—wait. I’m coming!” said Jack.
    He raced up the stairs.
Having the same dream must mean
something, he thought.
    He grabbed his backpack and threw hisnotebook and pencil into it.
    Then he ran downstairs.
    â€œWe’ll be back soon, Mom!” Jack called into the living room.
    â€œWhere you going so early?” his dad called.
    â€œJust for a quick walk!” said Jack.
    â€œIt rained last night,” called his mom. “Don’t get your shoes wet.”
    â€œWe won’t!”
    Jack slipped out the door. Annie was waiting for him.
    â€œLet’s go!” she said.
    The sky was pale gray. The air felt freshly washed.
    Jack and Annie ran up their quiet street to the Frog Creek woods.
    They headed between the trees. Soon theycame to the tallest oak in the woods. There was a wooden house high in the treetop.
    â€œIt
is
back!” whispered Jack.
    Someone looked out the window of the tree house—a lovely old woman with long white hair. Morgan le Fay.
    â€œCome up,” called the magical librarian.
    Jack and Annie climbed up the rope ladder and into the tree house.
    In the dawn light, they stared at Morgan le Fay. She looked beautiful in a red velvet robe.
    Jack pushed his glasses into place. He couldn’t stop smiling.
    â€œWe both had dreams about you!” said Annie.
    â€œI know,” said Morgan.
    â€œYou do?”
    â€œYes, I sent them to you,” said Morgan, “because I need your help.”
    â€œWhat kind of help?” said Jack.
    â€œMerlin the Magician has been up to his tricks again,” said Morgan. “So I haven’t had any time to collect books for Camelot’s library.”
    â€œCan we collect them for you?” asked Annie.
    â€œYes, but in order to gather books through time you must be Master Librarians,” said Morgan.
    â€œOh, well,” Annie said sadly.
    â€œBut you can
become
Master Librarians,” said Morgan, “if you pass the test.”
    â€œReally?” said Annie.
    â€œWhat kind of test?” Jack asked.
    â€œYou must show that you know how to doresearch,” said Morgan, “and show that you can find answers to hard questions.”
    â€œHow?” said Annie.
    â€œBy solving four riddles,” said Morgan. She reached into the folds of her robe and pulled out a rolled-up paper.
    â€œThe first riddle is written on this ancient scroll,” she said. “This book will help you find the answer.”
    She held out a book. On the cover were the words
Ocean Guide
.

    â€œThis is where you have to go,” said Morgan.
    â€œThe ocean! Oh, boy!” said Annie. She pointed at the cover. “I wish we—”
    â€œStop!” Jack grabbed Annie’s hand. “How will we know if we’ve found the right answer to the riddle?” he asked Morgan.
    â€œYou will know,” Morgan said mysteriously. “I promise you will know.”
    Jack let go of Annie’s hand. She pointed again at the cover and finished her wish: “I wish we could go there.”
    The wind started to blow.
    â€œAre you coming with us,