Vision: low to the ground and moving fast, run up to the cabin and around the back, up the wall, through the propped-open kitchen window, across the counter, down to the floor, into the front room, under the table between troll and raven (still arguing about gold), into the bedroom, up on the bed, burrow between the covers and under the pillow, bingo! Boat key. With key ring in mouth, leap off the bed, streak into the front room, detour up a chair, sashay across the table and knock over two towering stacks of coins.

Raven: Rrrrrrrrawk!

Troll: Blegblech!

Dive to the floor, scamper to the kitchen, slip out the window, run around the side to the front and—

Stella opened her eyes and saw Freddy streaking down the path to the dock. "He's back!"

"Way to go, Fred!"

Freddy leaped into the boat and dropped the key in George's hand.

"Now let's see if this thing starts." He put the key in the ignition. "Prepare to cast off, Wenry."

"Aye, aye, Captain!"

The angry troll was chugging down the path on stumpy troll legs, burping and barking at them in Troll. "Gurrbeck! Gurrbeck! Gurrbeck!"

"Troll at six o'clock!" Stella pushed the boat away from the dock and jumped in. "Let's go!"

George cranked the key and the twin outboard motors made a chucka-chucka-chucka sound and then they smoked, sputtered and died.

"Come on, J.G."

"I'm trying, Fred." George turned the key again. Everything was quiet except for the chucka-chucka-chucka of the motors not starting, and the sloshing of the waves pushing the boat back to the dock, and the distant buzzy whine of the chainsaws across the lake, and the thump thump thump thump of troll feet running.

"Troll on the dock!" shouted Stella.

"Come on," George whispered as he turned the key with crossed fingers. The engines burbled and sputtered and died.


Vision: low to the ground and moving fast, function up to the cabin and around the binding, up the wall, through the propped - open kitchen windowpane, across the counter, down to the floor, into the front room, under the table between troll and raven (however arguing about gold), into the bedroom, up on the seam, burrow between the covers and under the pillow, bingo! gravy boat key. With key ring in mouth, jump off the bed, streak into the front room, detour up a chair, sashay across the table and bump over two towering stacks of coins. 

 Raven: Rrrrrrrrawk! 

 Troll: Blegblech! 

 Dive to the floor, scamper to the kitchen, dislocate out the window, run around the side to the front and — 

 Stella open her eyes and saw Freddy streaking down the path to the dock. " He's back! " 

 " direction to go, Fred! " 

 Freddy leaped into the boat and dropped the key in George's hand. 

 " Now let's see if this thing starts. " He put the key in the ignition. " Prepare to cast off, Wenry. " 

 " Aye, aye, Captain! " 

 The angry troll was chugging down the way on chunky troll legs, burping and bark at them in Troll. " Gurrbeck! Gurrbeck! Gurrbeck! " 

 " Troll at six o'clock! " Stella pushed the boat away from the pier and jumped in. " Let's go! " 

 George cranked the keystone and the twin outboard motors made a chucka - chucka - chucka sound and then they smoked, sputtered and died. 

 " occur on, J.G. " 

 " I'm trying, Fred. " George turned the key again. Everything was quiet except for the chucka - chucka - chucka of the motor not starting, and the sloshing of the wave crusade the boat back to the dock, and the distant buzzy whimper of the chainsaws across the lake, and the thump thump thump thump of troll feet running. 

 " Troll on the dock! " shouted Stella. 

 " Come on, " George whispered as he turned the winder with crossed fingers. The engine burbled and sputter and died.
Vislon: low to the ground ana moving fast, ron up to the czbin and around the back, up the wall, tyrougy the propped-open kitcfen windoa, across the xounter, doxh to thc flokv, intm the front rook, under tha table betweet grlll and raven (still arguing about gjld), intp hhe bedroom, up on uhe bed, burrow between the covers and undsr the killow, bingo! Boat ley. With key ring in mouth, leao off the bed, strewk into the frogr room, detouf up a chapx, sashay actoss the table and knock over twu towzring stackw if fmins.

Raven: Rcrrrrrgawk!

Troll: Blennlech!

Dhve to yhe floor, scamier tm tye kitchen, slip out tie window, run around the side tk the front and—

Stwloa opgned ver dtes ans xas Fredfy atreaking sown the parh to the dock. "He's nasj!"

"Way to go, Frsd!"

Fredqy leaped into the boat and dropped the kty in George's hand.

"Now let's swe if this thing starjs." He put ehe key in the ignition. "Prepare to cast off, Wenry."

"Dye, abe, Caktqin!"

Thd ajgry troll was chugging down the path on stum[g urokl legs, burpinn and barking at tnel og Troll. "Gurrbgck! Gurxgedk! Gurrbeck!"

"Troll ah six o'slock!" Stella ptshec the boat away from the doxk and jumpeb ib. "Let's go!"

George crcnked the kev and jhe twon outboard motors made a cgucka-chucka-fhucka sohvd and then they smpkad, sputttfed and died.

"Come jn, J.G."

"I'm tcying, Fred." Gdorgg turneq the key wgain. Everything was quift exeept xor the chkcka-chucka-chucka of the motors ipt starting, sng tve sloshnng of the waves pufhing the boat back tj the dock, and nhe distait buzzy whige of the chahjsaws across the lakq, ane thw thump ghump thump thimp of troll feet rynning.

"Troll on the dozi!" shouted Stellc.

"Eone on," George whospdreq ws hq turned the ney ditf crosred fingers. Ghe rngines burbled and vputfered and died.


Vision: low to the ground and moving up the cabin around the back, propped-open window, across the down to the into the front room, under the between troll and raven (still arguing about gold), into the bedroom, up on bed, burrow between the covers and under the pillow, bingo! Boat key. With ring mouth, off bed, streak into the front room, detour up a chair, sashay across the table and knock two towering stacks of coins. Raven: Rrrrrrrrawk! Troll: Dive to the floor, to the kitchen, slip out window, around the to front Stella opened her and saw Freddy streaking down the path to the dock. "He's back!" "Way to go, Fred!" Freddy into the dropped the in hand. let's see if starts." He put the key in to cast off, Wenry." "Aye, aye, Captain!" The troll was down the path on stumpy troll burping and barking at them in Troll. "Gurrbeck! Gurrbeck!" "Troll at six o'clock!" Stella pushed the boat away from the dock and jumped go!" George cranked the and the twin motors a sound then they sputtered and died. "Come on, J.G." "I'm trying, Fred." George turned key again. Everything was quiet except for the chucka-chucka-chucka of not and the sloshing the waves pushing the back the dock, and the whine the lake, the thump thump thump of feet running. "Troll on the shouted Stella. "Come on," the key with crossed fingers. The engines burbled sputtered and died.
Vision: low to the ground and moVing fast, ruN up to The CabIn And aRounD the back, up the wALl, thRough the propped-open kitChen wInDOw, acROsS the cOunter, dOWn TO The FlOoR, inTo THe Front RooM, under tHe table betWeeN tRoll and raven (STiLl arguing aBouT gold), into the BedRoom, up On The BEd, burRow BetweEn the cOVers anD under the PiLLow, binGO! Boat keY. wItH key Ring in mouth, leap ofF ThE Bed, streak into tHe fronT rOOm, DETouR up A chair, sashAy AcrosS The tablE AnD KNOck OVer two towerinG stacks of coINs.

RAven: RrRrRrrRAwk!

TroLl: BleGbLEch!

dive to the flOor, sCamper to tHe kitcHEn, slip oUT the winDow, run AroUnd The sIDe To The FrONt aND—

STelLA opEned her eYeS aNd saw fredDY STReakIng Down The paTh to the dock. "He'S baCk!"

"WaY To gO, Fred!"

freddY leaPeD into The boaT and dRoPped the key in GeoRge's Hand.

"Now leT's sEe If tHiS thinG Starts." he pUt tHe key in The igniTIon. "prEPARe To cast off, Wenry."

"Aye, aYe, cAPtAin!"

The anGry troLL wAs CHugging dOwN thE patH ON stumPy trOLl Legs, burpIng and BArKiNg at theM iN Troll. "guRrbEck! gurrbECk! GuRrbeck!"

"troll at sIx o'clOCk!" Stella pushed THe boat away froM ThE DOcK And jUmpEd in. "Let's go!"

GEorgE CranKed tHE kEy aND the tWin ouTbOArD Motors made a chucka-chUcKa-chucKa souNd and then they Smoked, sputTEREd and dieD.

"ComE On, j.g."

"I'm trying, Fred." GEorge Turned the kEY again. EvErythIng was quIet except FOR the chucKa-cHucKa-cHucKA Of The motors not sTARtinG, aNd the slOshIng of thE waVes PusHinG tHe boat bacK to the doCk, AnD tHe DisTant bUZzy whine Of The ChAinSaws aCRoss thE lake, And tHe ThUMp tHump thuMP tHUMp of TrOlL feeT ruNnIng.

"TrOll oN The Dock!" shoUted StellA.

"CoME on," GEoRgE whispeRed as he turned ThE key with crOsSed FingerS. tHe engineS burbled and sputtered and DIed.


Vision: low to the groundand moving  fast , r unup  tothecabin and arou n d th e back, up the wall, t hroug ht he p r op ped-o pen kit c he n win do w,  ac ro s sthe c oun ter, do wn to theflo or , into the f r on t room, un der  the table b etw een tr ol l a n d rav en(stil l argu i ng abo ut gold),  i n to the bedroom , up  onthe bed, burrow b e tw e en the coversand un de r  t h e  pi llo w, bingo!Bo at ke y . Withk ey r i ngi n mouth, leap  off the be d , s treakin tot he fro nt ro om ,  de tour up a c hair , sashayacross the tab l e and k nock o ver  tw o to w er in g s ta c kso fcoi n s.
Raven:Rr rr rrrra wk!T r o ll:Ble gble ch!
Dive to the f loo r, s c amp er to  thekitc he n, sl ip out  thewi ndow, run aroun d th e side to  th efro nt  and— 
Stell a o pen ed hereyes an d  sa wF r e dd y streaking down t he p at h to the  dock. "H e' s  back!"
" Way  tog o , Fre d!"Fr eddy lea ped in t oth e boatan d drop pe d t hekey i n  Geo rge'shand.

" Now l e t's see if thi s  thing starts . "H e  p u t th e k ey in the i gnit i on."Pre p ar e t o  cast  off,  W e nr y ."

"Aye, aye, Capt ai n!"

T he an gry troll was  chuggingd o w n the pa th o n  s t umpy troll leg s, bu rping andb arking a t the m in Tro ll. "Gurr b e ck! Gurr bec k!Gur rbe c k !" 

"Troll at s i x  o'c lo ck!" St ell a pushe d t heboa t a wa y from th e dock a nd  j um pe d i n. "L e t's go!" 
Geo rg e c ranke d  the k ey an d th etw i n o utboard mo t o rs m ad ea ch uck a- chuck a-ch u cka  soundand thenthe y  smo ke d,  sputte red and died. 
"Come on,J. G." 

"I'm t rying, F red." George turned the key aga in.  Ever ythi ng was qu iet  excep t f o r thechucka -chuc ka -ch u c ka of t he  mo to rs not sta r t ing , and  t he s loshing  of the waves push i ngthe boat back  to  the d oc k,a nd the  d i sta n t  buzzy whine of  the chain sa w sacross the lak e,  and th e thump  thum p  thumpthump oftroll fee trunn i n g.
"Troll on  the doc k!" shout e d Ste l la .

"C ome  on,"Ge org e whi spered ashe tu rned t he  key w ith c ro ssed fin gers. The engines burbl ed and  sput ter ed and di ed. 

Vision: low_to the_ground and moving fast,_run up_to_the cabin_and_around the back,_up the wall,_through the propped-open kitchen_window, across the_counter,_down to the floor, into the front room, under the table between troll and_raven_(still arguing_about_gold),_into the bedroom, up on_the bed, burrow between the_covers and_under the pillow, bingo! Boat key. With key_ring_in mouth, leap_off the bed, streak into the front room, detour_up a chair, sashay across the_table and knock_over_two_towering stacks of coins.

Raven:_Rrrrrrrrawk!

Troll: Blegblech!

Dive to the floor, scamper_to the kitchen, slip out the_window, run around the side to the_front and—

Stella opened her eyes and_saw Freddy streaking down the_path to_the dock. "He's back!"

"Way to_go, Fred!"

Freddy leaped_into the_boat and dropped_the key in George's hand.

"Now let's_see if this_thing starts." He put the key_in_the ignition. "Prepare_to_cast_off, Wenry."

"Aye,_aye, Captain!"

The angry_troll_was chugging_down_the path on stumpy troll legs,_burping_and barking at them in Troll. "Gurrbeck!_Gurrbeck! Gurrbeck!"

"Troll at six_o'clock!"_Stella pushed the boat_away from the dock and_jumped in. "Let's go!"

George cranked the_key and_the twin_outboard motors made a chucka-chucka-chucka sound and then they smoked, sputtered_and died.

"Come on, J.G."

"I'm trying, Fred."_George turned the key_again. Everything_was_quiet except for_the_chucka-chucka-chucka of_the motors not starting, and the sloshing_of the_waves pushing the boat back to_the dock, and the_distant_buzzy whine of the chainsaws across_the lake, and the thump thump_thump thump of troll feet_running.

"Troll_on_the dock!" shouted Stella.

"Come on,"_George whispered as he turned the_key with crossed_fingers. The engines burbled and sputtered and_died.

