The Riddle of The Hidden Treasure By: Yash Daryani
Once, there lived lived a family known as Greylings in which there lived three kids named as David, Ruby and Laura. They also had a dog named as Bruno. The kids were very adventurous. It was their summer vacations going on when they had gone to their granny's place. their grandparents lived in a very big mansion. One day they heard from their granny that there was their family's treasure named as "Greyling's Treasure" which was hidden hundreds of years ago by their ancestors and also that their grandparents were running though shortage of money and would have to leave the mansion soon and go. The children were very worried and decided that they would help their grandparents by finding the hidden treasure. The children were worried for some time but then they were relaxed. After some time, they decided they would go out somewhere and would camp there. So, they went to their granny if there was any place to go out and camp. Granny replied, "There is a lake to a short distance from here: Also there is a small little house, where you can camp out and also can make it yours" The kids then became very happy and started packing their bags. They thought that the house must have not been used for a long time so it would be dusty. So, they took a cloth, a bucket, paint, brush,a vacuum cleaner, broom, mop and a window cleaner with them.
The next day were ready to go for cleaning and settling their house. They took the help of Bruno and reached easily. The lake was very beautiful with cold water. They had taken some sandwiches with them and were starving, so they sat by the lake and ate their sandwiches. After eating, they went to the house. When they reached to the door, it was not opening.Then they realized that the door was shut for a long time and so was jammed and was not opening. But David was smart, he slammed the door and it broke open. When they entered the house it was all dusty. They took out all the dust with the help of the vacuum cleaner. Then they started brooming and moping the floor the floor. David wiped the walls from the inner and the outer portion of the house. After he finished wiping, he started painting the house. While working Laura saw cups and plates on the table that were unwashed. She realized that those were the same cups that granny keeps very preciously in the show case. The house looked very clean and beautiful when they were done. They were very tired so they went home and slept early so that they could go to the house the next again. There was also a fire place where they could make tea and drink. Morning when the got up, they packed sandwiches, orange juice, kettle, water, tea granules, sleeping bags and a lot many chocolates. They were ready to go for their camp out. So, they set off for the lake(house). They entered the house with a lot of excitement. They sat on the chairs and relaxed. They decided having tea, so Laura and Ruby went to the fire place and took out the things/materials. They set everything and lit the fire place; but suddenly smoke started coming out of the chimney. The children got worried and started asking each other questions about what happened.
David went to check what had happened. So, he put his hand into the chimney if there was any problem. When he put his hand inside the chimney, he felt something. He realized that because of that thing the smoke was coming out of the chimney. When he took the hing out of the chimney, he saw that it was a box. The kids were very eager to open and see what was there in the box. When David opened the box, he saw that it was some kind of a map and a key. The map was very old. In the map was some kind of a riddle. The riddle was:
If you want to find, what you want,
walk 2 km to North+South+West+East-West-South-East,
you will find a forest, go to the potato land at the messiest place,
with the biggest rock,
go underground, then find a door and go to the world of mirrors and
then find the right door and go to your awaited destination.
They did not tell anyone about the riddle. They thought that if they would tell anyone about the riddle, they would stop the kids from going.The next day they set off for finding the treasure. Bruno was a great help. According to the riddle at a point there were a lot of wild trees and bushes. It was great difficulty to pass through that thing. After they came out of that, their clothes were almost torn. After that they reached the place with many rocks. It seemed to be a building that had fallen down. The children found the biggest rock and they saw a pothole under which there were long stairs. We saw the room of mirrors and it was very confusing which door to pass through. The children went in every door and checked if it was the right door. At last, they found the right door and went into it. There it was, the treasure chest. It was locked. The kids tried the key that they got from the box in the chimney in the house.It was a beautiful sight: diamonds, gold, rubes, emeralds , pearls and many more. The chest was very heavy. The children were exhausted by the time they reached by the lake . They slept in their little house for that night, because it was very late and was very dark.The next morning, they took the chest and went to the mansion. Everyone got so happy and were very proud that the kids had found the "Greyling's Treasure". The children were also very happy that they can come every year to their granny's place and spend their summer vacations.
The next day were ready to go for cleaning and settling their house. They took the help of Bruno and reached easily. The lake was very beautiful with cold water. They had taken some sandwiches with them and were starving, so they sat by the lake and ate their sandwiches. After eating, they went to the house. When they reached to the door, it was not opening.Then they realized that the door was shut for a long time and so was jammed and was not opening. But David was smart, he slammed the door and it broke open. When they entered the house it was all dusty. They took out all the dust with the help of the vacuum cleaner. Then they started brooming and moping the floor the floor. David wiped the walls from the inner and the outer portion of the house. After he finished wiping, he started painting the house. While working Laura saw cups and plates on the table that were unwashed. She realized that those were the same cups that granny keeps very preciously in the show case. The house looked very clean and beautiful when they were done. They were very tired so they went home and slept early so that they could go to the house the next again. There was also a fire place where they could make tea and drink. Morning when the got up, they packed sandwiches, orange juice, kettle, water, tea granules, sleeping bags and a lot many chocolates. They were ready to go for their camp out. So, they set off for the lake(house). They entered the house with a lot of excitement. They sat on the chairs and relaxed. They decided having tea, so Laura and Ruby went to the fire place and took out the things/materials. They set everything and lit the fire place; but suddenly smoke started coming out of the chimney. The children got worried and started asking each other questions about what happened.
David went to check what had happened. So, he put his hand into the chimney if there was any problem. When he put his hand inside the chimney, he felt something. He realized that because of that thing the smoke was coming out of the chimney. When he took the hing out of the chimney, he saw that it was a box. The kids were very eager to open and see what was there in the box. When David opened the box, he saw that it was some kind of a map and a key. The map was very old. In the map was some kind of a riddle. The riddle was:
If you want to find, what you want,
walk 2 km to North+South+West+East-West-South-East,
you will find a forest, go to the potato land at the messiest place,
with the biggest rock,
go underground, then find a door and go to the world of mirrors and
then find the right door and go to your awaited destination.
They did not tell anyone about the riddle. They thought that if they would tell anyone about the riddle, they would stop the kids from going.The next day they set off for finding the treasure. Bruno was a great help. According to the riddle at a point there were a lot of wild trees and bushes. It was great difficulty to pass through that thing. After they came out of that, their clothes were almost torn. After that they reached the place with many rocks. It seemed to be a building that had fallen down. The children found the biggest rock and they saw a pothole under which there were long stairs. We saw the room of mirrors and it was very confusing which door to pass through. The children went in every door and checked if it was the right door. At last, they found the right door and went into it. There it was, the treasure chest. It was locked. The kids tried the key that they got from the box in the chimney in the house.It was a beautiful sight: diamonds, gold, rubes, emeralds , pearls and many more. The chest was very heavy. The children were exhausted by the time they reached by the lake . They slept in their little house for that night, because it was very late and was very dark.The next morning, they took the chest and went to the mansion. Everyone got so happy and were very proud that the kids had found the "Greyling's Treasure". The children were also very happy that they can come every year to their granny's place and spend their summer vacations.