第13章一路爱相送（13）
母亲从来不向我们索求什么。有一次，她说：“你们不需要为我买什么生日礼物，只要给我写封信，跟我讲讲你们的生活就行了。让我知道你们有没有烦心事？你们过得快不快乐？”
爷爷的藏宝图
AGiantMystery
佚名Anonymous
ThesoundoftheadeBridgetjump。Ithadbeehelivingroom。Hereyeswenttothecarvedblathedesk。Ihetiochime。Thenotessoundedsaday。
&hiyiagesindpahaddied。He'dlivedherefhty-twoyears，ahadvisitedhimeverysummerofherlife。agewouldbesold。
"Youkeepsomethingtrandpaby。"Momhadsaid。
Bridgetlookedawayfromtheclock。Thatwasn'twhatsheoremindherofGrandpa'steasingeyesandhishugs。Wouldabookmakeherthinkofhim？Shewenttotheshelf，butmostofthebooksl。Thenshesaerstigoutofabook。Gentlyshepulleditout。
Adatewaswrittenohepaper：February1，1927。Ohersidewassomethiigaveashoutthatbroughtherbr。
"LookwhatIfound！&quetsaid。
tookthepaperahedate，thengaspedwheheotherside。AbwerethewordsMyTreasureMap。
"Grandpaalwayssaidhe'dburiedatreasureonhisland。&quetsaid。"Ithoughthewasteasing。"
"SodidI。"said。"Thismapprovesthathewasn't。"
Itlemap：justabigcirclethatsaidTheGiantandanarrowpointingfromitenty-YardWalk。AttheendofthearrowwasasmallcirclemarkedStone，andanX。
"TheGiantisacalledthatbigboulder！&quetsaid。
"Areasureisburieduoyyardsfromit，"said。"Let'sgo！"
&sideandgrabbedshovelsfromtheshed。TheyracedacrossafieldtoTheGiant。ItwastheonlybigboulderontheIowafarm，anditstoodbesideastream。
startedtowalkawayfromTheGiant。Itwasn'teasytomeasuretwentyyardswithhisshortstrides，butaglahefieldshowedonlytwostocouldhidethetreasure。
"Thiso，"said，rollihebiggerstone。
Bridgetthrusthershoveli。Whatcouldthetreasurebe？"Goldbars，"sheguessed。"Orjewels—achestfullofsapphiresanddiamonds。"
Didtheoldtreasuremapmakesense？
laughed。"Berealistic，Bridget。I'llbetit'smo;
"Enoughtobuyaerorabike？"
"Maybeenoughtosavethisplace，"said。"Ifwefindalotofmoney，Momwon'thavetosellthecottage。endoursummershere。"
Bridgetkwouldn'tbethesamewithoutGrandpa，butshelovedtheoldcottage。Thethoughtofsavingitspurredheroenedhergripontheshovelanddugharder。Buthalfanhourlater，allthey'duncoveredwasdirt。
"Itmustbeuo;said。
&otheotherspotanddugfet&#antoadherfaedi。"Thetreasureisn'thereeither。"shesaid。Sheturnedaowardthecottage。grittedhisteethadigging。
BridgetwentiageaGrandpa'smap。Wastheresomethingshehadmissed？Someclueshehadn'tsnappedup？Shesearchedthedrawinginturhepaper。Theonlythihedate。
"I'vegotit！&quetcried。Sheracedoutsideandgrabbedhershovelahestream。
"Whereareyougoing？"called。"Waitforme。"
dashedtothestream，tetwasalreadyithatwasalwaystiedhebank，waitingforaedtocross。
Bridgetdidn'tsayawordastheyrowedacrossthestream。Thehewaytoasiheoppositebank。Shedidn'theshovel。Shejustrolledasidethestoneaalbox。
gasped。"Howdidyouknow？"
Bridgetsmiled。"Themapwasmadeinthemiddlerandpacrossedthestream。Hewalkedacrosstheice！