THE UNDERGROUND RIVER
It was good to see each others faces again as they lit the candles, although they were surprised to see how serious they all looked. Sam seemed very concerned, Jonny was twitching with worry, Miriam’s huge eyes shone in the light as she looked around carefully and only Alice seemed to have the same old sparkle.
They found to their surprise that were standing almost next to the underground lake. It stretched away from them beneath the rocks, shimmering in the candlelight.
“There’s the boat!” said Alice.
They stumbled over the rocks towards it.
“Does it leak?” Asked Miriam, getting worried again.
“It doesn’t look like it,” said Sam, “but we won’t really know until we’re out on the lake in it.”
“Oh no! I can’t swim.”
“I’ll rescue you, Miri,” said Jonny. “I swim i
