Juno and the Map Between the Pages

Sorting her grandfather's attic, ten-year-old Juno finds a hand-drawn map folded inside an old book of voyages, marked with a river, a mountain and a red X.

A treasure map found in grandfather’s old book

On a rainy Saturday, ten-year-old Juno was helping Grandfather Abel sort through the dusty shelves of his attic study. Boxes of old letters, brass compasses, and tin cans full of buttons crowded every corner.

"Careful with that one," said Grandfather, pointing to a thick, cracked leather book on the bottom shelf. "That's The Voyages of Captain Marlow. I read it so often as a boy that the spine gave up."

Juno lifted it carefully onto her lap. As she turned the pages, something slipped out and fluttered to the floor: a small square of yellowed paper, folded many times.

She unfolded it, and her eyes went wide. It was a hand-drawn map, with a winding river, a crooked mountain, a tiny drawing of the village clock tower, and a large red X in the corner. Along the bottom, in faded ink, were the words:

"The greatest treasure is found by those who are patient, kind, and willing to share."

"Grandfather!" Juno gasped. "A treasure map!"

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Sorting her grandfather's attic, ten-year-old Juno finds a hand-drawn map folded inside an old book of voyages, marked with a river, a mountain and a red X.

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Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.