Book: The Minnow on the Say
Author: Philippa Pearce
One day, David Moss found a canoe in the landing stage of his house which is located in the bank of the river Say. David set out a journey to find the owner of the canoe in the river Say. At last he found the owner of the canoe, whose name was Adam. Soon they became friends, and named the canoe as Minnow. Adam was the nephew of Codlings, who were rich once and now they were poor. Mr. Codling was the head of the family. He was an old man who waits for his son’s return to the home, who is Adam’s father. There was a treasure hidden by Jonathan Codling, the ancestor. A rhyme was the clue to find the treasure, which is hidden in their house. Because of the poverty, Codlings were forced to sell their house. Mr. Smith, who was their distant relative agreed to buy the house for he knew that the treasure is hidden in the house. Everybody has tried to find the treasure and they all got failed. Hence, Adam and David sets out to find the treasure and they soon find it.
This is an interesting story to be read.
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