Sam’s Treasures

Summary


Sam's Treasures is a short story about a boy with a gift for seeing magic in the everyday world. While his friend Dara dismisses his finds as junk, Sam scours the park with his backpack, discovering crystal balls, wizard bottles, and victory trophies — all in his imagination. But when Dara loses her ring and breaks down in tears, Sam's treasure-hunting instincts suddenly matter more than ever, proving that what others overlook can turn out to be exactly what someone needs.


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Sam and Dara were at the park.
A shiny sparkle caught Sam’s eye.

A crystal ball! A magic pearl!
A treasure for Sam’s collection!

“That’s not treasure – that’s junk,” said Dara.

She didn’t like the things Sam found.

That was fine with Sam.
“Time to go treasure hunting!”

Off he went with his backpack.

Between the bushes Sam found a crown and a magic wand.

Under an old log he found monsters and creepy creatures.

No, thank you!

Among the flowers, Sam found a chest and a ring.

In the stream, Sam found a message in a bottle and a wise old wizard.

By the lamp post, Sam found a sports car and a victory trophy. Time to show Dara all the treasures he had found!

Dara was crying.
“I lost my ring,” said Dara.
“I don’t know where I dropped it.”

That sounded like something Sam had found.

It was! It was Dara’s ring!

“Thank you, Sam! You DO find treasures!”


Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/sams-treasures and was created by: Princess Kabeya (Illustrator), Kelly Norwood-Young (Editor), Jon Keevy (Writer), Jessica Janutsch (Designer)

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