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By chance Matthias overhears the parents on the evening before Christmas. There is talk of a treasure, a very special treasure. Soon he is supposed to arrive and then there is a big party. The children, Matthias, Emma, Sara, Lena and Hanna, secretly sneak out of the house at night to search for the precious treasure. Will they find it? What do old Martin and the farmer's wife Barbara have to do with it? And who in the world follows the children all the time?
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Melanie Stadelbauer
The Christmas Treasure
Copyright:
©2018 Melanie Stadelbauer
Publisher: Tredition, Halenreie 40-44
22359 Hamburg
Author: Melanie Stadelbauer
Illustrator: Sarah Schwarz
ISBN:
978-3-7497-1880-1
(Paperback)
ISBN:
978-3-7497-1881-8
(Hardcover)
ISBN:
978-3-7497-1882-5
(E-Book)
This work including all its parts is protected by copyright. Any use is prohibited without the written consent of the publisher and the author. This applies in particular to electronic or other means of duplication, translation, distribution, and making it available to the public.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to everyone who helped me writing this book. My thanks go especially to my husband and children. Also, to my sister and aunt, who gave a helping hand to translate it into English.
Contents
The Treasure Hunt
Nagger on board
A Track
The Treasure Chest
Wrong Turn?
The Cottage
Martin
Knecht Ruprecht – Santas Helper
The Next Morning
The old Oak
Mysterious Sounds
A Fawn in Distress
On the Farm
Barbara
Good News for Mary
Is someone there?
The Mysterious Package
Do Angels really exist?
The Beggar
A Hungry Boy
Is Jesus already there?
Home again
The Scroll
The Christmas Treasure
The Treasure Hunt
"WOW, you won’t believe what I've just heard," Matthew exclaims enthusiastically as he storms into the room. "Have you been eavesdropping on the adults again?" Emma rolls her eyes. She cannot believe that Matthew is constantly trying to find out their parents’ secrets. She is, supposedly, the most well-behaved member of the children and always anxious not to upset her parents. "Oh, leave him alone!" Sarah interjects, “so at least we can find out what they are planning for Christmas!"
"You – always with your curiosity! Don’t you have any interest in being surprised at Christmas? Knowing everything beforehand is totally boring; then there is no suspense left!" Sarah is about to answer, but Matthew interrupts the discussion of his two younger cousins.
"Nonsense, it has nothing to do with Christmas. Besides, Christmas is totally passé; it’s only for small children. Who cares what gifts you get? What I've heard is way more interesting! "
"And what should be so exciting?" asks Emma, visibly annoyed, as she braids her long blond hair.
"Well," says Matthew mysteriously, “aren’t you curious? I thought curiosity was stupid, yet…"
Sarah was getting restless. "Now tell me, what’s happened that’s so exciting?"
Matthew smiles and tells Sarah in a mysterious voice, "they have talked about a treasure, a very special treasure; it should be very valuable. I really feel like looking for the treasure. Who wants to come with me?" Emma shakes her head, annoyed, and makes herself comfortable with a book on her bed. "You and your stupid ideas. The treasure is probably somewhere a long way from here. How do you imagine finding it? We have no treasure map and no idea where to go. In addition, it is already evening. It is cold outside, and we have nothing to eat and drink. Where should we sleep if we do not get home in time? Somewhere in the forest? You fool! It's cold and will start to snow soon."
"Now stop it, Emma!" Matthew tries to interrupt the flood of his cousin’s words. "I'll take care of you. And the treasure can’t be too far. Our parents have said that the treasure is on its way to us and soon the arrival will be celebrated. So it has to be around here somewhere." After some back and forth, now Emma is also seized by the thirst for adventure and thinks about what they need to survive in the wild.
"All right, we need something to eat, something to drink, warm clothes…"
"Emma, do not think so hard. Come on, let's just pack! We won’t forget anything important." Matthew and Emma begin to distribute food and drinks in their backpacks and hide everything well. The children lie almost completely dressed in their beds. Nobody can know what they are planning, otherwise the adventure is over before it starts. Late at night, when it is already dark outside and the parents are lying unsuspecting in their beds, the children creep quietly on tiptoe out of the house. The big adventure begins.
Nagger on board
"Matty, where are you going?" The tiny voice of Hanna leaves Matthew startled, and he turns around. Wide – eyed, he looks at his little sister in disbelief. "Hanna, go to bed. And you too, Lena. I'll come back soon; go to sleep!"
"And for heaven's sakes – quiet!” Sarah interjects. "We have to look for a treasure; we'll be back soon!"
Emma rolls her eyes. "Oh man, Sarah! They’re not going to go back to bed now – you’ll have to tell them everything!”
How right Emma was. Hanna and Lena will not be shaken off, and they talk to the others until Matthew finally gives in and helps the two girls get dressed.
“Do you have any idea what this means for us?” Emma asks. “They have to go to the bathroom all the time and they can’t walk for a long time either, so we will never get to our destination and the treasure. And, we only have this one night after all. And, what happens if we are not home by tomorrow morning?”
Emma is not wrong.
Three-year-old twins are anything but helpful for the treasure hunt. But they can’t be shaken off. "If you do not take us, I'll scream so loud until mom and dad wake up … MAAAA …!"
"Shut up, Lena!" Says Matthew energetically and clamps his sister's mouth shut. "We'll take you with us, but do not wake mom and dad!"
Packed in their thick warm winter jackets, the five set off.
In the glow of the flashlight, they look again at their self-drawn treasure map. "Where did you get that treasure map from? I mean, how do you know where we have to go? Oh man, we're going out of here completely blind and do not even know what we're looking for!" Emma says anxiously. Matthew is just beginning to answer when they hear a rustling in the forest. Sarah flinches. She quickly takes her sister's hand and hides behind her back nervously.
