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"It’s the giant fro from her place in Bronwyn’s arms "It’s Cuthbert!"

Bronwyn stroked her head "Shh, honey, you’ve got fever"

"Don’t be ridiculous," said Enoch "It’s just a rock"

But it wasn’t Though wind and rain had worn its features soiant who’d sunk up to its neck in the lake You could see clearly that it had a head and a neck and a nose and even an Ada atop it like a crown of wild hair But as really uncanny was the position of its head--thrown back with its iant in the story we’d heard just last night, it had turned to stone while crying out to its friends on theat a rocky bluff rising in the distance "That must be Cuthbert’s mountain!"

"Giants are real," Claire murmured, her voice weak but full of wonder "And so are the Tales!"

"Let’s not jump to absurd conclusions," said Enoch "What’s ht was inspired by a rock that just happened to be shaped like a giant head, or that this head-shaped rock was really a giant?"

"You take the fun out of everything," said Olive "I believe in giants, even if you don’t!"

"The Tales are just tales and nothing ruht all of you were, before I hed "Jacob, you’re silly You really thought ere made up?"

"Of course And even after Imy mind"

"Real or not, it’s an incredible coincidence," said Millard "To have been reading that story just last night, and then happen upon the very bit of geography that inspired it the next ? What are the chances?"

"I don’t think it’s a coincidence," Erine opened the book herself, remember? She must’ve chosen that story on purpose"

Bronwyn turned to look at the bird on her shoulder and said, "Is that right, Miss P? Why?"

"Because it ," said Eo and climb that bluff Then maybe we’ll see a way out of this forest!"

"I ," said Eiant wanted? That he asked for over and over again?"

"Soer student

"Exactly," said Emma "So if he wants to talk, let’s hear what he has to say" And with that, she waded into the lake

We watched her go, slightly perplexed

"Where’s she heading?" said Millard He seehts chasing us!" Enoch shouted after her "We’re desperately lost! What on bird’s green earth are you thinking?"