Chapter One The Attic

One of Jacob's favorite past times is typing stories on the computer.  Here is chapter one (of three) of the unedited story he worked on yesterday.

Chapter One

The Attic

A long time ago, long long ago a man lived in a old house.  He had collected tons of things: Jewelry, a library, money, knives, swords and guns.  He was a very rich man.  He had maps of the world and maps of his house.  He had a spy glass and many other things.  When the old man died another family moved into the house.  They had no idea of such things.  They just went around about there business watching television and eating and sleeping.  Then they moved and another family moved into the old old house.  But the family didn't like the house.  So one night the father said "this is a terrible house.  It has no value.  it is old and ready to be wrecked."  The father had no idea what things were in the attic.  So a huge moving truck came and every thing was put in it.  Then the family drove away.  Oh if they would have found the treasures.  The family would never have had to work again!  But they did not find the attic.  So again it was sold.  But they did not like it.  The pattern repeated.  Again and again.  Soon the old house was in need of repair.  But then it was sold to a poor family.  But there four younger boys wanted to explore the new house.  They had heard stories of pirates searching for treasure.  So they played pirate.  One day everything changed.  The four boys names were: Ben, Bob, John and Ed.  Bob said "look this is like a hidden door.  It doesn't look like its been used for years."  "You are right" the other boys agreed."  They pried the door.  It opened.  The boys went up the steep steps. 

 "Wow amazing!" The boys said.  The boys found chests.  They stuffed all the money and jewelry, pistols, rifles and knives into twenty-one boxes.  They stuffed all the things into one corner.  Then they discovered the treasure maps and the library.  

They wondered who had owned it.  Then they found a diary and found that the man's name was Steven.  Before anyone came up to the attic the boys found wood and tools.  They built a little shed right up in the attic.  Then the boys found all the junk things and made a garage sale.  Then they played in the attic.  Then they went down.  The boys hid the books in their rooms.  They wanted to make a barn.  So they took the money from the garage sale.  They made a box to put the money in.  Soon they had enough to make a shed plus some extra.  They took some of the maps and the extra money and went outside.  The breeze was cool the boys wanted to ride there bike.  So they went to the garage and went  to a garage sale.

Chapter Two
The Boys Hold the Secret

It was hard for the young boys to keep the attic a secret. But they did keep it a secret. So every other day they would go in the attic and lock the door. Taking a good book or practicing fencing was fun. But best of all it was fun to know that most adults could not have this much. The boys loved to hang out there. They knew they might loose the secrete and just say it. The boys met one day in the attic “we can not take a bit of these things down from here” said eddy. “We might loose the secrete if we do.” “Okay” the other boys said. “We have the money for the shed. But lets not make it a building. Lets make it underground. With a hatch door with dirt and grass on the top” Ben said. “Okay” they all said. The next few days the boys only went out when it looked like they were going out to ride bikes. The boys chose it in the thorn bush. If they built it in the middle of the thorn bush then they could do it with ought being seen. But if there mom or dad called them they would loose there secret. So they held another meeting in the attic. “Because we have so much money we could by some walky talky. Then when mom calls us we will tell her to call us on the walky talky” said John. They agreed. Many weeks later there pit was made. There pit was made secrete to. Soon they got the walky talkies. They gave a walky talky to there mom and dad and they kept one. Then the boys went about there business moving the chests. But it was not easy. They could not just move them right through the house or their older four siblings would see them. There older four brothers and sisters names were: Jim, Jed, Steve and Esther. With rope and a pulley they would lower the chests and weapons from the attic. In a long while of days of sneaking away and messing with the treasure things they had it all done. They knew that they were very, very hapy kids to own such things. Because it is very, very unlikely for a little kid to have this much.

Chapter Three
The Four Boys Show the Treasure

Ben woke up one morning and decided he would stay in bed a while longer. When he got tired of sitting in bed he went down stairs for breakfast. Bob, John and Ed were waiting for him. When they finished there breakfast they found that all the older boys were gone. So the younger four
boys went toward the attic. With all the things away from the attic. Ed said “the older boys are playing in the attic.” They other three boys ran up to see. But all the good things were in there pit. “That is our library” said Ben. “Oh” said Jed. “It is and we have all the other things in our pit” said John. “We will come check it out” said Steve. So they went outside. Then Bob flipped the hatch door. Six of the boys went down. When the older three boys saw the tresure they were astoneshed. Ben took all the chests with jewels and gold. He put them in the back of Jims pickup truck. Jim drove Bob, Ben, John and Ed