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i'\flGIC TREE l10USE"'#J7 CI 1"\.ERLIN 1"\.IS-SION Dear Reader, For many years, I have admired Japan's literature and art I coUect books of Japanese poetry, and I also collect books of old Japanese prints that show people going about their everyday lives. Japanese art and poetry were my inspiration for writing this book, because I wanted to live in the scenes the artists and poets created. I wanted to ride on a fishing boa~ sip tea in a teahouse, see cherry-blossom petals float down a river. When I'm writing a book, I feel as if I am living in another time and place. Working on this particular Magic Tree House 6 adventure, I couldn't wait to get to my writing desk every day . . . to visit the world of my dreams. Prologue One summer day in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, a mysterious tree 13 house appeared in the woods. A brother and sister named Jack and Annie soon learned that the tree house was magic-it could take them to any time and any place in history. They also learned that the tree house belonged to Morgan le Fay, a magical librarian from the legendary realm of Camelot. After Jack and Annie traveled on many adventures for Morgan, Merlin the magician began sending them on "Merlin Missions" in the tree house. With help from two young sorcerers named Teddy 14 and Kathleen, Jack and Annie visited four mythical places and found valuable objects to help save Camelot. On their next four Merlin Missions, Jack and Annie once again traveled to real times and real places in history: Venice, Baghdad, Paris, and New York City. After they proved to Merlin that they knew how to use magic wisely, he awarded them the Wand of Dianthus, a powerful magic wand that will help them make their own magic. Jack and Annie are now waiting to hear from Merlin again . Tap, tap, tap. Cl1CJPTER ONE for }\'\erlin's Sal)e 15 Jack was dreaming that a white bird was pecking at his window. Tap . . . tap. A red bird appeared and pecked with the white bird. Taptap. "Jack, wake up!" said Annie.