holiday time Laura and Max are twins they live in London with their mom and Dad they always have interesting Adventures on holiday they visit different cities and countries this summer they are going to stay in a small cottage in the country the cottage is in a village called Stone cross near Salsbury Max and Laura aren't very happy boring says Max he looks at the map The Cottage is in the middle of a field what can we do in the middle of a field why are we going there asks Laura their dad is very tired he says he
wants to relax and to sleep a lot their mom loves the country she wants to walk and paint it's a very beautiful part of England she says full of culture tradition mystery mystery say Max and Laura together mystery okay let's go chapter 2 Stone cross the next day day Uncle Steven and Auntie Barbara arrive they have lots of suitcases this year the two families are going on holiday together mom drives her car Dad sleeps dad always sleeps Uncle Steven and Auntie Barbara follow in their slow old
car 2 hours later they arrive at Stone cross and find their Cottage in the middle of a field there are Green Hills beautiful cottages flowers sheep and cows everywhere it's lovely say Max and Laura it's perfect say Mom and Auntie Barbara dad says nothing he is sleeping in the car what do you think Steven do you like it Uncle Steven doesn't answer he is looking into the distance his eyes are very black and strange what's the matter Steven asks Santi Barbara don't you like the cottage yes it's wonderful he says come
on everyone let's take these suitcases inside wake up Andrew dad wakes up what oh oh where are we we're here at stonecross come and help we must take the suit cases into the cottage they take the suitcases and go inside but Uncle Steven waits he wants to talk to his wife Barbara I must tell you something he says his voice is very serious this place yes darling this place is in my book do you remember the book I am studying about Mysteries but Steven that book is very old it's full of strange codes and secret messages
exactly don't you understand this is the place where come on Barbara come on Steven shouts mom from The Cottage we're coming Uncle Steven and Auntie Barbara answer but when they walk to the cottage their faces are white they look very worried chapter 3 Mr Carter and Mrs black the cottage is Big there are four bedrooms and two bathrooms Upstairs Downstairs there is a big kitchen a living room and a study Uncle Steven wants to use the study he must finish some work during the holiday Uncle Steven is a
historian what does Uncle Steven do exactly Laura asks her mother replies he studies history Max is confused but I study history too at school but it's not my job yes but Uncle Steven writes books about history he thinks about history he tries to understand the things that no one understands for example asks Laura well Mom replies for example the mystery of Stonehenge so what about Stonehenge what is its mystery no one really knows ask Uncle Steven tomorrow we can go to see it suddenly there is a knock at the
door mom opens it and an old man comes in he has white hair and an angry face my name's Carter he says in an angry voice I look after this Cottage is everything okay there is wood for the fire in the garden there is sheets and pillows upstairs if you have a problem tell me have you got any problems now Mom remembers yes Mr Carter is the caretaker he looks after the Cottage when no one is staying in it thank you Mr Carter it's very kind of you but we have no problems Mr Carter wants a problem to solve so he is not
very happy he goes to the door then he stops suddenly turns around and looks at them Mrs black is coming he says Mrs black is coming soon be careful he opens the door and goes out what asks mom who is Mrs Black asks Max and why be careful is she dangerous asks Auntie Barbara probably a witch from Stonehenge says Laura everyone laughs don't talk about things you don't understand says Uncle Steven there is another knock at the door they all stop there is silence in the room Max opens the door no one speaks hello everyone says a happy voice
a woman comes into the cottage she is quite old fat but she is pretty she has blue eyes silver earrings and a big pink face hello my name's Mrs black Mrs black is a a housekeeper she helps with the cooking and cleaning when a family comes for a holiday in the cottage she helps them she lives in a different Cottage in the village with her son Mrs black is very nice and they start to relax later they eat a big dinner and then say goodbye to their new friend the housekeeper they are very tired and soon everyone is
sleeping everyone but Uncle Steven he can't sleep because he is thinking about the book he is studying chapter 4 Laura and Max explore the village in the morning morning Laura and Max decide to explore the small village of stonec cross bye have a nice time come home for lunch at 1:00 says their mother in the Square there is a post office a Bakers a green Growers a news agents and some other small shops let's buy something to drink in this news agents says Max it's very hot a woman is
working in the shop they say good morning and smile at the woman but she does not smile at them she looks at the twins with cold eyes you two aren't from stonecross what do you want the woman is not very friendly uh two cans of coke please says Max £160 she gives them two cans of coke and they give her the money the woman's cold eyes do not change tourists don't usually come to stonecross she says her voice is cold too it's not a good idea remember that uh yes okay thank you uh Goodbye Says Laura they run out of the
shop very quickly in the Square the sun is shining everything is normal again wow there are some strange people in this Village says Max they walk along another Street and suddenly a man appears he is not very old he is wearing a dark suit and a tie with a strange design on it the twins stop the man Smiles he says hello hello two explorers in stone cross are you on holiday are you having a nice time yes yes thank you replies Laura my name's Martin Knight what are your names m and Laura Morel they say together sometimes
twins understand what the other is thinking sometimes they speak together Morel is your father the famous historian Steven Morel no he's our uncle not our father he's on holiday with us in stone cross do you know him the man doesn't answer Max's question I see Steven Morell is here in stone cross very interesting and tell me what is he studying at the moment oh a really old book about Mysteries and secret Sorry Miss tonight but it's very late we must go home and have lunch Laura stops him come on Max it's time to
go can we meet tomorrow says Martin Knight you can tell me about your uncle's old book okay says Max come on Max says Laura and the twins go back along the road sorry Max but I don't like that man explains Laura he wants to know about Uncle Steven and his books but Uncle Steven is very famous lots of people want to know about him I know but this man is different I can't explain why not everyone is strange in stone Cross Think of Mrs black she's a nice normal woman yes you're right sorry but
now it's quarter to 1 and we must go home chapter 5 a visit to Stonehenge when the twins get home everyone is waiting for them Mrs black is there too what do you think of our little village she asks the village is lovely but some of the people are strange replies Laura Mrs black laughs I know I know don't worry about the people they don't see many tourists not many people come to Stone cross are you ready to go to Stonehenge this afternoon asks Auntie Barbara Mrs black says Ah you're going to
Stonehenge it's nothing special a circle of old Stones that's all Stonehenge is near the village of Stone cross they take the cars and in 20 minutes they are there Laura suddenly shouts look there it is there it is and down in the valley they see Mrs Black's circle of old Stones each spectacular says Uncle Steven it's incredible says Mom it's magnificent says Auntie Barbara wow says Laura it's not very big says Max shut up Max says everyone Andrew what do you think do you like Stonehenge Andrew dad doesn't answer he
is sleeping in the car Andrew wake up now this time Mom is very angry around the Stones there is a fence people can't touch them but they can go very near and take photographs let's get an audio guide suggests mom you listen and it tells you the story of Stonehenge everyone gets an audio guide and they start to walk around the enormous Stone Circle Uncle Steven walks in the opposite direction and looks at his old book of mysteries he reads something and then looks at the stones then he walks away he looks at the hills and the trees
near the stones H three hills around the stones yes it is a type of triangle he says to himself then he looks at the stones again Uncle Steven is thinking half an hour later the others return Stonehenge is fantastic they say but Uncle Steven is not listening he is reading his book again and looking at the stones and the hills around them time for something to drink says mom they all walk to the small Cafe near the tourist shop come on Steven are you coming with us finally Uncle Steven puts his book in his bag and follows the
others chapter six a thief the family finally gets back to the cottage everyone is very happy but they are also tired the sun is shining and everything seems in perfect order they park the cars and go to the cottage that's strange says Dad I can't move the key I can't open the door let's try the other door mom says they walk to the small door at the back of the cottage suddenly everyone stops the door is open impossible says Laura only Mrs black has got a key mom and Auntie Barbara
scream thieves they say inside the cottage there is chaos the cupboards are empty the drawers are open and things are on the floor our money says Dad my jewelry says mom Uncle Steven says what's missing we must phone the police they look in all the rooms but nothing is missing look our money is here the thief doesn't want money says Dad have and look my jewelry is here he doesn't want my diamond ring says mom so why what is interesting for a thief here asks Max Uncle Steven's face is very serious I think I know the answer to
that question this is what the thief wants he says and takes the book of mysteries from his bag that old book but why asked Max I am studying the mystery of Stonehenge some people think that it is an ancient computer Uncle Steven explains I don't understand says Laura ancient people understand lots of things that we don't understand now things about the Stars about energy mathematics and communication we think that Stonehenge is an enormous computer it connects information to other ancient computers around the world
like the pyramids says Laura excitedly exactly perhaps these computers communicate with Space men too wow says Max Uncle Steven continues my old book of mysteries has a secret code but there is a symbol I don't understand I want to understand the symbol because I want to understand Stonehenge this computer can be very dangerous because bad people can use the information we must protect the book do you understand yes they all reply now let's tidy the house everyone must keep their eyes and ears open yes
they all reply the twins are tidying the House suddenly Laura stops and says Max look what do you think this is she gives her brother a small silver object it is round with a triangle and a strange cross in the middle it's got a pin at the back it's a brooch yes perhaps it belongs to the thief let's give it to Uncle Steven they tell their Uncle the story and he looks at the small object he puts it in his desk and his face is serious he doesn't say say anything Max and Laura go into the living room there's something strange
about that object Laura says Max I know that symbol yes says Laura me too I recognize it but where from chapter 7 a noisy night at 7:00 Mrs black arrives she helps cook the dinner and listens to the story terrible she says every summer there are thieves in stonec Cross they know there are lots of tourists you see but you say that tourists don't come here answers Laura ah yes uh well it depends some Summers there are a lot some Summers there aren't a lot suddenly a telephone rings it is Mrs Black's mobile phone oh
excuse me she says and smiles at everyone she goes to the hall and speaks in a soft voice yes yes okay don't worry everything's all right I don't no perhaps tonight perhaps tomorrow night okay bye my son she explains he's 27 and he doesn't know how to cook oh can you believe it Mom laughs I'm sure he prefers your wonderful cooking later that evening everyone is playing cards together mom is winning she always wins Mrs black says who wants a nice cup of hot chocolate during the evening and at
night it is cold in the house they say yes please Mrs black but Laura says no thank you the housekeeper seems offended why not she asks angrily hot chocolate helps you sleep I can sleep with no problems thank you replies Laura Mrs black is not very happy but goes to the kitchen to make hot chocolate for the others it is creamy chocolaty and delicious this is wonderful Mrs black what is the special ingredient do you have a secret recipe asks Mom it's my grandmother's secret recipe she says and laughs she says good night and goes home
soon everyone is very sleepy and goes to bed only only Laura isn't tired it is the middle of the night outside the sky is full of stars but there is no moon everyone is sleeping mom is dreaming and dad is snoring suddenly Laura sits up in her bed there is a noise someone is downstairs she relax taxes it is probably her father he sometimes gets up and sleepwalks but no she can hear her father he is snoring in his bedroom she gets up very quietly yes there is someone the noise is in the study she goes downstairs she is very quiet
quiet when she is outside the study she stops and listens she hears the sound of paper I must be brave she says and pushes the door open quietly stop thief she shouts but to her surprise she sees Mrs black she is sitting at Uncle Steven's desk reading his notebooks oh Mrs black it's you says Laura uh hello Laura I can't find my cies perhaps they are here I don't want to disturb everyone oh all right says Laura but then she remembers Mrs black hasn't got a car at that moment dad and uncle Steven
arrive they think there is another thief dad smiled and laughs pH it's Mrs black hello Mrs black you're working late tonight Uncle Steven doesn't laugh what are you doing in my study Mrs black he asks she tells him the story of the car keys Uncle Steven replies tomorrow we can all look for the keys together now it's time to sleep good night Mrs black he opens the door and the housekeeper goes out she doesn't look at Uncle Steven when she says good night everyone chapter 8 now I
remember for two or 3 days everything is normal and everyone is happy Mrs black says her son has got the car keys and they aren't lost after all Laura looks at Mrs black but decides not to say anything on Wednesday afternoon mom and dad go walking dad wants to sleep but Mom says no Andrew you can't sleep all holiday all right he replies but is not very happy what about you Steven come with us no thank you I must work Auntie Barbara laughs and says to Mom Sarah your husband sleeps all the time and my husband works all the time don't laugh
Barbara replies Uncle Steven my work is very important everyone laughs sometimes Uncle Steven is very funny H today day I want to work a lot please don't disturb me he says and goes to the study can I come with you too asks Auntie Barbara of course they reply they all put on their walking boots and say goodbye to the twins Max and Laura decide to explore a different part of the village in the village there is a small hill it is a strange shape and on the top there is a Stone cross the village probably has the
name Stone cross because there is a stone cross on the hill says Laura very clever Sherlock says her brother they look up to the cross on the hill two people are talking near it the sun is behind them and the twins can't see very well who are those two people they asked together Mrs black and Martin Knight let's go and listen says Max no Max says Laura we must listen to suddenly she stops her face is white Max now I remember Max's face is white too he remembers the same thing I know me too the symbol yes I know where it comes
from yes Mrs Black's earrings it's the same symbol what I remember it from Martin Knight's tie what this means Mrs black and Martin Knight know the thief perhaps one of them is the thief do you remember Mrs black reading Uncle Steven's notebook do you remember Martin Knight's questions what can we do come on Laura follow me says Max they start to go up the hill but Mrs black and Martin Knight aren't there we're too late where are they now says Laura I don't know answers Max come on let's go
home and tell Uncle Steven what we know they start to walk home but on the hill two Dark Shadows are watching them from behind the stone cross chapter 9 Uncle Steven understands Uncle Steven is Happy finally he can work in peace he makes a cup of tea and goes into his study on his desk there is the old book of mysteries and the silver brooch with the strange symbol he takes the brooch in his hand and looks at it he knows it is part of the mystery but how the circle is similar to Stonehenge the triangle is similar to
the hills around it but what does the cross mean Uncle Steven recognizes the symbol but where from he drinks some more tea he thinks he looks out of the window from the window he can see the Strange Hill in the village and the strange Stone cross on the top of it wait a minute he thinks the strange Stone cross he looks at the brooch yes it's the same he quickly turns to a page in his old book of mysteries he reads something and shouts yes now I understand now I understand I must telephone Professor Johnson in London he takes the phone and
calls the number hello Professor it's Steven Morel here listen we must meet can I bring the book to you in London it's not safe here there's a train at 5:00 this evening it gets to London at 7:00 yes see you at the station goodbye and thank you he puts the phone down and picks up his cup of tea I'm sure that Tea's cold now says a cold voice behind him he turns quickly and sees the shadow of Mrs black in the door what are you doing here he asks angrily you don't work today what do you want Mrs Black's
earrings shine in the sun you know what I want Morel she says give me that book chapter 10 a doctor's visit Max and Laura play near a river for some time but later go back to the cottage everything is quiet they don't have a key so they knock on the door nobody answers they knock again and Mrs black answers the door she is wearing an apron and she has a rolling pin in her hand she says hello children I'm making a delicious chocolate cake for lunch
your Uncle Steven doesn't feel very well your parents aren't here and I want to help what do you mean Uncle Steven's fine says Max he has a headache and a temperature Mrs black replies he works too hard this is very strange Uncle Steven is never ill Max and Laura don't believe the housekeeper I want to talk to my uncle says Laura me too says Max Mrs black is a big woman she stands in the door and the twin can't pass it's not a good idea she tells them your uncle is upstairs he's resting I want to
see my uncle now repeats Laura you can't see him there is a ductor with him now Mrs black shouts Laura pushes the woman and she falls to the floor Max runs past her too they go to the study but their uncle is not there they run up stairs Uncle Steven are you all right shouts Laura but there is no answer Max opens the bedroom door Uncle Steven is lying on the bed he cannot move his arms or legs because there is a rope around them there is a big bump on his head and his eyes are closed is he dead asks Laura in a frightened voice no
he's sleeping Max replies look he's breathing yes he's sleeping says a familiar voice they look up and see a man in the room Martin KN they say together oh yes he laughs your uncle is sleeping now we can take his book and discover the secret of the stones now no one can stop us especially two stupid children at that moment Mrs black arrives I see you know my son she says she is holding the rolling pin suddenly Max understands what she wants to do quick Laura he pushes his sister to the floor the rolling pin misses Laura's
head Max jumps up he tries to take the rolling pin from Mrs black Laura gets up and starts to run away Martin Knight tries to stop her but she is very fast suddenly outside they hear the sound of a siren it is a police car quick the police shouts Martin he and Mrs black run when they arrive at the door there are two policemen waiting for them they put handcuffs on the two criminals and push them into the police van Laura telephones for an ambulance for Uncle Steven Max speaks to the policeman thank you he says but I don't
understand why he stops under a tree in the garden he sees an old man Mr Carter Mr Carter comes and talks to Max remember boy you must tell me your problems he says I know these people I know this place I know when there's a problem thank you says Max you're welcome the old man Smiles now how about a nice cup of tea chapter 11 the secret of the stones the next day everyone is is at the hospital Uncle Steven is in bed the doctor says that there is only one
problem the big bump on Uncle Steven's head Uncle Steven opens his eyes hello Barbara what day is it it's Thursday darling oh hello Andrew hello everyone what are you doing here don't you have school today children it's the summer holiday Laura replied we're in stone cross remember says Max Stone cross holiday no I don't remember we're in London I think Uncle Steven doesn't remember he doesn't remember about the holiday about Mrs black and Martin Knight and most important of all he
doesn't remember about the secret of the stones you remember the symbol the brooch the old book of mysteries they ask him he smiles and says no sorry a policeman arrives he tells them that the two criminals Martin Smith and his mother Dorothy Smith are part of a secret organization the name of the organization is the Black Knights he says they want to find the secret of Stonehenge and use the secret to become rich and Powerful Mr Morel is the only person who knows the secret and but I don't know the secret says Uncle Steven
I'm sorry everyone but I can't remember perhaps it's the best thing says Auntie Barbara the stones can keep their 5,000 year old secret it's not right to take it from them now everyone agrees perhaps we can find another secret next holiday say Max and Laura together perhaps next holiday I can stay in London says Uncle Steven he rubs the bump on his head poor Uncle Steven everybody laughs no more Adventures this summer says Max but perhaps at Christmas says Laura who knows
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