The Mystery on the Great Wall of China

116 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Mystery</strong> on the Great Wall of China
“Why did you tell Grant we would hold the
man off?” Christina asked Cong. “We can’t do
that, you know!”
“We can try!” said Li and Cong together
and they began to run. <strong>The</strong>y surprised Christina
by running directly toward the man.
Christina turned and looked at her
brother. He was at the wall. He looked so tiny
and helpless beside the enormous wall. She
could tell that he was looking and looking. He
ran his hand over the stones of the wall. <strong>The</strong>n
suddenly, he ducked. <strong>The</strong> man was throwing
rocks at him!
Li and Cong tried to stop the man by
running up to him and asking him rapid-fire
questions in Chinese, while making kung fu
moves. But the man just brushed them aside
and ran right past them. As he ran, he stooped
to pick up more stones to throw at Grant.
“Hey, cut that out!” yelled Christina.
“That’s my brother.”
<strong>The</strong> man ran right past, ignoring her.
<strong>The</strong>n, suddenly, he skidded on some rubble and
fell flat on his back. <strong>The</strong> kids could tell that this
knocked the breath out of him.
“Hurry, Grant! Hurry!” they cried.