NeonTiger - Page 17

The guard who tells the truth turns to the guard who lies.
"Did you know," he says, "That on a cheetahs face are two lines from it's eyes to it's mouth, and jaguar looks exactly like a cheetah, except it doesn't have those lines. That's why people often get confused between the two." Read Full Chapter

You freeze in your tracks. You are out in the open. In front of you are two golden gateways, but blocking each is a guard. You see yourself in a puddle of water and again hear that familiar rasp:
"Your final trial you must face,
If you want to end this chase,
In front of you are two golden doors,
You have to pick one;
The choice is yours
One door has a picture
Of a jaguar
The other has a cheeta
It will go far
You must ask the guards,
But try to be wise,
For one tells the truth,
And one alway... Read Full Chapter

The sight that confronts you is a simple one; you are in a room made of glass, and on the wall opposite to you there are what looks like three light switches and a door, but it is not the way out, the designs on the doors are not the same. You, again, see your mirror image in the shiny glass, and again you see its mouth moving.
"Here are three light switches,
Each connected to a bulb,
But only one works,
The other two are old.
You must find the right one,
But you must do it this way;
You can ... Read Full Chapter

Without hesitation, you fling the door open and jump through. The door slams behind you and disappears. You turn to the new scene before you. It looks like a museum.
You walk up to one of the display cases. You see a flash of your reflection in the glass and look away, but it is too late.
"First I crawl,
Then I stand,
Then I lean,
With help from my hands."
You search around the room. There seems nothing particularly helpful, but you know there must be an answer. You see a torch on the floor... Read Full Chapter