The Treasure Hunt

🗺️ The Treasure Hunt

At nine o’clock, six teams stood at the school gate. Ms Green gave each team an envelope. “The treasure is somewhere in Sunbeam Bay,” she said. “Follow the clues. The first team back with the treasure wins. And no running across roads!” Team Lightning — Ben, Zoe and Max — opened their first clue.
CLUE 1: “Go out of the gate and turn right. Walk along Harbour Street, past the bakery and the bank. Stop at the place where people send letters.” “The post office!” said Zoe. Inside the post office, the woman at the counter smiled and gave them a second envelope.
CLUE 2: “Cross the road at the traffic lights and go through the gate into Riverside Park. Walk round the pond and find the oldest tree. Look under the bench.” Max ran towards the pond, but Ben stopped him. “Round the pond, not into it!” Under the bench there was a small tin with clue number three.
CLUE 3: “Walk along the river path, under the old stone bridge and up the hill. At the top, the treasure is waiting where you can see the whole bay.” The path was steep, and Max complained the whole way. But at the top, next to the lighthouse, there was Mr Brown, sitting on a picnic blanket with a big box.
“Congratulations, Team Lightning! You’re first!” Inside the box there were medals made of chocolate, and a map of Sunbeam Bay with every clue marked in gold. Max ate his medal immediately. “Treasure,” he said happily, “should always be edible.”