Gabby & Debby

[Debby is fixing a broken chair. Gabby enters the room holding a large book and tennis racket. He slightly touches Debby's head, and she looks up at him]

Gabby Sela:
What are you doing here?

Debby Sela:
This chair is broken. I'm trying to fix it.

[Gabby throws the racket on the bed, then sits down and starts reading the book]

Debby Sela:
What's that?

Gabby Sela:
It's a book.

Debby Sela:
I know that. What's it about?

Gabby Sela:
[shows Debby the front cover of the book] It's a book about Australia.

Debby Sela:
Australia? What are you doing with a book about Australia?

Gabby Sela:
I want to read it.

Debby Sela:
Why?

Gabby Sela:
Because Australia is a very interesting place.

[Debby becomes interested. She puts the hammer on the chair and approaches Gabby]

Debby Sela:
Are you planning a trip with the magic stick?

Gabby Sela:
Maybe.

[Debby stands near Gabby and looks at the book]

Gabby Sela:
You want to take a look?

[Debby sits down. Gabby gives her the book. She reads aloud facts about Australia]

[after reading the book about Australia, Gabby and Debby decide to travel there using the magic stick. Gabby takes the box of the magic stick from where it is hidden in his desk behind several books. He also takes a map of Australia]

Gabby Sela:
Are you ready?

[Gabby gives Debby the map]

Debby Sela:
Yes.

[as Gabby is about to use the magic stick on the map, Debby remembers important fact about the weather]

Debby Sela:
Just a minute!

Gabby Sela:
Where are you going?

Debby Sela:
I'm getting our coats.

Gabby Sela:
What for?

Debby Sela:
It's winter in Australia.

Gabby Sela:
You're right. Well, c'mon!

Debby Sela:
I'm coming, I'm coming.

[they wear the coats]

Gabby Sela:
Ready?

[Debby nods]

Gabby Sela:
Let's go.

Debby Sela:
Don't forget: we only have two hours. If we don't come back in two hours, we'll disappear forever.

Gabby Sela:
I know. Ready?

[Debby holds Gabby's hand. He touches the map with the magic stick, and they are transported to Australia]

[Gabby and Debby find themselves in a forest. They notice a lone cabin in a field nearby with a large sign "Royal Australian - Radio Relay Station VK 1123". They approach the cabin. A man comes out of the cabin, chopping wood and washing laundry. Gabby and Debby watch the man, hiding behind a barrel. Then a voice comes out of the radio transmitter in the cabin]

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
[his voice is faint and agonized] 1... 1-2-3...

Debby Sela:
What's going on?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
1-1-2-3. This is 4-3-7. This is 4-3-7.

[the radio operator enters the cabin and answers the transmission]

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
4-3-7, 4-3-7, this is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over.

[Gabby and Debby get near the cabin wall]

Debby Sela:
What's happening?

[Gabby shushes her. They eavesdrop to the transmissions]

Radio operator:
This is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over.

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
I'm very sick. I don't know what's wrong. Send a doctor.

Debby Sela:
[whispering] What's happening?

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
Please. Send... a doctor.

Gabby Sela:
[to Debby] He's talking to a man. The man is very sick. He's asking for a doctor.

Radio operator:
Where're you calling from, 4-3-7?

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
I'm... calling from... Mount Robe.

Radio operator:
Wait a minute, I'm looking at the map.

[the radio operator finds the location of Mount Robe in the map. Then he looks at a list of doctors, sorted by areas, and picks the name of Dr. Victor Johnson. Turning the modulator, he contacts Dr. Johnson]

Radio operator:
This is VK 1-1-2-3. I'm calling Dr. Johnson. This is VK 1-1-2-3. I'm calling Dr. Johnson. Over.

[noises come out of the receiver. Then Dr. Johnson answers]

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
This is Dr. Johnson. Go ahead. I'm listening.

Radio operator:
There's a sick man at Mount Robe. Are you busy?

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
No, I'm not. But there's a bad storm in that area. It's dangerous to fly there now.

Radio operator:
I know, doctor, but the man is very sick.

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
OK. Call him and tell him I'm coming.

Radio operator:
Right. 4-3-7, this is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Over.

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
[faintly] This is... 4... 3... 7.

Radio operator:
I'm sending a flying doctor to you. He's leaving now.

Debby Sela:
[whispering] Flying doctor?

[Gabby shushes her]

Debby Sela:
What's a flying doctor?

[Dr. Johnson is flying to Mount Robe, but a storm blocks his route]

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
VK 1-1-2-3. VK 1-1-2-3. This is Dr. Johnson. The weather isn't very good. It's starting to rain.

Radio operator:
Are you having troubles?

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
Yes. The wind is blowing very hard.

Radio operator:
Where are you now?

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
I'm flying over Cockburn. Mount Robe is... ten minutes away.

Radio operator:
4-3-7, this is 1-1-2-3. This is 1-1-2-3. Do you hear me?

[only static noise is heard in response]

Radio operator:
4-3-7, do you hear me?

[still no response]

[Dr. Johnson is forced to turn the airplane back due to the storm]

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
VK 1-1-2-3. VK 1-1-2-3. This is Dr. Johnson. Over.

Radio operator:
Go ahead, doctor. I'm listening.

Dr. Victor Johnson, the flying doctor:
I'm flying into a very bad storm. It's raining very hard. The wind is blowing harder. I'm coming back. I'm coming back!

[the radio operator is in despair, fearing that there is no way to help the sick man. Debby has an idea]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, we have the stick! Let's go to Mount Robe.

Gabby Sela:
You're right, but we need a map.

Debby Sela:
There's a map in the cabin!

Gabby Sela:
Of course! Hide over there.

Debby Sela:
OK.

[Gabby waits till Debby goes to hide behind the cabin, then enters the cabin, to the surprise of the radio operator]

Gabby Sela:
Mister... mister, help me!

Radio operator:
Who are you? What are you doing here?

Gabby Sela:
My sister is outside. She's hurt!

Radio operator:
What?

Gabby Sela:
Hurry, please! Hurry up!

[Gabby exits the cabin, the radio operator follows him]

Debby Sela:
Well, where is she?

Gabby Sela:
[points toward the field] She's in that field. C'mon!

[the radio operator goes away from the cabin to the direction Gabby pointed at. Gabby stays behind]

Gabby Sela:
Debby!

[Debby comes from behind the cabin. She and Gabby enters the cabin]

Debby Sela:
Look for the map!

Gabby Sela:
Just a minute. I'm looking for it.

[while Gabby is searching the map inside the cabin for the location of the sick man's cabin, Debby looks outside the window. Meanwhile, the radio operator realizes that Gabby fooled him, and returns to the cabin]

Debby Sela:
He's coming closer. Gabby, he's coming back!

Gabby Sela:
Here it is. Here's Mount Robe. You ready?

[they hold hands. Gabby touches the map with the magic stick. In a flash of light, they disappear, and are teleported to the cabin of the sick man]

Gabby Sela:
There he is. Mister? Mister?

[Gabby touches the sick man's shoulder. The man coughs and look at them]

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
Wha... what's happening? What are you doing here?

Gabby Sela:
Take it easy, mister.

Sick man at Mountain Robe:
Help me. Please... help me. I need... a doctor.

[the sick man's head drops]

Gabby Sela:
The doctor isn't coming. It's raining too hard. Mister? Mister?

[Debby presses her ear to the sick man's chest, and is relieved to hear his heart beating]

Debby Sela:
He's only sleeping.

[Debby puts her palm on the sick man's forehead, finding that he is feverish]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, he's very sick. Let's take him to a hospital!

Gabby Sela:
You're right, but...

Debby Sela:
But what?

Gabby Sela:
We need a map. Yeah!

[while Debby puts a damp cloth on the sick man's forehead, Gabby is looking for a map]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, hurry!

Gabby Sela:
[impatiently] Well, help me.

[Debby puts the cloth down on a table and joins Gabby in looking for a map. She notices a map on high shelf, beyond her grasp]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, look! There's a map lying up there!

[when Gabby tries to the take the map from the shelf, the shelf and everything on it fall on Gabby's hand, making him drop the magic stick. He writhes in pain]

Debby Sela:
Are you alright?

Gabby Sela:
Yeah... the stick!

Debby Sela:
What about it?

Gabby Sela:
It fell!

Debby Sela:
Where?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

[searching the floor among the items which fell from the shelf, Gabby finds that the magic stick fell into a crack between two boards in the cabin floor]

Gabby Sela:
It's in here!

Debby Sela:
Oh no...

Gabby Sela:
Debby, get me something.

[Debby finds a metal crowbar, and hands it to Gabby]

Debby Sela:
Here!

[Gabby tries to pluck a board with the crowbar, but fails]

Debby Sela:
It isn't moving!

Gabby Sela:
Well, help me.

[together they try to pluck the board]

Gabby Sela:
Push!

Debby Sela:
I'm pushing.

Gabby Sela:
Push harder!

Debby Sela:
I'm trying.

Gabby Sela:
There!

[at last they manage to remove the board. Gabby reaches into the niche under the floor, and retrieves the magic stick]

Gabby Sela:
What time is it?

Debby Sela:
[looking at her wrist-watch] It's ten to twelve. We only have ten minutes left!

Gabby Sela:
I know, I know. Where's the map?

[Gabby finds the map near him and unfolds it. They search the map for hospital location]

Gabby Sela:
[points at the map] Here's Mount Robe... ah, here it is!

Debby Sela:
What?

Gabby Sela:
A hospital. Let's go!

[Gabby folds the map. They approach the sick man. Debby removes the blanket off him]

Gabby Sela:
Mister? Are you alright?

[the sick man breathes heavily. He does not answer. Gabby and Debby help him to stand up, supporting him from each side]

Gabby Sela:
Are you ready?

Debby Sela:
Yes.

Gabby Sela:
Now!

[Gabby touches the map with the magic stick, and the three of them are transported to the hospital]

Gabby Sela:
C'mon, let's find a place for him. Let's go.

[Gabby and Debby support the sick man, walking in the hospital corridor]

Debby Sela:
Oh, he's heavy...

[Gabby shushes her. They put the sick man and the map on a bed in the corridor. An old woman enters the corridor, leaning on walking-frame]

Old woman at hospital:
[smiling at them] Hello!

Gabby Sela, Debby Sela:
Hello!

Gabby Sela:
What time is it?

Debby Sela:
[looking at her wrist-watch] We only have two minutes. C'mon!

[suddenly the nurse comes and sees them]

Nurse:
Hey! What's going on?

[the nurse looks at the sick man, then turns to Gabby and Debby]

Nurse:
Just a minute... why is that man lying there?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

Nurse:
[suspiciously] What are you doing here?

Gabby Sela:
We're visiting a friend.

Nurse:
Who?

Debby Sela:
Ah... just a friend.

Nurse:
What's his name?

Debby Sela:
His name is... eh...

[the sick man starts coughing, attracting the nurse's attention]

Nurse:
Stay here!

[when the nurse turns to tend the sick man, Gabby and Debby use the magic stick on a map of Israel, and immediately disappear. The nurse returns, and is puzzled that they are no longer there. She looks around, but in vain. The old woman smiles at her and gently pats her cheek. Giving up, the nurse returns to the sick man. She takes the map from the bed and gives the sick man medical treatment]

[Gabby is in his room, building airplane toy. Debby enters the room, turning the light on]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, where's the radio?

Gabby Sela:
Why? What's the matter?

Debby Sela:
There was an accident in a mine.

Gabby Sela:
An accident? What happened?

Debby Sela:
I'm not sure. I just heard about it outside. There's a news report on the radio.

[Debby turns the radio on]

Newscaster:
...in a coal mine in Kingston, Penssylvania. The accident happened an hour ago. Twenty workers were in the mine. Nineteen got out. One of the miners is still in the mine. He can't move because a large piece of wood fell on top of him. He can't breathe very well because there isn't enough air where he is.

Debby Sela:
That's terrible!

[Gabby shushed her]

Newscaster:
A rescue team went down into the mine a few minutes ago, but a lot of wood and rocks fell during the accident. The rescue team isn't sure that it can get to the miner.

[Near the mine entrance, the rescue team is gathered. Mr. Nicholson, the team leader, gives the team instructions]

Mr. Nicholson:
OK, men. We don't have much time. Bill, you take four men and go down to Area 2. Bob, you go with Jack. Elevator 4 isn't working. Maybe you can fix it. You two go to Area 7, and hurry! You come with me.

[some of the men enter the mine. Mr. Nicholson enters the control room and contacts Frank]

Mr. Nicholson:
Frank, this is Nicholson. Can you hear me? Frank, can you hear me?

[in Area 6, Frank strains to pick the radio transmitter]

Frank Thompson:
[breathes heavily] Yes... I can hear you.

Mr. Nicholson:
OK. I just spoke to the rescue team again. They're in Area 4 now.

Frank Thompson:
That's no good. I'm in Area 6. Still far away from me.

Mr. Nicholson:
I know, I know.

Frank Thompson:
Mr. Nicholson... I can't breath. There's very little air here. Please hurry.

Mr. Nicholson:
Take it easy, Frank. Everything is going to be alright.

[Gabby and Debby, who used the magic stick to travel to the mine, approach and eavesdrop to the transmission]

Frank Thompson:
[coughs terribly] Please tell them to hurry.

Mr. Nicholson:
Frank, they're coming, they're coming. Now don't talk aymore. Try to save your breath.

Debby Sela:
Look! There's a map of the mine on the desk.

Peter Martin:
[calls on radio] Mr. Nicholson, this is Peter Martin. Can you hear me?

Mr. Nicholson:
Yes, Peter, go ahead. I can hear you.

Peter Martin:
We can't get into Area 5.

Mr. Nicholson:
What do you mean you can't?

Peter Martin:
It's full of rocks.

Mr. Nicholson:
Are you sure?

Peter Martin:
Of course I'm sure. I'm standing by the entrance. I can see the whole area.

Mr. Nicholson:
So move the rocks out of the way!

Peter Martin:
We can't move them. They're too heavy.

Mr. Nicholson:
Then use dynamite!

Peter Martin:
We can't use dynamite. That's too dangerous. The roof is very weak here. It's going to fall down any minute.

Mr. Nicholson:
But that's the only way to get into Area 6!

Peter Martin:
I know, but we can't get through. What do you want us to do?

Mr. Nicholson:
I don't know... give me a minute to think.

[Mr. Nicholson examines the map of the mine. Then he hears Frank's faint voice calling him via the radio]

Mr. Nicholson:
Yes, Frank.

[Frank tries to speak, but he is too weak. He coughs, his breathing becomes heavier]

Mr. Nicholson:
Go ahead, Frank. I can hear you. Frank?

[Frank loses consciousness. His fingers let go of the radio transmitter]

Mr. Nicholson:
Frank! Can you hear me? Frank! Can you hear me?

Peter Martin:
[calls on radio] Mr. Nicholson!

Mr. Nicholson:
What is it, Peter? What's happening down there?

Peter Martin:
The roof in Area 4 is starting to fall down. We're coming back up. We can't do anything to save Frank now.

Mr. Nicholson:
[reluctantly] Alright, alright.

[Mr. Nicholson thinks for a moment. Then he grabs his helmet and radio transmitter. He and another man enter the mine. As soon as they leave, Gabby and Debby approach]

[using the map of the mine and the magic stick, Gabby and Debby transport themselves from the control room to Area 6, taking the map with them]

Gabby Sela:
We did it!

Debby Sela:
Which way do we go?

Gabby Sela:
[looking around] There's only one way. C'mon!

[Gabby and Debby continue walking in the mine. They pass under a sign "AREA 6"]

Debby Sela:
Are you sure this is the right place?

Gabby Sela:
[pointing at the sign] Yes. Look: Area 6.

Debby Sela:
Gabby, I can't breathe.

Gabby Sela:
Yes, you can. Just take it easy. There's not much air in here, so just breathe slowly.

Debby Sela:
[noticing Frank] There he is!

[Gabby and Debby rush to help Frank, who is lying unconscious, heavy piece of wood on top of his chest. Gabby checks his pulse]

Debby Sela:
Is he still alive?

Gabby Sela:
[nods] Yes, but he's hurt.

[Gabby tries to lift the heavy beam, but it is too heavy]

Gabby Sela:
I can't lift this by myself. Help me.

Debby Sela:
OK.

[they try to lift the beam together, but they can only move it a bit]

Gabby Sela:
[coughing] Let's try again.

[again they try, but fail. Both of them are breathing heavily, as the oxygen is depleted]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, we can't move this. Let's think of something else.

[Gabby looks around, examining the sealed corridors]

Gabby Sela:
We can't move these rocks either, they're too big.

[suddenly the mine shakes. Dust falls from the ceiling]

[after the tremor is over]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, what are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
Take it easy.

Debby Sela:
But we can't stay here!

Gabby Sela:
[coughing] That's not the problem. We can use the stick to get out of here.

Debby Sela:
Hey... we can use the stick to take him out of here, too!

Gabby Sela:
You're right. C'mon.

[they kneel near Frank. Gabby prepares to use the map and the magic stick]

Debby Sela:
But where are we going to take him?

Gabby Sela:
Let's take him up to the entrance of the mine.

Debby Sela:
No, that's no good. There're too many people up there.

Gabby Sela:
You're right.

[another tremor happens]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, let's hurry! This roof is going to fall down soon.

Gabby Sela:
Let's take him to the... to the elevator.

Debby Sela:
The elevator?

Gabby Sela:
[pointing at the map] Right. Look, it's on the map. We can put him in the elevator and send him up to the entrance of the mine alone.

Debby Sela:
OK.

Gabby Sela:
You're ready?

Debby Sela:
Take the walkie-talkie.

Gabby Sela:
Right.

[Gabby takes Frank's walkie-talkie. They hold Frank, and by using the magic stick on the map, all three of them are transported from Area 6 to the elevator room]

[Gabby, Debby and Frank arrive in the elevator room by using the magic stick]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, the elevator isn't here.

Gabby Sela:
Wait a minute.

[Gabby sees a lever under a warning sign "Put your hat on!", and pushes it. A noise is heard, indicating that the elevator is going down]

Gabby Sela:
There. It's coming. C'mon, let's get him in.

[when the elevator arrives, Gabby puts the map of the mine on the floor, near the radio transmitter, and they lift Frank]

Debby Sela:
Be careful.

[They carry Frank to the elevator. Debby looks back, noticing they left the radio transmitter on the floor]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, look! The walkie-talkie fell.

Gabby Sela:
Leave it.

[they put Frank in the elevator, get out of it, and Debby pulls the lever. The elevator doors are closed, and it moves upwards]

Debby Sela:
He's safe now. Let's get out of here!

[before they can leave, another tremor occurs]

Debby Sela:
The roof is going to fall any minute!

[dust, rocks and wooden beams fall from the ceiling. The room is engulfed with darkness. Meanwhile, Mr. Nicholson and others are outside the mine. Suddenly he receives a call in his transmitter]

Peter Martin:
Mr. Nicholson! Mr. Nicholson, can you hear me?

Mr. Nicholson:
[opens the transmitter] Yes, I can hear you. Go ahead.

Peter Martin:
Frank Thompson is alive!

Mr. Nicholson:
What?

Peter Martin:
We found him.

Mr. Nicholson:
Well, where is he?

Peter Martin:
By the entrance of the elevator.

Mr. Nicholson:
C'mon, let's go. Hurry!

[Mr. Nicholson and the others hurry to the elevator. Meanwhile, down the mine, Debby regains consciousness, and looks for Gabby]

Debby Sela:
Gabby? Gabby, where are you? Gabby, can you hear me?

Gabby Sela:
[faintly] Debby?

Debby Sela:
Where are you?

Gabby Sela:
Over here.

Debby Sela:
Are you alright?

Gabby Sela:
I can't move my leg.

[Debby sees that Gabby's legs are trapped under metal frame]

Debby Sela:
Just a minute...

[Debby lifts the metal frame, and Gabby moves his legs free]

Debby Sela:
Can you get up?

Gabby Sela:
I think so. Help me.

[Debby pulls Gabby on his feet]

Debby Sela:
Are you alright?

Gabby Sela:
[nods] Let's get out of here.

Debby Sela:
OK. Where's the stick?

Gabby Sela:
[takes the stick out of his pocket] Here.

Debby Sela:
Where's the map of Israel?

Gabby Sela:
I don't have it.

Debby Sela:
What?

Gabby Sela:
I thought you took it.

Debby Sela:
I thought you took it. Now what are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
Try the elevator.

[Debby pulls the lever, but nothing happens]

Debby Sela:
It isn't working! Wait a minute... give me the map of the mine.

[Gabby hesitates]

Debby Sela:
[impatiently] Gabby!

Gabby Sela:
I lost it.

Debby Sela:
Oh no... OK. You look for the map, and I'm going to see if there's a way out of here.

Gabby Sela:
Be careful.

[while Gabby searches the floor, Debby looks around]

Gabby Sela:
Debby, can you hear me?

Debby Sela:
[her voice sounds faint] Yes, I can hear you.

Gabby Sela:
Are you alright?

Debby Sela:
Yes, but it's dark here. I can't see very much.

Gabby Sela:
It's no use. I can't find the map.

[Debby returns]

Debby Sela:
We can't get out that way. The entrance is covered with rocks. What are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

Debby Sela:
Gabby, the walkie-talkie!

[Debby picks the radio transmitter from the floor]

Debby Sela:
Let's call Mr. Nicholson.

Gabby Sela:
Mr. Nicholson?

Debby Sela:
Yes.

Gabby Sela:
He's going to find out how we got down here!

Debby Sela:
Can you think of something else?

Gabby Sela:
No.

Debby Sela:
[hands Gabby the transmitter] So call him and ask him to help us. It's the only thing we can do.

Gabby Sela:
[using the transmitter] OK. Mr. Nicholson! Mr. Nicholson! Can you hear me? Mr. Nicholson! Can you hear me?

[Gabby tries again and again to contact Mr. Nicholson, but no answer is received, only crackling noise]

Debby Sela:
What's wrong?

Gabby Sela:
The walkie-talkie is broken.

Debby Sela:
[whimpers] Ho no... Gabby, we're going to die here!

Gabby Sela:
No, we're not.

Debby Sela:
But we can't do anything to get out of here!

Gabby Sela:
Just wait a minute...

[Gabby sits down and finds a piece of paper in his back pocket. Hoping that it is a map, he takes it out, but it is only a letter]

Debby Sela:
What's that?

Gabby Sela:
[sighs] It's a letter from uncle Max. Wait a minute!

Debby Sela:
What is it?

Gabby Sela:
I need a piece of coal.

Debby Sela:
What for?

Gabby Sela:
You'll see. Just give it to me.

[Debby picks a piece of coal and gives it to Gabby]

Debby Sela:
Here.

Gabby Sela:
Watch!

[using the coal, Gabby draws a map on the envelope]

Debby Sela:
It's a map of Israel! Do you think that...?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know, but we can try.

[once Gabby finishes drawing the map on the letter, they prepare to use the magic stick on it. Debby holds Gabby's hand]

Gabby Sela:
You're ready?

Debby Sela:
Yes.

[Gabby uses the magic stick on the map he drew, and they disappear, back to Israel. Meanwhile, outside the mine, Frank is given first aid and regains consciousness. He speaks with Mr. Nicholson and Peter Martin. Paramedics carry him on a stretcher, put him inside an ambulance and drive away. Once again, Gabby and Debby saved human's life]

[Gabby and Debby visit their uncle Max. He is in his office, hanging photos of archaeological items]

Debby Sela:
Hi, uncle Max!

Uncle Max:
Just a minute. Just a minute.

[Max turns the light on. He is delighted to see his niece and nephew, and hugs them]

Uncle Max:
Hi Debby! Hello Gabby! What are you doing here?

Debby Sela:
We came to say hello.

Gabby Sela:
Mom told us you came back two days ago.

Debby Sela:
So we decided to see you, before you go away again.

Uncle Max:
[chuckles] Come now, I don't travel that much.

Debby Sela:
Oh, no? You went to Japan in April. You went to South America in May. You travel all the time!

Uncle Max:
You're right. That's not fair, is it? I travel a lot, and you don't.

Debby Sela:
Oh, we travel a lot, too. Just last month we went to...

Gabby Sela:
[interrupting before Debby blurts out their secret] Eilat. Last month we went to Eilat, and three months ago we went to Haifa.

Uncle Max:
Well, good for you!

[Debby sneezes]

Uncle Max:
Do you have a cold?

Debby Sela:
Yes...

Uncle Max:
Oh, that's too bad. So... what are we going to do today?

Debby Sela:
Tell us about your last trip, uncle Max.

[Uncle Max tells Gabby and Debby about his last trip to an ancient Incan city in Peru, using slide projector to show them photos of the Incan culture]

Uncle Max:
I came back from Peru two days ago. I'm going to go there again next month.

Debby Sela:
Do you work alone?

Uncle Max:
No, I don't. I work with an archaeologist from Jerusalem, Dr. White. He is in Peru right now with his daughter.

Gabby Sela:
Where? What's he looking for?

Uncle Max:
[chuckles] Wait a minute. You were hungry five minutes ago. Don't you want to eat lunch?

Gabby Sela:
[smiles] No...

Debby Sela:
Oh, c'mon, uncle Max. Tell us, where is Dr. White?

Uncle Max:
[shows them a photo of ancient ruins] Well, Dr. White is working inside this Incan city.

Gabby Sela:
What's he doing?

Uncle Max:
He is looking for something that looks like this.

[uncle Max takes from the closet an ancient clay pot, shaped like human head, and gives it to Debby]

Debby Sela:
[examines the pot] What is that?

Uncle Max:
It's an Incan treasure. It's called a "portrait jar". It's very old. Dr. White is also looking for other treasures. We think they are in a secret room.

Debby Sela:
A secret room?

Uncle Max:
Yes. We found it last month.

Gabby Sela:
So what's the problem?

Uncle Max:
Well, we know where the room is, but we don't know how to get into it. There's no entrance.

Gabby Sela:
No entrance?

Uncle Max:
[pointing at the photo Gabby is holding] That's right. The secret room is in that building. That's where Dr. White is right now.

[Gabby and Debby look at each other. They decide to travel to Peru using the magic stick and help Dr. White to find the entrance to the secret room]

[Debby distracts uncle Max so she and Gabby can transport to Peru using the magic stick]

Debby Sela:
[points at a jar on high shelf] What's up there?

Uncle Max:
Hmm? Oh, that's an old vase. I found it in Pero three years ago.

Debby Sela:
Let's see it.

Gabby Sela:
Yes, please show us.

Uncle Max:
OK. Just a minute.

[uncle Max turns his back, climbs a ladder and takes the jar off the shelf while talking. Meanwhile, Gabby and Debby quietly approach the map of the Incan city which is hanged on the opposite wall]

Uncle Max:
It is very beautiful. It was broken when I found it. It took me a long time to fix it. Careful. I took two students with me...

[turning back, uncle Max notices that Gabby and Debby are missing]

Uncle Max:
Gabby? Debby?

[puzzled, uncle Max exits the room, looking for them, and re-enters]

Uncle Max:
Gabby? Debby?

[using the magic stick, Gabby and Debby re-appear in the Incan city]

[using the magic stick, Gabby and Debby arrive at the old Incan city. They see archaeological equipment and ancient items, clearly placed there by Dr. White and his daughter]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, look! Where're Dr. White and his daughter?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know. Let's look around.

[Debby sneezes. Gabby notices that they are near the building shown in the photo which uncle Max showed them. Debby stoops to examine a bag]

Gabby Sela:
Gabby, look at this!

[Gabby approaches and looks. Suddenly they hear voices coming]

Dr. White:
[his voice sounds from afar]... we looked here yesterday...

Debby Sela:
Someone is coming!

Gabby Sela:
Quick, let's hide.

[they hide behind a rock. Dr. White and his daughter appear, carrying bags of items they found]

Dr. White:
C'mon, Julie.

Julie White:
Do you want some coffee?

Dr. White:
Yes, please. I don't understand... where is the entrance to the secret room?

Julie White:
[puts a coffee pot on a small gasoline stove] Maybe there is no secret room.

Dr. White:
But we found secret rooms in other Incan cities a few months ago.

[Dr. White takes a map of the Incan city from one of the bags and places it on a large stone]

Dr. White:
[points at area marked in the map] I'm sure that this is the secret room... but where is the entrance?

Julie White:
Let's make an entrance!

Dr. White:
How?

Julie White:
Let's break one of the walls.

Dr. White:
But that's impossible.

Julie White:
Why?

Dr. White:
The building is very strong. The walls are very thick.

Julie White:
What are we going to do?

Dr. White:
[sighs] I don't know. I really don't know.

[while Dr. White and July are busy cataloging the items they found, Gabby and Debby hide behind a large rock. Suddenly Debby sneezes loudly. Dr. White hears the sneeze, grabs a heavy hammer and approaches the rock. Gabby gestures Debby to stay, and he sneaks away. Dr. White comes behind Debby]

Dr. White:
Who are you?

[Debby turns to face Dr. White. July comes and stands next to her father]

Debby Sela:
[faintly] Debby.

Dr. White:
What are you doing here?

Debby Sela:
I... I'm visiting my cousin. She lives in Peru.

Dr. White:
But what are you doing here?

[Gabby sneaks behind Dr. White and July and enters the building]

Debby Sela:
She told me about the Incan city, so I decided to come here and see it.

Julie White:
When did you get here?

Debby Sela:
A few hours ago.

Dr. White:
How did you get here?

[Debby hesitates. Dr. White and July look at her suspiciously, not believing her lame excuses]

Dr. White:
Where does you cousin live?

Debby Sela:
She... she lives in a town near here.

Dr. White:
But there isn't any town near here!

Gabby Sela:
[his voice comes out of the building] Dr. White!

Dr. White:
What was that?

Julie White:
I don't know.

Gabby Sela:
Dr. White! Help!

Dr. White:
[to Debby] You wait here. C'mon!

[Dr. White and July enter the building. As soon as they are out of sight, Gabby comes from behind the building]

[while Dr. White and July are inside the building, Gabby takes a flashlight from their equipment. They use the magic stick on the map of the secret room and disappear with a flash of light. Dr. White and July come back, and they are puzzled to see that Debby is gone, and so is the map]

Dr. White:
What is going on?

[Gabby and Debby find themselves in a dark room]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, turn on the flashlight.

Gabby Sela:
It isn't working. Wait a minute...

[at last Gabby manages to turn on the flashlight. Debby screams in horror when she sees a face in the light]

Gabby Sela:
What is it?

Debby Sela:
There's someone in here!

[Gabby approaches, aiming the flashlight]

Gabby Sela:
[chuckles] C'mon... that's a portrait jar.

[Gabby puts the magic stick on the shelf, hands Debby the flashlight and takes the portrait jar. Debby aims the flashlight at the jar. They realize it is the portrait jar which uncle Max mentioned]

Gabby Sela:
This is the secret room.

[Gabby hands Debby the jar. She places the flashlight on the shelf, then places the map and the jar there too. Now that the room is illuminated, they can see there are paintings on the walls, and in the middle of the room there is ornamented stone table]

Gabby Sela:
Where is the treasure?

[they examine the decorations on the table surface]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, look at this! It's beautiful.

Gabby Sela:
Yeah.

[Gabby finds a handle and turns it. Square part of the table surface is lowered, exposing the hollow interior of the table]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, look!

Gabby Sela:
The treasure!

[they look inside the table. It contains many old coins. Excitedly, they grab handfuls of the coins. Meanwhile, Dr. White and July are inside the building]

Julie White:
Which way did they go?

Dr. White:
I don't know.

Gabby Sela:
What are you doing?

Debby Sela:
Maybe there's more.

Gabby Sela:
Maybe.

Debby Sela:
Gabby, I think there's another one here!

[when Debby touches the table, a trapdoor opens under her feet, and she falls to the floor beneath - the ground floor of the building. Fortunately, the fall is short, but she is knocked unconscious. The coins she was carrying scatter on the floor around her. Gabby drops the coins, rushes to the open trapdoor, kneels near it and looks down]

Gabby Sela:
Debby! Debby? Debby, are you alright? Debby?

[Dr. White and July hear Gabby calling Debby]

Julie White:
What was that?

Dr. White:
I don't know.

Gabby Sela:
Debby!

Dr. White:
[finds from where Gabby's voice is coming] This way. C'mon!

Gabby Sela:
Debby? Are you alright?

[Debby regains consciousness]

Debby Sela:
I don't know.

[slowly, painfully, Debby tries to stand]

Debby Sela:
Oh, my leg hurts!

Gabby Sela:
Try to get up.

[Debby tries, but it is too painful. She cries in agony]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, my leg hurts.

[Dr. White and July hear Debby's voice]

Julie White:
Listen!

[Dr. White shushes her]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, help me!

Julie White:
[finds from where Debby's voice is coming] This way!

Debby Sela:
Gabby, what are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
Try to get up. C'mon.

Debby Sela:
OK.

[Debby rises on her feet painfully]

Gabby Sela:
That's it. C'mon. Now give me your hand.

[Debby holds her hand as high as she can toward the ceiling. Gabby stretches his hand through the trapdoor, but cannot reach Debby's hand]

Debby Sela:
No good.

Gabby Sela:
Wait a minute...

[Gabby takes the magic stick and returns to the trapdoor, while Dr. White and July get closer]

Gabby Sela:
Where is the map of Israel?

Debby Sela:
Here it is.

Gabby Sela:
Good. Here.

[Debby raises the map as high as she can]

Gabby Sela:
Hold it. Are you ready?

[Debby nods. Gabby touches the map with the magic stick. They disappear in a flash of light, back to Israel. Shortly afterwards, Dr. White and July arrive. They see the coins on the floor]

Dr. White:
Wait a minute... look at this!

[Dr. White pick up one coin. July takes the coin and examines it. They look up, Dr. White points his flashlight, and they see the square hole in the ceiling - the entrance to the secret room]

Dr. White:
It's too high. C'mon! Up!

[Dr. White places the flashlight on the floor and scoops. July sits on his shoulders. Dr. White stands up, and July pulls herself through the square hole into the secret room]

Dr. White:
Are you up?

Julie White:
Yes, I am.

Dr. White:
Be careful. What do you see?

Julie White:
There's a table here. It's... it's beautiful! There's money inside.

[excitedly, July grabs a handful of the coins, approaches the open trapdoor and shows the coins to her father]

Julie White:
Look! It's the secret room!

Dr. White:
[excitedly] Fantastic! What else is there?

Julie White:
[looking around] There're some portrait jars, and there're some vases, and there's... wait a minute...

[July notices the flashlight which Debby left earlier on the shelf. Curiously, she approaches the shelf. Dr. White does not understand why July stopped talking]

Dr. White:
What is it? What's the matter? July! Answer me!

[July also finds on the shelf the map of the secret room, and is puzzled, wondering how the map and the flashlight got into the secret room]

[a car stops near the Coleman's art gallery. Two men are sitting inside the car, one of them is bespectacled and chubby, the second is bearded]

First thief:
What time is it?

Second thief:
[looks at his wrist-watch] It's nine o'clock. Are you ready?

First thief:
Yes, are you?

Second thief:
Yes. Let's go!

[the thieves exit the car and approach the front glass wall of the gallery. Two paintings attract their eyes. The thieves point at the paintings and make up their mind to steal them. They sneak to the locked door. The bespectacled thief clumsily drops the burglary tools, making much noise, and shushes himself. The bearded thief takes lock pick from his pocket. The thieves start picking the lock]

[Gabby is watching the news about the paintings on TV]

Newscaster:
Now here's important news: art thieves stole two very expensive paintings from the Coleman art gallery last night. The police have no idea who stole the paintings. This morning they found this map on the floor of the gallery, but they don't think that it's going to help them find the thieves, because the streets on the map don't have any names.

[an image of the map is shown on the TV screen]

Newscaster:
The Australian artist John Walsh painted the two paintings.

[images of the paintings are shown on the TV screen]

Newscaster:
One of them is a painting of a young girl. She's sitting under a tree. A tiger is sleeping next to her on the grass. In the second, two men are playing ball in the field. The Coleman gallery paid 50,000 pounds for the first painting. They paid 100,000 pounds for the second painting. And now, here's the weather...

[Debby enters the room, holding a newspaper]

Debby Sela:
Gabby...

Gabby Sela:
[turns the TV off] What?

[Debby opens the newspaper on the page where image of the map is included]

Debby Sela:
Look! That's the map the police found in the art gallery this morning. It's in all the newspapers. Let's go there!

Gabby Sela:
Wait a minute...

Debby Sela:
Why? The police don't know where this place is.

Gabby Sela:
I know.

Debby Sela:
So let's help them! Let's find out where it is and tell the police.

Gabby Sela:
[ties his shoes] OK. But I'm going to go there alone. I want you to stay here.

Debby Sela:
Why?

Gabby Sela:
Because it's dangerous, Debby.

Debby Sela:
That's not fair!

Gabby Sela:
[folds the newspaper] Take it easy.

Debby Sela:
No! I bought the newspaper, and I brought it here.

Gabby Sela:
[takes the magic stick from the desk] C'mon, Debby. I'm going to be back in five minutes.

Debby Sela:
So take me with you!

Gabby Sela:
No.

[Debby folds her arms, annoyed]

[Gabby puts on his jacket, preparing to leave]

Gabby Sela:
I want you to wait for me here, OK?

Debby Sela:
[bitterly] OK.

Gabby Sela:
It really is dangerous, you know.

Debby Sela:
I know.

[as Gabby turns his back, Debby grabs hold of his jacket. Gabby uses the magic stick on the map, and they both disappear in a flash of light. They re-appear elsewhere, near an old house. An owl hoots in the dark. Debby tries to stay behind Gabby's back, but he suddenly turns around and sees her]

Gabby Sela:
[angrily] What're you doing here?

Debby Sela:
Shhh!

Gabby Sela:
Didn't you hear? I told you to wait in my room!

Debby Sela:
[defiantly] And I didn't, that's all. Gabby, do you know where we are?

Gabby Sela:
No.

Debby Sela:
[points at the house] That's the old house! We found the magic stick in there.

Gabby Sela:
You're right!

Debby Sela:
C'mon, let's go.

[they approach the front door of the old house]

Debby Sela:
Do you see anybody?

Gabby Sela:
[looks around] No, I don't.

Debby Sela:
So let's go inside.

Gabby Sela:
OK.

[Gabby examines the door, finding it is locked and secured with metal chain]

Gabby Sela:
The door is locked.

Debby Sela:
So let's use the map!

Gabby Sela:
OK.

[again, they use the magic stick on the map. They disappear and re-appear inside the old house. Unlike in their former visit, they find the inside clean and tidy, with furniture and electricity]

[Gabby and Debby examine the basement of the old house. They notice empty bottles, plate and cup, indication that someone ate there not long ago]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, somebody is living here!

Gabby Sela:
You're right.

Debby Sela:
Do you think the art thieves are living here?

[meanwhile, the thieves drive their car to the old house. They approach the door, unlock the padlock and remove the metal chain. Gabby and Debby, unaware that the thieves returned, continue searching the basement]

Debby Sela:
[examines a piece of paper] Hey, look!

Gabby Sela:
What is it?

Debby Sela:
I found another another map!

Gabby Sela:
What of?

Debby Sela:
I don't know. The streets on this map don't have any names, either.

Gabby Sela:
Let me see it.

[Gabby takes the map and looks at it. Debby opens a closet under the staircase, and finds two paintings there]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, I found the paintings!

[they take the paintings and bring them to the light. They see that these are indeed the stolen paintings]

Gabby Sela:
C'mon. Let's go home and call the police.

[as they return the paintings to the closet, the thieves enter the basement]

Second thief:
[angrily] Hey! What are you doing here?

Gabby Sela:
We're not doing anything.

Second thief:
[raises his voice] Who are you?

Debby Sela:
I... I'm Debby, and this is Gabby.

Second thief:
[to the bespectacled thief] Didn't you lock the door?

First thief:
[looks nervously at the door] Yes, I did.

Second thief:
[points at Gabby and Debby] Then how did they get into this house? Answer me!

Gabby Sela:
We came in... through the door.

First thief:
[steps toward Gabby menacingly] No, you didn't.

Debby Sela:
Yes, we did. The door was open.

[the bearded thief approaches Gabby, noticing the newspaper and the magic stick he is holding. He snatches the stick from Gabby]

Second thief:
What is this?

Gabby Sela:
It's nothing. It's just a...

Second thief:
[snaps] Sit down!

[fearfully, Gabby and Debby sit on a bench]

Second thief:
What are you doing with that newspaper?

Gabby Sela:
Nothing.

[the bearded thief examines the magic stick, then throws it away disdainfully. He steps to the other side of the room, deep in thought. The bespectacled thief approaches him]

First thief:
What are we going to do with them?

Second thief:
I don't know.

Debby Sela:
[pleading] Please, let us go!

First thief:
Do you think that they know?

Second thief:
Of course they know!

First thief:
So what are we going to do with them? That ship is going to leave at eight o'clock!

Second thief:
I know.

First thief:
[looks at his wrist-watch] It's seven o'clock now. We only have... one hour.

Second thief:
[impatiently] I know, I know!

First thief:
So what are we going to do with them?

[the thieves lock Gabby and Debby in the closet, then take the paintings and leave the old house. Gabby and Debby shake the door, but cannot break it]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, what are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

Debby Sela:
Those thieves took the paintings. They're bringing them to some ship. They are going to come back here.

Gabby Sela:
I know.

[looking through the cracks in the closet door, Debby sees that the magic stick is only several feet from the closet]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, I see the stick!

Gabby Sela:
Where?

Debby Sela:
Look, it's down on the floor!

[meanwhile, the thieves reach the harbour. The ship is at the dock]

Second thief:
OK, there it is.

First thief:
Are you sure?

Second thief:
Of course I'm sure! Let's go.

[the thieves exit the car, carry the paintings and board the ship. Meanwhile, by using a bent hanger, Gabby and Debby manage to reach the magic stick and pull it under the closet door. While the thieves are on the ship, Gabby and Debby use the magic stick and the newspaper to transport out of the closet]

Gabby Sela:
C'mon, let's go.

Debby Sela:
Where are we going? What are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
We're going to call the police.

Debby Sela:
There's no phone here.

Gabby Sela:
Let's go home and call the police.

Debby Sela:
What are we going to tell them? Those thieves took the paintings to a ship, and we don't know where the ship is.

Gabby Sela:
You're right.

[Gabby thinks. He sees the map which Debby found earlier and takes it, a plan in his mind]

[Gabby examines the map]

Debby Sela:
Do you think this is a map of where the ship is?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know. Let's go!

Debby Sela:
OK.

[using the map and the magic stick, Gabby and Debby transport from the old house. Meanwhile, at the cargo hold, the thieves force a crate open]

Second thief:
What time is it?

First thief:
[looks at his wrist-watch] Eh... it's quarter to eight.

Second thief:
C'mon, let's put them away. The ship is going to leave in fifteen minutes.

[the thieves put the paintings inside the crate and start nailing it shut]

First thief:
[loudly] When is the ship going to arrive in New York?

Second thief:
[quietly] It's going to arrive there in ten days. Shhhh!

First thief:
[loudly] And when is our plane going to leave?

Second thief:
[quietly] It's going to leave in two hours. Shhhh!

First thief:
Did you buy our tickets?

Second thief:
[raises his voice impatiently] Of course I did!

[the bespectacled thief shushes him. They finish closing the crate]

Second thief:
C'mon!

[the thieves leave. Gabby and Debby, who were hiding behind several boxes and listening to the thieves, come out]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, what are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

Debby Sela:
Let's call the police!

Gabby Sela:
We don't have time. The ship is going to leave in ten minutes.

Debby Sela:
So what are we going to do?

Gabby Sela:
[has an idea] C'mon!

[the thieves drive back to the old house. Gabby and Debby watch them, hiding behind bushes. Once the thieves go down to the basement, smug for pulling off the theft, unpleasant surprise wait for them:
the police inspector sits on a bench]

Second thief:
What... who are you?

Inspector Zimmerman:
I am inspector Zimmerman.

[the thieves look at each other puzzled. They turn to the door, only to see a policeman standing there, holding a nightstick]

Second thief:
What are you doing here?

Inspector Zimmerman:
I am waiting for you.

First thief:
[smiles innocently] For us?

Inspector Zimmerman:
That's right.

Second thief:
Why?

Inspector Zimmerman:
Because you stole two paintings from the Coleman art gallery last night.

[the thieves feign innocence]

Second thief:
Paintings? What paintings? I don't know what you're talking about.

[the inspector stands, goes to the closet and takes out the two paintings]

Inspector Zimmerman:
[dryly] I am talking about these paintings.

[the thieves stare at the paintings in disbelief. The bespectacled thief is so astonished that he cannot hold his tongue]

First thief:
[to the bearded thief] But we... how did they get back in there?

[the bearded thief tries to shush his accomplice, but it is too late]

Inspector Zimmerman:
OK. Let's go.

[the policeman handscuffs the thieves]

Inspector Zimmerman:
C'mon, let's go.

[the policemen take the thieves and the paintings and leave the house. Using the magic stick, Gabby and Debby transport themselves into the old house. They rejoice for their success in helping the police to catch the thieves and recover the stolen paintings]

Debby Sela:
That was a great idea!

Gabby Sela:
Yes, it really worked!

Debby Sela:
C'mon, let's go.

Gabby Sela:
Wait a minute. I want to look around first.

Debby Sela:
Why?

Gabby Sela:
Because we found the stick here.

Debby Sela:
Do you think there is another treasure here?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know. Let's look around.

Debby Sela:
OK.

[searching the basement, Debby finds a folded parchment on a shelf]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, look!

Gabby Sela:
What is it?

Debby Sela:
I don't know.

[Debby unfolds the parchment, finding that it is a map - one of the items they found in the old house during their first adventure]

Debby Sela:
It's an old map.

Gabby Sela:
Let me see it.

[Debby places the map on the floor. They stand and look at it]

Gabby Sela:
It's a very old map.

Debby Sela:
Of what?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know. Hey, it's a...

Debby Sela:
Hey, look at...

[as both of them stoop to point at the map at the same time, Debby unintentionally pushes Gabby's hand, and he drops the magic stick on the map. With a flash of light, the map and the stick disappear]

Debby Sela:
What happened to the stick and the map? Where did they go?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

[sadly, having lost the magic stick forever, Gabby and Debby leave the old house on their way home, knowing that this is the end of their wonderful adventures]

[Gabby and Debby are among their youth group. Some are playing a ball; some are sitting and reading; Gabby and two others are looking at a piece of paper and chuckling. Gabby passes the paper to the other group members. They gather around, looking at the paper and laughing. Ronny the group leader arrives]

Ronny the Group leader:
Quiet!

[the group keeps laughing, no one listens to Ronny]

Ronny the Group leader:
[more loudly] Quiet!

[the group becomes quiet]

Ronny the Group leader:
[smiles] Hello, boys and girls. I'm happy to see you here today. Well, now it's time for the treasure hunt. You all know how to play?

The group:
Yes!

Ronny the Group leader:
I sat at home for long time. I worked very hard and made a very long list for you...

[the group members pass the paper to each other behind their backs]

Ronny the Group leader:
...but now it isn't here. Do you know where it is?

[the group members shrug, feigning innocent]

Ronny the Group leader:
Anyway, there are...

Male group member:
Four notes!

[the group laughs. Ronny looks startled, realizing that the group already knew about the surprise he prepared for them]

Ronny the Group leader:
Four notes, yes, four notes. The notes are in...

Female group member:
Bottles!

Ronny the Group leader:
[faintly] Bottles, eh, yes. Well, there is a wonderful prize. The prize is...

The group:
Two tickets to the cinema!

[without waiting for further instructions, the group spreads around, looking for the bottles. Gabby and Debby call to others, but no one stays with them]

Ronny the Group leader:
Wait! Wait!

[Ronny blows his whistle, but no one listens. Gabby and Debby see that only they are left]

Gabby Sela:
[sighs] OK, Debby, let's go.

[the group search the area thoroughly for the bottles. Suddenly Debby sees scary-looking scarecrow, and yells in fear]

Gabby Sela:
It's only a scarecrow. Quick, look for the note in a bottle.

Debby Sela:
[sits downs on a stone] Gabby, let's rest.

Gabby Sela:
[impatiently] Debby, look for the bottle.

Debby Sela:
Where?

Gabby Sela:
Well, look behind the scarecrow.

Debby Sela:
OK.

[while Gabby is searching inside the scarecrow, Debby looks behind it, and finds something]

Debby Sela:
Gabby...

Gabby Sela:
What?

Debby Sela:
[shows Gabby a large stone] Look at this.

Gabby Sela:
[sighs, examining the stone] It's just an old stone.

Debby Sela:
[turns the stone] But look at this.

[Gabby notices that there is a strange symbol on the stone:
ox head inside ornamented circle]

Gabby Sela:
Good. Now help me. Look in the scarecrow.

Debby Sela:
In the scarecrow?

Gabby Sela:
Ah, look in the pockets.

[Debby finds a matchbox inside one of the pockets, and shakes it. The noise indicates there are some matches inside it]

Debby Sela:
[hands Gabby the matchbox] Look!

Gabby Sela:
Look in the pants.

Debby Sela:
[feels something at the bottom of the scarecrow's pants] There's something here!

Gabby Sela:
What is it?

Debby Sela:
I don't know... it's a bottle! I have the bottle!

Gabby Sela:
Quick, take out the note!

Debby Sela:
[removes the note from the bottle and reads it aloud] "Look for the next bottle. It is under a chair. The chair is behind a box. The box is near a lamp. The lamp is on a table. The table is..." [Debby turns the note] "... in a junkyard!"

[Gabby and Debby found the first note, according to the next bottle is hidden in a junkyard]

Gabby Sela:
[musing] A junkyard? Let's go!

Debby Sela:
Where?

Gabby Sela:
There's a junkyard near the power station. C'mon!

[Gabby and Debby hurry to the junkyard. Once they arrive, they start looking for the second bottle. Gabby notices a broken plate under a chair]

Gabby Sela:
There's a plate under this chair.

[Gabby puts the pieces of the broken plate together, and amazed to see it bears the same strange symbol they found earlier on a stone near the scarecrow]

Debby Sela:
There are many chairs in this junkyard, silly, and this chair isn't behind a box. Look, there's a chair behind a box over there!

[Gabby looks at the chair Debby pointed at]

Gabby Sela:
You're right. The box is near a lamp, and the lamp is on a table.

[they approach the chair]

Gabby Sela:
There's a bottle under that chair, and there's a note in the bottle!

Debby Sela:
Read it, quick!

[Gabby removes the note from the bottle and reads it aloud]

Gabby Sela:
"Look for the next bottle..."

Debby Sela:
[sighs] Again?

Gabby Sela:
[shushes Debby, he continues reading] "... It is under an orange tree. The tree is near a very old house".

Debby Sela:
An old house? Wait a minute. There's an old house on the hill, near the road.

Gabby Sela:
Maybe. Let's go!

[Gabby and Debby rush to the old house. They see it from afar]

Gabby Sela:
There it is!

Debby Sela:
But there are many trees near the house.

Gabby Sela:
Yes, but the bottle is under an orange tree. Look, there's an orange tree behind those flowers. Let's go!

[while running to the orange tree, Debby suddenly trips on something. Gabby stops and goes back to help her]

Gabby Sela:
Are you hurt?

Debby Sela:
[standing on her knees, she brushes dust off her clothes] No... I'm not hurt.

Gabby Sela:
Well, c'mon!

[Gabby starts walking again toward the orange tree, but Debby lingers to examine the object on which she tripped]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, look! What is it?

[Gabby returns. Kneeling next to Debby, he examines the object - half-buried small box]

Gabby Sela:
It's a box! It's a brown box.

Debby Sela:
Is it the treasure?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know. Help me.

[they clear the dirt around the box, until Gabby manages to pull it free]

Debby Sela:
Open it!

Gabby Sela:
It's locked.

[Gabby fumbles with the lock, but fails to open the box]

Gabby Sela:
Just a minute...

[Gabby picks a narrow stone, and forces the box open with it]

Gabby Sela:
It's open!

Debby Sela:
Is it the treasure?

Gabby Sela:
No, it isn't the treasure.

[examining the box, Gabby notices the strange symbol they saw twice earlier on the inner side of the lid]

Debby Sela:
What's in the box?

Gabby Sela:
There are two keys in here.

[Gabby hands Debby one of the keys]

Gabby Sela:
And there's a note in here, too.

Debby Sela:
Read it!

[Gabby unfolds the note he found in the box, noticing it bears the strange symbol]

Gabby Sela:
[reading the note aloud] "The door is locked. Take the big key. Open the door. Look for the box. Take the small key. Open the box".

Debby Sela:
What's going on?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know. The note is under the tree, and the tree is near the house.

Debby Sela:
But it isn't an orange tree, and the note isn't in a bottle.

Gabby Sela:
I know.

[Gabby starts reading the note again]

Gabby Sela:
"Take the big key. Open the door...". Let's go!

Debby Sela:
Where?

Gabby Sela:
To the old house!

[leaving the note and the box behind, Gabby and Debby approach the old house, looking for a door with a lock]

[Gabby and Debby look around till they find a door]

Gabby Sela:
There's a door!

Debby Sela:
But there isn't any lock on this door.

Gabby Sela:
Well, let's go in!

[Gabby starts pulling the door open]

Debby Sela:
Wait a minute...

Gabby Sela:
What is it?

Debby Sela:
Gabby, are you scared?

Gabby Sela:
No, I'm not scared.

Debby Sela:
I'm scared. Let's go home! Mom's waiting for us.

Gabby Sela:
[impatiently] Debby, don't be silly. C'mon!

[Gabby pulls the door open, and they enter. The interior is dark and dusty. Garbage is scattered on the floor. Gabby coughs]

Debby Sela:
This room is very dirty. There's dust on everything.

Gabby Sela:
Yes, it's very old.

Debby Sela:
Gabby, there's nothing here!

[Gabby examines a large heavy board leaning on the wall]

Gabby Sela:
Debby, come here.

Debby Sela:
What is it?

Gabby Sela:
There's something behind this! Help me move it.

[together they move the board. Behind it there is a door, about 4 feet high. Gabby tries to open it]

Gabby Sela:
It's another door! It's locked.

Debby Sela:
Gabby, let's go!

Gabby Sela:
Wait a minute. Let's try the big key.

[Debby gives Gabby the big key, and he opens the locked door with it. They enter and find a staircase leading down to dark basement. Using a flashlight, Gabby lights the stairs and they go down]

[the basement is dark and dusty. Gabby and Debby find many candlesticks with candles inside them, and use the matches they found earlier to light them. The room is full of various items, apparently belonged to ship captain]

Debby Sela:
Look at all those things in this room...

[Gabby examines a ship's steering wheel. Then he takes an old sword and unsheathes it]

Debby Sela:
Gabby! Gabby!

Gabby Sela:
What?

Debby Sela:
[looking at a telescope] Look at this!

Gabby Sela:
It's a telescope. Look...

[Debby gives Gabby the telescope. He extends it to full length, then looks through it. Moving around, Gabby sees on the wall via the telescope a map with the strange symbol they saw several times earlier. Meanwhile, Debby finds a gramophone and puts a recond on it. The room is filled with pleasant jazz music. Gabby puts the telescope down, approaches the gramophone and winds it several times. They continue searching the room. Gabby touches a dusty clock, then opens a large chest and takes out a vase. Debby searches a desk]

Debby Sela:
Gabby!

Gabby Sela:
What?

Debby Sela:
The desk isn't locked!

Gabby Sela:
Well, look in the drawers.

[Debby opens a drawer and finds inside it a lock, feather-pens and a ship log]

Debby Sela:
There're a lot of old pens and notebooks in this drawer.

[Debby tries to write with a feather-pen. Gabby examines a textant]

Debby Sela:
Hey, look!

Gabby Sela:
What is it?

Debby Sela:
There's an old pair of eye-glasses in this drawer.

[Debby puts the eye-glasses on, looking rather foolish]

Gabby Sela:
[impatiently] Debby...

Debby Sela:
What?

Gabby Sela:
Look for the box.

Debby Sela:
OK.

[Debby puts the eye-glasses back and closes the drawer. She continues searching the desk. Suddenly she fearfully slams the desk shut and moves away from it]

Gabby Sela:
What's wrong?

Debby Sela:
What's wrong? Nothing is wrong.

Gabby Sela:
Are you sure?

Debby Sela:
Of course I'm sure.

Gabby Sela:
There's something in that desk.

Debby Sela:
Of course. There're many things in that desk: ah, there're some pens and pencils in there, there're papers and notebooks in there...

Gabby Sela:
...and there's a box in there.

Debby Sela:
A box?

[Gabby searches the desk, and finds a locked box - the same shape and size as the box they found earlier. On its lid is the strange symbol]

Gabby Sela:
It's a box!

Debby Sela:
Gabby, let's go!

[Gabby uses the small key to unlock the box. Inside it there is a strange-shaped stick]

Debby Sela:
What is it?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know.

[while Gabby examines the stick, Debby takes a folded paper from the box]

Debby Sela:
Look! There's a piece of paper in the box.

[Debby unfolds the paper]

Debby Sela:
It's a map!

[Debby looks at the back side of the map]

Debby Sela:
And a note: "Far away. Far away. You will go far away. But, be careful! Come back in two hours or, you will disappear forever".

Gabby Sela:
Let me see it.

[Debby gives Gabby the paper. He puts it on the desk, with the side of the map upwards. The strange symbol is printed in several locations on the map]

[Gabby and Debby examine the map. They easily recognize the waypoints - the old house and its sorroundings]

Gabby Sela:
[pointing] Hey, there's the house!

Debby Sela:
[pressing her finger on the map] And the scarecrow is here.

Gabby Sela:
And the junkyard's here.

[Gabby moves Debby's hand while touching the waypoint of the junkyard with the stick. Then they disappear with a flash of light. To his amazement, Gabby finds himself at the junkyard, lying on top of a large box, holding the map and the stick. Before he can recover from the surprise, he hears Debby shouting]

Debby Sela:
Gabby! Gabby, help me! Help!

[Gabby folds the map. He looks around but does not see Debby]

Gabby Sela:
Where are you?

Debby Sela:
I don't know. It's dark in here! Help!

[Gabby hears knocks, and realizes they come from inside the box he is sitting on. He stands]

Gabby Sela:
Debby?

[Gabby turns the box over. Debby stands]

Debby Sela:
What happened?

Gabby Sela:
I don't know. Are you hurt?

Debby Sela:
No, I'm not hurt. Where are we?

Gabby Sela:
[looks around] We're in the junkyard!

Debby Sela:
In the junkyard? Gabby, the stick and the map...

Gabby Sela:
I know.

[Gabby unfolds the map]

Gabby Sela:
Debby, let's try it again.

Debby Sela:
OK. Where?

Gabby Sela:
Hold on. Here!

[while Debby holds Gabby's hand, he touches the map with the stick - this time on the location of the scarecrow. Again, they disappear, and find themselves near the scarecrow]

Debby Sela:
[excitedly] Gabby, it's a magic stick!

Gabby Sela:
You're right! Let's go back to the old house.

Debby Sela:
[holds Gabby's hand] OK.

Gabby Sela:
Are you ready?

Debby Sela:
I'm ready.

[using the map and the magic stick, Gabby and Debby are transported to the old house. When they reach there, Debby reads again the note aloud]

Debby Sela:
Gabby, the note. "Far away. Far away. You will go far away. But, be careful! Come back in two hours or, you will disappear forever".

Gabby Sela:
I know. Debby, this stick is our secret. Don't tell anyone, OK?

Debby Sela:
Yes.

Gabby Sela:
Let's go.

[Debby places the map on the desk, takes the box of the stick and holds Gabby's hand]

Gabby Sela:
Ready?

Debby Sela:
Yes.

[Gabby touches the map with the magic stick, and they disappear. Although they did not find the original treasure they were looking for, they found much more valuable treasure, with it they will go on many trips]