The Barth children were in big trouble.
A huge, angry mother Maiasaura was about to attack them.
"Is there any way out?" shouted Panther.
They could not climb out of the nest.
It was too deep.
They could not hide.
The dinosaur would quickly find them.
"Look! The sun is about to set!" screamed Jane.
"Keep the dinosaur busy.
The sun is going down!" Cy screamed back.
Then he had an idea.
"She took Lamb but didn't hurt him," he said.
"Maybe she thinks he's her baby," Bobby suggested.
"It doesn't matter," yelled Panther.
"We have to get out of here!"
Panther grabbed hold of Lamb.
The dinosaur let out a high scream.
She was angrier than ever.
"Panther! Keep passing the baby around!" Cy shouted.
Panther looked confused.
"The dinosaur won't harm whoever is holding him," he explained.
Panther gave Lamb to Bobby.
Bobby quickly gave him to Jane.
Jane passed him onto Cy.
In turn, he gave Lamb back to Panther.
The children kept passing Lamb around.
"Whee!" giggled Lamb.
He thought they were playing a game.
The dinosaur stopped and looked at them.
Her small eyes followed Lamb.
But she looked confused.
"Come on, sun," prayed Cy.
The sun was just about to set.
Finally, the dinosaur was tired of the game.
Swishing her powerful tail, she ran toward her nest.
She was so close that the children saw her sharp teeth.
Shaking with fear, the children hugged each other tightly.
They closed their eyes.
After a moment, the children realized everything was quiet.
They opened their eyes.
"She's gone!" shouted Bobby.
They were no longer in danger.
And they were no longer among the giants.
"We're safe!" cried Jane.
The children jumped up and down with joy.
Panther wiped away tears as she held Lamb.
It felt wonderful to be back in her normal world again.
"We'd better get home,"
Cy said, looking up at the darkening sky.
"Aunt Martha might be worried."
When they got home, Aunt Martha was just returning.
"Did you have a good time?" asked Panther.
"Yes, thank you," she replied.
"How was your day?"
The children looked at each other and grinned.
"Good," said Cy.
"A dinosaur took Lamb.
So we had to rescue him."
Aunt Martha smiled.
She didn't believe him.
"What an imagination you have," she chuckled.
"Now let's have dinner."
The next morning, the children woke up early.
Since Aunt Martha was still asleep, they sat on the porch.
"Whose turn is it today?" Jane asked excitedly.
"Don't you think we should stop?" said Panther.
"Stop what?" asked Jane.
"Making wishes," answered Panther.
"It's not fun anymore."
The others thought about this matter.
"I have an idea," Cy said finally.
"Each of us can make another wish.
Then we promise to stop."
Everyone except Panther agreed this was a good plan.
"I think we should stop now," she argued.
"It's not fair," said Bobby.
"Cy already got two wishes."
"Yeah, it's not fair!" Jane whined.
In the end, Panther gave in.
After a quick breakfast, the children walked to Huey's well.
Cy pulled up Huey.
"How were the dinosaurs?" Huey asked with a wink.
"We had a great time," Cy replied stubbornly.
Huey made a face and mimicked Cy.
"Bobby, it's your turn," Cy said quickly.
Bobby thought and thought.
"If you don't have a wish," said Jane, "can I make one?"
"Okay," Bobby said after a while.
"But then it's my turn."
"What is your wish, Jane?" Huey asked.
Looking at each of her brothers and her sister, Jane said:
"Huey, I wish we were grown up."