"It turned into a digital parrot and flew into the library's old network," Mr. Higgins whispered. "It repeats random vocabulary words. To get the PDF back, you have to catch the parrot by saying the correct command."
"More creepy than failing English?" Mia grabbed a flashlight. "Come on." The old library smelled of dust and forgotten dreams. Shelves leaned like tired trees. In the middle of the room, under a dusty skylight, sat a single computer. Its screen was glowing.
"You're looking for the stolen PDF," he said, his eyes twinkling oddly.
And from that day on, whenever he searched for a "new english adventure 3 pdf," he just found a funny error message: "Adventure already in progress. Please check your backpack."
Suddenly, a pixelated green parrot appeared on the computer screen. It squawked:
"Are you crazy?" Leo said. "That place is creepy."
Mr. Higgins sighed. "The PDF isn't stolen. It's hidden . Three years ago, a naughty 5th grader named Jake tried to download it so he wouldn't have to carry the heavy book. But he made a mistake. He spilled his soda on the server. The PDF didn't disappear. It… escaped."