Tripp stuttered, "Y-yes it is."
"Then I was sent to give ye this!" In the bat's hooked claw was a scroll of parchment. "Yer great-grandpa's map leadn' to Heart Island! Thar ye'll find the magic basket an' jar!" At that instant the bat flew swiftly out the door.
The mouse unrolled the map to find a drawing of a heart-shaped island with an X mark in the center. Around the edges were rhymes and riddles. The first one was this:
Find the compass that points with light. By the sea 'tis shining bright.
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