Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered.

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magazine article: "When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I could go treasure hunting." Read article

word game: Treasure hunt. Follow the instructions and move around like you're told to until ... X marks the spot! Play game

story: Treasure Story. This story by Serdar Yıldırım, one of our readers, tells of Keloğlan, a young man who sets off to find some hidden treasure. With the help of the wise man Nasreddin Hodja he succeeds, and all his dreams come true ... Read story

story: Treasure Island. This classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson narrates a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". First published in 1883, its influence on popular perception of pirates is vast. Read story

story: The treasure map. Sarah and Sanjay can see a bottle. What's in it? It's a treasure map! Will Sarah and Sanjay find the treasure? What will they find? Read story

printable activity: A treasure map. Can you break the code and find the treasure? See activity

cartoon: "Thanks for lending me some of your treasure. I shall be forever in your debt" "Aaar, matey! That's what..." See cartoon

trivia: Number: 40,000,000: estimated value (in USD$) of the Pearl of Lao-tze (also known as the Pearl of Allah) - the largest pearl known to man, which was found by an anonymous Filipino diver off the island of Palawan in 1934. See more treasure trivia

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