Suddenly, Duman the storyteller threw his handkerchief in the air.
He wanted to change the mood and amuse the guards.
The men looked up and forgot about the children for a moment.
"Run!" shouted Vinnie.
Mandy grabbed her mother's earrings from the guard.
Berk didn't have time to grab his silver.
The children ran out of the coffee shop.
They thought the guards would chase them.
The children ran up one street and down another.
Finally they stopped, gasping for breath.
"Do you hear that music?" said Mandy.
"We can't stop to listen!" Berk said sharply.
"I need to go back to the bazaar right away."
"Wait just a minute," Mandy insisted.
She and Vinnie walked toward the music, and Berk slowly followed.
"What's going on?" Mandy asked.
They saw musicians and dancers in an open field.
Food was being served.
Everything smelled good.
"A wrestling match is about to begin," said Berk.
"Can we stay and watch?" asked Vinnie.
Berk looked around nervously.
He thought the guards might be nearby.
"No, we shouldn't.
These matches can last for days," Berk replied.
A loud horn signaled the beginning of the match.
Two big men walked to the middle of the crowd.
People cheered and shouted as they watched the wrestlers.
"Please, we must leave," said Berk.
He motioned for Vinnie and Mandy to follow him.
They returned to the Grand Bazaar.
Berk explained to his father what had happened.
"The sultan's guards are fair men.
They will give back the silver," said Ali.
"Let me see the earrings."
He took them from Mandy.
"Where did you get these?" he asked.
"They're my mother's," Mandy replied.
"I didn't steal them."
Ali looked at Mandy and said,
"I'm worried about you."
"Why?" asked Vinnie.
"You are strangers and these earrings look expensive," said Ali.
"The Janissary won't stop looking for you."
Vinnie gulped loudly.
"But we didn't do anything wrong!" he cried.
"You took back the earrings and ran away," said Ali.
"They think you are hiding something."
Just then they heard loud voices.
"They're here!" cried Berk.
He hid behind his father.
The guards from the coffee shop came into the bazaar.
They stopped at every shop to look for the children behind curtains and under tables.
"We have to go, Mandy," Vinnie said.
"We can't stay here!"
"Thank you for your help," Mandy said to Berk and his family.
"We're sorry for any trouble we caused."
"May Allah give you peace," said Berk.
"Pray to Allah and all will be well."
Vinnie and Mandy turned to leave.
But Vinnie tripped over a carpet.
He bumped into a table with colorful tiles on display.
Everything fell with a loud crash.
"There they are!" shouted the guards. "Stop, thieves!"