Mysteries are Fun!

So far Tenderfoot and I have solved one case, “The Mystery of the Disappearing Lawnmower.” Late yesterday evening, Ms. Henderson discovered her lawnmower was missing from her back yard. After a thorough investigation, I discovered that her neighbor, Mr. Manley, had borrowed it to trim the patch of grass around his hydrangea a few days ago, and had forgotten to return it. Mr. Manley regretted the incident, and the lawnmower was returned to its proper place. Case closed.

And already we have a new mystery on our hands. It seems that Ms. Henderson’s parakeet Skip has gone missing. The most headscratchingest part of all is that it happened right when Tenderfoot was interviewing Skip this afternoon about the lawnmower. I can tell Tenderfoot feels really bad about the abduction occurring right under his nose, as he had absolutely no appetite for supper tonight. He just lay motionless on the couch all evening, a heavy feeling in his heart and/or stomach.