Babysitting Bandit by Keene Carolyn

Author:Keene, Carolyn [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Childrens
ISBN: 9781416997023
Amazon: 1416997024
Goodreads: 7244029
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2009-11-10T08:00:00+00:00

“Furball likes to hide toys under rugs and then find them again.”

“Nancy, you’re a genius!” George said suddenly.

Nancy smiled. “I am?”

“What if Pumpkin Pie took Squeak Squeak and hid him under a rug somewhere?” George suggested. “And what if she did the same thing with the rattle? Maybe she’s our thief!”

CHAPTER SIX

Hide and Go Seek

“You think Pumpkin Pie might be our thief?” Nancy said to George.

“Maybe. What if she found the rattle and hid it under a rug somewhere? And what if she did the same thing with Squeak Squeak?” George said eagerly.

Bess and the twins were on the other side of the living room, holding hands and dancing in slow circles to a song called “Wave Bye-Bye.” “What are you guys talking about?” she called out. “Did you solve the mystery, or what?”

“No, but we have a new suspect,” Nancy replied.

“Who?” Bess asked her.

George pointed to the cat. “Pumpkin Pie!”

“Meow!” Anna Lin and Lily Mei said in unison.

“Our thief is a kitty?” Bess said, giggling.

“Might be,” Nancy corrected her. “I think we should follow her around the house and see if she’ll show us more of her hiding places. Maybe we’ll find the, um, two missing items.”

“That’s an awesome plan,” George agreed. “Bess, do you want to go with Nancy? I can dance with the twins for a while.”

“Sure!” Bess said.

When the next song came on, George took Togo from Bess and started dancing with the twins while Nancy and Bess trailed after Pumpkin Pie. First, the big orange cat led them to the kitchen, where she scarfed down a bowl of tuna-flavored kibbles. Then she led them to the dining room, on the other side of the kitchen. There, she began batting her paw at a lumpy, bumpy object under a small gold rug.

“Hey, maybe that’s the rattle!” Nancy said excitedly.

“Or maybe that’s Squeak Squeak!” Bess added.

Nancy and Bess got down on their hands and knees and lifted up the small gold rug. They both sneezed as cat fur and dust tickled their noses.

“Can you—achoo!—reach it?” Bess said.

“I think so.” Nancy extended her hand and touched the object. It felt cold and hard, like metal. “Yay, it’s the rattle!” she announced, pulling it out. “No, it’s not the rattle. Sorry! It’s just a soup spoon.”

Pumpkin Pie pawed at the spoon. “Okay, Pumpkin Pie. Take us to your other super-secret hiding places,” Nancy told her.

It took a while, but eventually Pumpkin Pie trotted through a doorway and down a set of stairs. “She’s going down to the basement,” Bess said as she and Nancy followed behind. “Basements are dark and scary. They’re really good hiding places!”

“Well, this basement’s not so dark and scary,” Nancy noted when they reached the bottom of the stairs. Before them was a large family room with bright yellow walls, dark brown furniture, a pool table, and a large plasma-screen TV. There were toys scattered across the thick beige carpeting. “But maybe Pumpkin Pie hid the rattle and Squeak Squeak down here, anyway.”

“Maybe!” Bess agreed.

But

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