Case of the Mossy Lake Monster by Michele Torrey

Author:Michele Torrey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Published: 2012-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

Then another monster rose out of Mossy Lake! Even slimy-er. Horrible-er. Ghastly-er. (Code 61. Monster Meets Monster.)

Suddenly, out of the bushes burst Frisco and his friends, running away as fast as their legs could carry them. “Aaaaaahhhhh! A real monster! Aaaaaahhhh!” Away from the lake they scampered, disappearing into the distant hills.

Later that evening, Nell and Drake explained everything to Max and his buddies. “You see,” said Nell, “the monster was operated by Frisco and his friends.”

“Simply put,” said Drake, pushing up his glasses, “Frisco wanted your fish—”

“—so he could win the contest,” added Nell.

“But he’s a lousy fisherman,” said Drake.

“Hence the monster,” explained Nell. “Made it himself. It scared you silly, of course. When you ran away, Frisco snatched your fish.”

“But,” asked Max, “how did the monster float up and down like that?”

“Good question,” replied Nell. “I was getting to that. You see, most of the time the monster was filled with water. That made him heavy.”

“Quite heavy indeed,” agreed Drake. “The monster remained on the bottom of the lake because he was too heavy to float.”

“But,” continued Nell, “there were empty balloons inside the monster. Whenever Frisco and his friends blew up the balloons—”

“—by blowing into the hoses—” explained Drake.

“—the air in the balloons pushed the water out of the monster through holes. Suddenly, instead of being filled with water, the monster was filled with air and rose to the surface,” said Nell proudly. “Then, by letting the air out of the balloons, the monster filled with water again until it sank.”

“Brilliant, if I do say so myself,” added Drake. “Dastardly, but brilliant. It’s the principle of buoyancy. It’s how submarines operate.”

Max shook their hands. “Whatever it’s called, I couldn’t have solved the mystery without you. I’ll let you have my prize fish as payment. After I win, of course.”

“Thanks just the same,” said Nell. “Vegetarian, you know.”

“I accept,” said Drake. “My dad loves fish.”

Nell handed Max their business card. “Call us. Anytime.”

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