The Great Googlestein Museum Mystery by Jean Van Leeuwen

Author:Jean Van Leeuwen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: United States, Animals, Etc, Juvenile Fiction, New York (N.Y.), Hamsters, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Museums, Guinea Pigs, Art, Mice, Fiction, People & Places, Art & Architecture
ISBN: 9780803727656
Publisher: Phyllis Fogelman Books
Published: 2003-04-13T07:00:00+00:00

9

I Perform a

Fabulous Feat

“Very talented.”

That is all I hear for the next few days. Fats repeats it to himself while he works happily on his latest artistic creations. He loves making collages. He constructs one that consists of nothing but mustard packets. His colors aren’t so vibrant this time, but Raymond and I admire the way he arranges them in the shape of a hot dog. After a lot of thought, he decides to call it Number 3.

Then he moves on to a collage with a candy theme. Not only does Fats use candy wrappers for

this one, but actual candy besides. This is a great sacrifice for a hearty eater like Fats. I see him contemplating half a roll of Life Savers, which Raymond found under the table in the far corner.

“To eat or to glue?” he wonders out loud. “That is the question."

I'm not surprised when he decides to eat. But the Life Savers turn out to be spearmint, his least favorite flavor.

“Brrrr.” He shivers as the cool, minty flavor takes his breath away. “I think I'll glue.”

He also collects a couple of dusty M&M’s, a twist of licorice, some old lollipop sticks, and a squashed pink jelly bean. The jelly bean gives him another moment of agonizing, paw-wringing indecision.

“Pink is one of my favorite flavors,” he observes. He sniffs the jelly bean. He takes a tiny lick of one end. “But I need a touch of pink in that corner. Oh, dear, what shall I do?”

Then, amazingly, he commits an act of huge self-sacrifice.

“I’ll glue,” he decides.

That is when I realize that Fats has become a true artist.

When it comes to gluing on candy, Raymond's white paste doesn’t work so well. The jelly bean falls off three times. Fats is so disappointed, he again considers eating it. But Raymond, as usual, comes up with a solution to the problem: used-chewing gum. He collects it from under the tables and chairs where little kids have sat.

“Perfect for attaching heavy objects,” he declares.

A little dab of gum, and that jelly bean is firmly attached.

Meanwhile, I have other things on my mind. Namely, my next Rollerblading adventure. But before I undertake another run, it is crucial that I learn how to stop. What I need, I decide, is a practice ramp. So while Fats and Raymond glue candy, I use my powerful brain to devise one.

I survey the Museum Cafe for a suitable slanted surface. At first, nothing strikes my eye. All the furniture is straight up and down, like chair legs, or straight across, like tabletops. Then my eye happens to fall on a stack of trays on a small table near the door. Customers slide these trays along the counter, load food on them, then carry them to their table. Propped up on one end, what could be more perfect for a mouse-size ramp?

All I need to do is retrieve one. This will not be easy. Climbing to the top of the stack, then lowering down a tray will take all my well-developed muscles and ingenuity.

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