The Berenstain Bears and the Ghost of the Auto Graveyard by Stan Berenstain

Author:Stan Berenstain
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781504020572
Publisher: Open Road Media Young Readers

Then the squire turned to Chief Bruno, who had just arrived. “How will you catch these crooks?” he demanded.

Mayor Honeypot spoke up in support of his chief of police. “That’ll be difficult, Squire,” he said. “By now the thieves must be gong lawn. Er, I mean, long gone.”

“Oh, no, they aren’t,” said the chief. “The state police have been watching all the roads out of town. And they have orders to stop any classic cars going out of Beartown until the car show is over.”

“Maybe the thieves aren’t outsiders,” suggested Brother. “Maybe someone from Beartown did it.”

“Yes, and I know who!” cried Squire Grizzly. “Ralph Ripoff! Once again that sleazy swindler has lived up to his name!”

Chief Bruno shook his head. “I don’t think so, Squire,” he said. “Ralph’s just a small-time con artist. He could never pull off a multimillion-dollar car theft.”

“But he might be involved,” insisted the squire.

Chief Bruno frowned and scratched his head. He was in a tough spot. He and Officer Marguerite had their hands full with the car show. There was no way they could investigate a major crime at the same time.

“Okay, here’s what I’ll do,” said the chief. “For today, I’ll deputize the Bear Detectives to search Beartown for the stolen cars. They know the area as well as anybody. They can share the squire’s loaner car. And I’ll give them a police radio so they can contact me at any time.”

Brother and Sister had been standing there with sad looks on their faces, thinking about their stolen car and how bad Papa and Mama must be feeling. But now their eyes lit up. Riding around in a chauffeured Grizzillac to investigate the Great Car Robbery! Cool!

“The Bear Detectives reporting for duty!” they chorused.

“Good,” said Chief Bruno. “First, I want you to pay Ralph a visit and see what he knows. After that, check out all the places where the cars might be hidden: garages, warehouses, unused factories.”

“Right, Chief,” said Brother. “We’ll go get Lizzy and Cousin Fred right away. And we’ll make Barry an honorary Bear Detective for the day. His car knowledge might help us solve the case.”

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