The Bunny-Hop Hoax by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Readers, Chapter Books, Girls & Women, General
ISBN: 9781442483484
Google: b2S92OGo2NAC
Amazon: 0689877544
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-11-20T13:35:18.441000+00:00

5

Chew Clue

Or maybe,” Kyle said with a grin, “Bun Franklin lifted the crate all by himself. Maybe he’s Super Bunny!”

The boys and girls laughed nervously. But Nancy didn’t. If only she could tell Mrs. Reynolds what she thought about Brenda. But she still had no proof!

“Don’t send Bun Franklin home yet, Mrs. Reynolds,” Katie pleaded. “I’ll bring in a brand-new rabbit cage tomorrow. With a door and a latch and everything!”

Mrs. Reynolds thought a new cage was a good idea. So she gave Bun Franklin one final chance.

While the kids picked up the paper bunny ears and flower petals, Bess found something else on the floor. It was her favorite pencil. The one with the white eraser shaped like a unicorn.

“Phooey!” Bess said. “Bun Franklin chewed up my pencil when he was running around. It’s got teeth marks all over it.”

“Sorry,” Katie said.

“It’s not Bun Franklin’s fault,” Nancy said. “He was just being a bunny.”

Nancy searched for clues around Bun Franklin’s crate. The only thing she noticed was that one celery stalk was gone.

“I wish you could talk, Bun Franklin,” Nancy whispered. “Then you could tell me if Brenda really did it!”

• • •

“How many bunnies are at the Cottontail Bunny Ranch?” Nancy asked.

“I think there are seventy-five of them,” Katie answered.

“Why so many?” Bess asked.

Mrs. Zaleski smiled as she drove the blue minivan. “Because they multiply!” she called over her shoulder.

“Cool!” George said. “Maybe they can help me with my math homework!”

It was four o’clock in the afternoon. Katie had invited Nancy, Bess, and George to the Cottontail Bunny Ranch. That was where Mrs. Zaleski was going to buy Bun Franklin’s brand-new cage!

“Here we are, girls,” Mrs. Zaleski said as she drove through the ranch gate. “The Cottontail Bunny Ranch!”

A man dressed in blue jeans and a matching jacket came to greet them.

“Girls, this is Mr. Harewood,” Mrs. Zaleski said as they climbed out of the minivan. “He owns the ranch.”

Mr. Harewood grinned with big white teeth—just like a bunny’s!

“If I’d known you were coming,” Mr. Harewood said, “I would have given you a Twenty-One-Bun-Salute!”

“Bunny jokes,” George whispered. “I’ll bet he’s got a million of them.”

“We’re here to buy a new cage for Katie’s rabbit,” Mrs. Zaleski explained.

“You mean a new hutch,” Mr. Harewood explained. “That’s where rabbits live.”

“Hutch,” Nancy repeated.

“A good hutch is big enough for a rabbit to hop around in,” Mr. Harewood explained. “It has a built-in water bottle, litter tray, and food dish.”

“Does it have a door with a lock on it?” Nancy asked. “A good strong lock?”

“How about an alarm?” George asked. “In case somebody sneaky opens the door?”

“And a built-in camera?” Katie added. “So we can catch that sneak in the act?”

Mr. Harewood blinked a few times. “Are you sure you girls want a rabbit hutch?” he asked.

“A simple hutch will do,” Mrs. Zaleski said, smiling. “May I see a few?”

“And can we see the bunnies?” Bess asked, jumping up and down. “Please?”

“Bunnies?” Mr. Harewood boomed. “What are we waiting for? Let’s get hoppin’!”

While Mrs.

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