Turkey Trouble by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

5

Fowl Play

Hi, Hannah,” Nancy said, turning toward the grown-ups. She smiled politely at the other birdwatchers. Then she and her friends charged to the slide.

“I can’t believe we missed them!” Nancy complained. “It happened so fast!”

They studied the black rubber mat under the slide. There were too many sneaker prints on it to know which belonged to the turkey thieves.

“If the turkey thieves have the candy,” Bess said, “maybe they’ll give Martin back!”

“Maybe,” Riley said. “But in the meantime, let’s go on the swings!”

“The swings?” George cried. “Don’t you want to find Martin?”

“Sure I do!” Riley said. “But even detectives take breaks. Right, Nancy?”

Nancy was about to answer when a voice called out, “Hi, guys!”

It was Katie. She had binoculars around her neck and a smile on her face. “It’s my first birdwatcher meeting,” she said. “And I already spotted a cardinal!”

“While you were looking at birds,” Nancy asked Katie, “did you see anyone running under the slide?”

Katie scrunched her eyebrows as she thought. “Just some boys,” she said. “But I don’t remember how many. Or what they looked like. They were too fast.”

“Boys!” George repeated. She narrowed her eyes. “Like David, Jason, and Mike.”

“If this is about Martin, good luck,” Katie said. She held up her binoculars. “And if I spot a turkey in the park, I’ll let you know.”

Katie began making chirping sounds as she walked away.

“If the boys took Martin, they wouldn’t give him back,” Nancy decided. “They would need him in order to win Mr. Lizard’s Track a Turkey Contest.”

“Which means Martin could be at the TV station already,” Bess said. “We should go there and find out.”

“Wow!” Riley exclaimed. “I was never in a real TV station before!”

On the way out of the park the girls saw Lonny and Lenny Wong. This time their cheeks were puffed out like balloons.

“Are you eating gummy worms again?” Nancy asked.

The twins kept their mouths shut tightly as they shook their heads.

“Oh, I get it,” George said. “Your mom told you not to talk with your mouths full, right?”

With their mouths still shut the twins nodded. As they scampered away Nancy had a thought.

“Do you think Lonny and Lenny were eating the candy we put under the slide?” Nancy asked.

“They’re always eating something,” Bess said. “But whoever ate the candy also left the note on Nancy’s doorstep. The twins couldn’t have written that note. They’re only six.”

Nancy, Bess, George, and Riley walked to station WRIV on Main Street. That’s where Mr. Lizard did his show every week.

The girls filed through the spinning doors into the lobby. A woman sat behind a desk. Her nameplate read VIVIAN POTTS.

“Hello,” Nancy said. “We’d like to-”

“Oh!” Ms. Potts cut in. “You must be the three lucky contest winners!”

Nancy opened her mouth to say no, but Ms. Potts cut in again.

“Your dad brought the turkey here this morning,” she said. “What a big fella! Would you like to check up on him?”

“Yes, thank you!” George blurted out.

Nancy didn’t want to pretend to be someone she wasn’t.

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