Encyclopedia Brown Double Mystery #5 by Donald J. Sobol

Author:Donald J. Sobol
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2012-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

Charlie peered at the egg.

Eddie’s smile disappeared as fast as pancakes at Sunday breakfast. His hand closed quickly over his egg.

“Are you saying someone’s cheating?” he demanded. “Not that it’s any of your business, but Charlie knows this is my egg. It’s the same one he marked.”

“Of course, it’s the same egg,” said Encyclopedia. “But with one big difference that nobody can see!”

WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE?

Solution to The Case of the Champion Egg Spinner

Mr. O’Hara had given Encyclopedia the clue to the mystery.

Remember how Eddie’s egg had fallen off the counter onto the floor? What had Mr. O’Hara said? Not, “I’d better clean up the mess.” No, he had said, “I’d better sweep up the mess.”

He had not fetched a towel or mop; he had fetched a broom and a dustpan.

This told Encyclopedia the egg had broken into pieces. He realized that the egg was a hard-boiled one.

And a hard-boiled egg will spin longer than an uncooked egg, every time!

Eddie had to use another (uncooked!) egg against Charlie, and he lost the match. Charlie agreed to give back Eddie’s football uniform if he would return the prizes he had won at the earlier matches.

The ex-champion returned the prizes.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.