Rebekah--Girl Detective #3 by PJ Ryan

Author:PJ Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: children's mystery
Publisher: Magic Umbrella Publishing
Published: 2013-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The mouse squeaked from inside the cup. Mouse slid his hand under the bottom of the cup and captured his favorite friend in the palm of his hand.

“Aw, little Magellan, you caused a lot of trouble!” he said sternly. “You shouldn't chew through your maze.”

Magellan's nose twitched. He scuttled back and forth across Mouse's hand.

“I've missed you so much!” Mouse said and lifted the mouse up to look him over. He wanted to make sure that he had not been hurt while he was trapped in the cabinet. The only difference that he could see was Magellan's big round belly.

“Well you’ve had plenty to eat,” Mouse laughed and then stopped when he looked inside the cabinet.

“Oh no, when mom sees that, she'll make me get rid of all my mice!” he groaned.

“I'll help,” Rebecca offered. She grabbed a broom and a dustpan from beside the back door. Mouse returned Magellan safely to his cage and then hurried back to help too. It did not take the friends too long to get the cabinet back in shape. Of course there was no way to explain away the damaged boxes or the half-gone bag of flour.

“Just tell her the truth,” Rebecca said quietly. “It's the best thing to do. She knows Magellan got loose, but you found him, and you cleaned up the mess. She'll let you keep your mice.”

“Do you really think so?” he asked nervously.

“I'm sure,” Rebecca nodded with a smile. They spent the rest of the afternoon playing with Mouse's mice. He decided to retire his cardboard maze and began thinking of what he could use instead. They drew some designs for a plastic maze. By the time Rebecca had to go home for dinner, it seemed like Mouse was much happier. As she said goodbye, he frowned sadly again.

“Oh no,” she said quickly. “Did Magellan escape again?”

“No,” he frowned. “I was just thinking that if I didn't have a home full of mice, I would give that poor kitty a home.”

“Oh yes that would not be a good idea,” Rebecca giggled.

“I know, I know,” he murmured. “But everyone deserves a home.”

“You're right,” she nodded. “Maybe someone will adopt him.”

“Maybe,” Mouse smiled. “Thanks for all of your help Rebecca. You really are a great detective.”

“You're the one that found him!” she reminded him.

“Maybe, but only because you were here to help me,” he grinned.

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.