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Squirrel story

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Sakura the Detective
Sakura went into the kitchen to look for a snack. She stood on a stool to reach the top cupboard, where the cookies were kept in a big glass jar.

She gasped ­– the jar was gone! Stolen! The kitchen was now the scene of a crime, and Sakura the detective was going to investigate.

She ran to her bedroom to get her magnifying glass. All good detectives have a magnifying glass, to look for clues.

When she looked through the magnifying glass, Sakura saw some crumbs on the shelf. Somebody had been eating cookies. She also found a short dark hair. Maybe the thief had left it behind!

Next, Sakura began to search the house. With a jar that big and heavy, the thief couldn’t have got very far.

She looked behind the TV and under the sofa. All she found was an old toy the cat used to play with.

She ran upstairs and opened the door of her brother’s room. She was so hasty she knocked over some of his toy soldiers.

“Sakura! You ruined my battle!” said Mieko.

“A crime has been committed and I am investigating it!” said Sakura, looking under his bed.

There was nothing down there but an old sock. But Sakura did think as she was closing the door that Mieko had short dark hair.

The only place left to look was outside. Sakura zipped up her coat and went out. Dad was raking the leaves on the lawn. His hair was a sandy colour. It couldn’t have been him.

Sakura heard a car come up the driveway and ran to see.

Mum was opening the car boot, getting something out. Her short dark hair was blowing in the cold wind.

“Okaa-san, where have you been?” asked Sakura.

Her mother turned around. In her hands was the cookie jar!

“I went to buy more cookies,” said Mum.

“But the jar wasn’t empty,” said Sakura.

“I got hungry yesterday, after you were in bed,” said Mum. “There were only a few left, and I knew you’d want some today, so I went to get the whole jar refilled. Now you know where you get your love of cookies from, Sakura!”

“I thought there was a thief,” said Sakura. “I’ve been investigating the crime.”

“Investigating crimes is hungry work,” said Mum. “Let’s go inside and have a cookie.”

By Jess Connett

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