THE SUMMER MYSTERY ADVENTURE
THE SUMMER MYSTERY ADVENTURE
Staring out the window isn’t going to have Vicky arrive any faster Puppy’s mom told her
Ha-ha very funny mom
Why don’t you come into the kitchen and help me. Wrap the sweet treats that I baked for you guys to take along. It’ll help the time pass quicker her mom smiled. An hour later they were cleaning up the kitchen when a car horn honked
Well it’s about time Puppy frowned once she let Vicky Dragonfly in
Tell me about it but it gets worst I’ve some bad news to tell you Vicky sighed
Oh no! Puppy interrupted don’t tell me that we’re not going to spent the summer at your grandma’s farm house
Well not exactly Vicky mumbled she’s in the hospital the doctor’s had to operate on her tail bone last night
Oh wow! Is she going to be okay? Puppy asked
Oh yah! But she’ll have to stay in the hospital for a couple of days Vicky answered her
Oh so where are we going to be staying with? Puppy asked
Well my uncle has to house sit for his friend for a couple of weeks. And since it’s only a few blocks away he told my mom that we could stay with him. Until my grandma gets better Vicky explained
Cool so why the long face? Puppy shrugged
Well umm my uncle he’s well he’s sort of an old grump. I’d totally understand if you changed your mind and don’t want to come. Unlike me I don’t have any other choices Vicky sighed
Hey what happened to your grandma wasn’t your fault. What are friends for any way? I bet we’ll have a great time even if we’ve to stay with your grumpy uncle Puppy smiled
Vicky looked out her Uncle Gil’s car window and asked
I thought you said that your friend’s house was on a lake
You can’t see if from here but the lake is behind the house. Next to the woods he answered her
Thirty minutes later they took their stuff from the car. And followed Vicky’s uncle across the grass and up the porch steps
Well it looks cozy enough Puppy smiled as they walked inside the old gloomy house
Wow! I bet this place could be haunted Vicky whistled as she looked around
Don’t be silly Vicky there’s no such thing as a haunted house. Now why don’t you and your little friend run along upstairs and pick out your rooms. And please take your bags with you Gil told them
The next morning Puppy and Vicky were playing by the lake
Hey you weren’t kidding about your uncle. What a grump!
Oh you haven’t seen the grumpy part yet! Vicky giggled hey check it out
Puppy turned her head to see what she was pointing to. But didn’t see anything
Check what out?
There was a ghostly looking fox cub standing over there. Just staring at us I told you that this house was haunted Vicky cried out
Vicky ran through the front door calling out for her uncle
What’s all the noise about? He demanded
Uncle Gil! There’s a ghost cub in the woods! Vicky cried out. Vicky’s uncle looked over to Puppy and asked her
Do you know what she’s blabbing about?
Umm no not really Puppy shrugged
Okay Vicky tell me what happened he sighed
Puppy and I were playing by the lake. And I went to tell her something that’s when I saw him. And when I looked again he was gone!
I see Vicky I understand that you’re upset about this whole situation with your grandmother. But I can assure you that the only ones in this house is us. So I repeat there are no such things as ghost now why don’t you girls go get ready for dinner
The next morning Vicky’s uncle asked them what they had planned for the day. Since they couldn’t play outside due to the rain
Nothing exciting just try to see who could bored each other first Puppy giggled
Oh and I thought that’s why I was here for! Gil laughed I’ll be in the study if you girls need anything he added
After breakfast they went upstairs and started exploring all the empty rooms of the house
Hey check it out Vicky said looking round the small room that had little clouds all over the walls
Hey what did the donkey say when he got his tail caught inside the lawn mower? Puppy giggled
Where did you get that riddle book from? Vicky asked her
Inside one of the drawers there’s a whole bunch of them Puppy answered. A sudden noise caused them to turn around and notice the fox cub staring at them. Puppy mumbled out a small hello but the cub just vanished into thin air but she could say anything else
Hey wait! Vicky cried out you don’t have to be afraid we just want to talk to you!
A short while later they were sitting on the porch
Maybe we just imagined the whole thing Vicky nervously shrugged
Yah maybe but we both know better it seems that we’ve a little mystery to solve
And how are we going to do that? Vicky frowned
We can go to the town’s library and see if they’ve any history about this house Puppy shrugged
Sounds like a good idea let’s go and ask my uncle if he could give us a ride Vicky answered
Wow this place isn’t very big Puppy said as they walked inside the local library
It’s still worth a try Vicky answered her as they made their way towards the counter
Hi may I help you?
Umm we were wondering if you’ve any old news clippings about the old wooden house. Puppy asked
Isn’t that old creepy house by the lake? Why would you girls want to know about that place for? The librarian asked frowning
Well my uncle is house sitting the place. And we were just curious about the place Vicky shrugged
Well it’s not a very nice story a baby fox and his nanny were murder in that house the librarian started to explain
Oh wow! Do you know how it happened? Puppy asked
Well the Barns family were a very worthy family and very outgoing. They hired a nanny to look after their young son while they went off on their business trips. One night they returned home from a party and found them murdered inside the living room. The case was never solved only that the nanny they hired was involved in some sort of money scheme. The police told the Barns that maybe her partner murdered her on a plan gone wrong she added
Later that night they were playing a board game and drinking some hot chocolate
Okay Uncle Gil it’s your turn
But instead of answering her Gil got up from his chair and frowned
Okay not funny where did he go?
Where did who go? Vicky asked
The little fox cub he was just standing here staring at us
Oh wow! You mean you saw him too? Vicky asked
Yes Vicky now stop kidding around and please don’t tell me that I just seen a ghost. Because I don’t believe in them and just tell me where he disappeared to Gil frowned. Vicky was about to answer him when the cub suddenly reappeared along with a blasted of cold air that slammed the kitchen door in their faces
Well it looks like I owe you girls a big apology Gil told them after a few minutes of silence
Uncle Gil why don’t we just lock up the place and stay someplace else Vicky whined
Cause Vicky I promised my friend that I’d take care of his house until the summer was over. If I left now and told him it was because his house was haunted he’d think I was crazy and never believe me. And besides you girls are right there’s something strange going on here that we’ve to deal with not run away from
And how are we going to do that? Vicky frowned
Well if he keeps showing himself it must be because he’s trying to tell us something. Or if his nanny killed him to keep him quite while looking for something and they never found it. Then it must still be here so tomorrow we’re going to search every inch of this house. And we’re not
going to stop until we find it then hopefully everything will return back to normal
The next morning they started their search when Puppy found a box. Hidden inside a hole behind the sofa it was an old treasure box
Hey look what I found! She cried out. Vicky was about to answer when the room suddenly grew ice cold and an angry voice yelled out
GIVE THAT TO ME!
Puppy grabbed the box then she and Vicky ran out of the house and they didn’t stop running until they reached town
A few minutes later they were sitting inside a little café shop
Okay Puppy let’s have a look inside the box Gil smiled
There’s nothing in here except a picture of some goofy looking fox Puppy frowned
That my dear is a general wolf stamp he answered her
A what stamp?
Gil stared at the stamp in awe
These were very valuable and very hard to find long ago. I bet your bottom dollar that someone would pay a lot of money to own one of these he explained
So now what? Vicky asked
We drive to the police station and turn everything in. I’m sure they’ll be shocked when we tell them that I think. We just solved a thirty year case in less than a week Gil laughed
Are you going to tell them about the ghost cub? Puppy asked
Course not that’s going to remain our little secret. We’ll just say that we did some research and found this in a book and put it together he shrugged
An hour later they drove back to the house
Now who could that be? Gil asked noticing that there was a car inside their drive way. They slowly got out of the car and walked over towards the other one
Mommy! Vicky cried as she flew across the grass to greet her
Vicky! Where in the world have you guys been? I’ve been worried sick about you. Gil did you know that you left the front door wide open
You didn’t go inside did you? He asked her
No why? Vicky’s mom shrugged
Umm no reason Gil shrugged back before disappearing into the house followed by Puppy and Vicky. Inside the house had a different feeling to it
Honey why don’t you give me a tour of the place? Vicky mom asked her
Umm do you---
Vicky is there something wrong you seem a little nervous her mom frowned
Who me? No every thing’s okay Vicky smiled
Oh I almost forgot the reason I came for
Guess what? Grandma’s doctor has given her the green light. She’s going to have to take it easy for a while. So why don’t you and Puppy run along and pack
That’s great mom but what about---
It’s okay Vicky as much as I’m going to miss you and Puppy. I really must be getting back to doing my research Gil smiled
Okay Uncle Gil thanks for letting us stay here with you. You’re not such an old grump after all
Vicky!
Oh leave her alone she’s telling the truth. I’m an old grump! Gil laughed
Are you going to visit us? Puppy asked
Of course I’ll and who knows we might even have another ghost adventure! If we’re lucky!
Another ghost adventure? Vicky’s mom interrupted would anyone mind in sharing what does that mean
Oh sorry sis that’s our little secret isn’t that right girls Gil winked
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