Boxcar Children 56 - Firehouse Mystery
“The Aldens looked at each other in surprise when they heard what Ms. Lerner had said.
“What was that all about, Chief?” asked Christine.
Mike looked grim. “Ms. Lerner just told me that the town council is thinking of tearing down this building. They think it’s too old and outdated.”
“What do you mean, Mike?” asked Henry.
“Well, did you go upstairs?” Mike asked. Henry nodded.
“Then you saw how crowded it is,” Mike said. “A long time ago, not as many people lived in Greenfield, so there weren’t a...s many firefighters. But since the town has grown, we need more, and we just don’t have room to house them.”
“Is that the only problem?” asked Jessie.
“There’s also this old garage,” Mike went on. “It was the right size back when they used a horse-drawn pumper.”
“A horse-drawn pumper!” cried Benny.
“Yes,” Mike explained. “Before gas-powered engines were invented, the pumps were pulled by horses.”
“Prince and Duke,” said Steve, who had just joined them.MoreLess
“What was that all about, Chief?” asked Christine.
Mike looked grim. “Ms. Lerner just told me that the town council is thinking of tearing down this building. They think it’s too old and outdated.”
“What do you mean, Mike?” asked Henry.
“Well, did you go upstairs?” Mike asked. Henry nodded.
“Then you saw how crowded it is,” Mike said. “A long time ago, not as many people lived in Greenfield, so there weren’t a...s many firefighters. But since the town has grown, we need more, and we just don’t have room to house them.”
“Is that the only problem?” asked Jessie.
“There’s also this old garage,” Mike went on. “It was the right size back when they used a horse-drawn pumper.”
“A horse-drawn pumper!” cried Benny.
“Yes,” Mike explained. “Before gas-powered engines were invented, the pumps were pulled by horses.”
“Prince and Duke,” said Steve, who had just joined them.MoreLess
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