Encyclopedia Brown And the Case of the Treasure Hunt (2010)
““A tree is out of the rat race, settled down,” he told anyone who understood such things. Orson was nine.
He used to stand around with his arms outspread, making believe he was Mr. Big of the tree world. He quit that when he was eight. A woodpecker mistook him for a dwarf oak.
Since then he put out The Social Directory of Big Trees. In it he listed the tallest trees of their kinds.
“If you know a tree who always wanted to be somebody, let me know,” he’d say.
Orson entered the Brown Detective Ag...ency on Tuesday morning. He laid twenty-five cents on the gas can beside Encyclopedia.
“I’m here to hire you,” he said.
“What’s the problem?” Encyclopedia asked.
“My dad is bringing home a foot-high tree, a lignum vitae, this afternoon,” Orson said. “I’m afraid one of the kids on the block will steal it.”
“Who’d want to steal a tiny-tot tree?” Encyclopedia inquired.
“A lignum vitae is a very rare tree,” Orson said. He looked embarrassed. “I’ve been shooting off my mouth about it to some of the kids.MoreLess
He used to stand around with his arms outspread, making believe he was Mr. Big of the tree world. He quit that when he was eight. A woodpecker mistook him for a dwarf oak.
Since then he put out The Social Directory of Big Trees. In it he listed the tallest trees of their kinds.
“If you know a tree who always wanted to be somebody, let me know,” he’d say.
Orson entered the Brown Detective Ag...ency on Tuesday morning. He laid twenty-five cents on the gas can beside Encyclopedia.
“I’m here to hire you,” he said.
“What’s the problem?” Encyclopedia asked.
“My dad is bringing home a foot-high tree, a lignum vitae, this afternoon,” Orson said. “I’m afraid one of the kids on the block will steal it.”
“Who’d want to steal a tiny-tot tree?” Encyclopedia inquired.
“A lignum vitae is a very rare tree,” Orson said. He looked embarrassed. “I’ve been shooting off my mouth about it to some of the kids.MoreLess
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