The Mystery of the Screech Owl
“Henry poked his head in. “We saw your light still on,” he said. “Everything okay?”
Benny came in behind Henry. He noticed the object in Jessie’s hand. “What’s that?”
“It’s a book. It was jammed in the back of the drawer,” Jessie replied. “But it’s not like any book I’ve ever seen before.”
Carefully, she opened the cracked leather covers. The others gathered around.
The paper was old and yellowed. The first page showed a sketch of a deer. In the upper corners were drawings of the deer’s head in ...different poses, chewing grass, listening, and drinking water. Neat writing in English and another language framed the sketches.
“Whoever drew this was a good artist,” Violet remarked. She was an artist herself and often drew and painted pictures.
“I like this one,” said Benny when Jessie turned to the next page. “The grasshopper looks real. But what does that writing say?”
“The English part says where the grasshopper was found and how big it was,” Henry replied.MoreLess
Benny came in behind Henry. He noticed the object in Jessie’s hand. “What’s that?”
“It’s a book. It was jammed in the back of the drawer,” Jessie replied. “But it’s not like any book I’ve ever seen before.”
Carefully, she opened the cracked leather covers. The others gathered around.
The paper was old and yellowed. The first page showed a sketch of a deer. In the upper corners were drawings of the deer’s head in ...different poses, chewing grass, listening, and drinking water. Neat writing in English and another language framed the sketches.
“Whoever drew this was a good artist,” Violet remarked. She was an artist herself and often drew and painted pictures.
“I like this one,” said Benny when Jessie turned to the next page. “The grasshopper looks real. But what does that writing say?”
“The English part says where the grasshopper was found and how big it was,” Henry replied.MoreLess
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