The Zoo Mystery

The Zoo Mystery
Written & Illustrated by Daniel Buchholz
Copyright © 2001

One sunny summer day, a little
girl was playing with her dog.
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Mama and Daddy were sitting at
the table.
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Daddy was reading the
newspaper.
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“Did you hear?”
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“One of the giraffes is missing
from the zoo”, Daddy said.
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The little girl stopped playing.
“Where did it go?”
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“Well,” Daddy said “this morning
the Zoo Keeper noticed the
missing giraffe. No one knows
where it went and they’re giving
a reward to whoever finds it.”
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“We should go and investigate.”
Mama Said
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After a short car ride.
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They were at the
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“Let’s look at the animals.”
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“We may find a clue,” Mama
said. “Right!” Daddy said.
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They saw an elephant
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A lion
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A rhinoceros
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A hippopotamus
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And a camel
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An old lady said, “Did you hear
about the missing giraffe?”
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“That’s why we came to the
zoo.” Daddy said.
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“Hmm,” the little girl looked at
the old lady.
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They kept
looking
at the
animals.
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A monkey
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A bear
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A moose
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A kangaroo
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And a man riding a bike.
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“Hmm,” the little girl said looking
at the man on the bike.
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“Let’s keep
looking
at animals.”
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They looked at ostriches
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Snakes
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Seals
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A panda
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When suddenly a
bright light
blinded them
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Just a person taking a photo.
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“Hmm,” the little girl said again.
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“Mama?” “Daddy?”
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“Yes!?!”
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“That lady…
and man on the bike…
and that photographer…
ARE the giraffe!”
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“Huh?!?”
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She was right.
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Mama, Daddy and
the little girl
told the
Zoo Keeper…
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“AH HA!”
The Zoo Keeper said.
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“For finding the giraffe.”
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“Thanks!”
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The best part of the trip
was a photograph of
the giraffe.
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The End!
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