June 18, 2009

The Rat

So to begin the tale we need to mention that Jared has been reading Encyclopedia Brown lately. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this story it is a book about a 10 year old detective that can solve any case for $0.25.

One morning Alex wakes up and declares his drawing has gone missing. Brother Jared to the rescue. " I can solve it, lets look for clues." The search begins, the clues add up. One missing pictures, unusual footprints (in the carpet), and scratches on the wall. The solution: "We have a rat in the house". Case solved money please. Money is not exchanged, pending capture of the rat.

Alex and his assistant Tyler immediately begin the work on the rat trap. After several models it is decided they simply need a box with a lid and a large slice of cheese. One problem, the mom will not let them take the cheese upstairs. No problem we can make cheese. Results....
All in a mornings work the great detective and his client were off to the bus by 8:25. The assistant checked the trap throughout the morning with no results.

I love imagination!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I LOVED encyclopedia Brown! Im trying to convince Emma to read it. Maybe Jared can share his excitement.

Place Family said...

Love the story. They are very creative. I especially like the cheese. I can't wait until Paisley has a sibling to play together too.

Jenna Marin said...

You have some pretty active minded boys! That is awesome. It must be nice that they don't get bored easily.

Anonymous said...

Wow! This is some great stuff. They will surely be writing their own detective stories soon.

Amy Coons said...

I'm pretty sure I read every Enc. Brown, but really probably not. LOVED THEM. I think that not only was the awesome mystery your boys thought up extremely fun, but YOU my dear wrote it like a pro!!

Sara said...

That is awesome!!! : )