marigold (part 3)

I will tell you a story now
of later that very same day.
The Detectives’ Club had gathered
in their own unique way.

The clubhouse is more of makeshift
tent made of sticks and a tarp.
It sits under some willow trees
and the ground under has nothing sharp.

In the middle of the clubhouse
made of a giant old piece of tree
is a wobbly table
and around it do sit three.

Here we have Marigold
anxious to get started.
And Bernice is here, feathers fluffed
ready to be very smart.

Also here is Cody, a cute little squirrel
and Marigold’s best good friend.
Cody has a wild imagination
he can always pretend.

In fact we hear him now…
offering ideas
for how the pencil got here
they call this his idea diarrhea. (YUCK!)

"Well, it could have been a construction worker making plans
or wait, there is no construction planned.
Or maybe there was a school teacher who brought her class here,
but wait – wouldn’t we have seen them?
I bet it was dropped from a survey helicopter
or maybe it was a pencil delivering drone who dropped it by mistake!
Is there such a thing as pencil delivering drones?
Maybe late at night, when we are all sleeping, pencils come to life!
Maybe there is a whole world of pencils and pens and paper that are alive
and we just haven’t met them yet - oh my, that is an exciting idea!
I know! It was a ninja who stopped here on her way to a great adventure
and she was marking her map! Yes that has to be it!
Or wait - I’m sure this is it!! There must be a pencil salesman who is here
in our town and he was taking a shortcut and one of the pencils dropped from
his case! Yes yes, that has to be it!
Marigold, I think I solved it !!!"

"Oh Cody, I love you. And maybe you are right.
but we have to find some clues,
make your ideas airtight!"

Bernice looks quite annoyed,
but kindly says, in her owl-ey voice,
"hooowoo Cody, woowhere doo yoouu
get yyooouuur ideas? Toooooo many choooiicces!"

Maybe Cody is right
and he has solved the mystery.
But we won’t know until later
because for now, this story is history.

(Please close the book now,
you can come back later.
Also, I’m sorry Owl Speak is hard to read
but I’m sure you can manage if you try.)