Dr. T.G. Smith got out of his VW Beetle and walked past the ice-frosted car in Miss Forkton’s perfectly clean, neat-looking, snow-covered driveway. It had snowed heavily earlier, but the storm had stopped an hour ago. He walked cautiously up the icy stairs to the door. It was a small cottage-like house, with no garage, […]
Carol Greenthumb had spent many years growing her prized and beloved Daphne odoras. They are beautiful flowered shrubs. These wonderful plants are perfect for the dry, hot area that Mrs. Greenthumb lives in. As they need little water, they were her favourite plants.Carol had to go on a month-long vacation and she had a dilemma.
In the medieval age, witches and warlocks were quite numerous. There were many, but the best of them all were three witches: Rubo, Baggo and Zadi. One day, someone summoned a spell only the three witches could do: burn down all of England with green fire. The King of England, the only survivor, knew where
When Troti (The Ruler of the Inspectors) walked into the house, a police officer approached him. “We have two people in custody,” said the officer, “But we have to release them both if we can’t find out who did this. There’s Mary, a former business partner, but they got in an argument a while back
Old Mr. Tidy was found dead in his study by Mr. Fiend. Mr. Fiend recounted his dismal discovery to the police. “I was walking by Mr. Tidy’s house when I thought I would just pop in for a visit. I noticed his study light was on and I decided to peek in from the outside
Detective Sing was sitting at his desk when he was approached by a young lady.“I’ve come to you for advice, Detective Sing,” she said, “I met this guy, Dr. Howard, a few months ago. He’s an archaeological expert, specialising in sun rituals in ancient times. A few days ago, he approached me and said that
Duffus had hired Boffo the clown for his nephew’s birthday party. Boffo was famous for his helium balloon animals. Boffo was running late and decided to pre-fill the balloons he would need for the party. To his horror, the helium tank was empty. Frantically, Boffo rushed to the local supplier for more. Boffo just made
Detective Derek was reviewing notes on the murder of Mr. Moore as he was heading to the police station to interrogate the suspects. The victim was Mr. Moore, a very powerful billionaire. He was shot square in the forehead around 11:00 pm the previous day. Mr. Moore had 3 sons, Bob, Jack, and John, who
Bob Sr. the alchemist had recently died. He invented only one magic potion, the Cingumbulating Stone 2001. It had the power to make any metal into gold (just like the Philosopher’s Stone). It was nowhere to be seen. However, he seemed to have left instructions on how to make it:Take 12 toenails,Add 5 nincompoops,Mix that
The police established the following facts: 1. On a beastly hot day, a masked man had entered the Johnson apartment. In attempting to beat from Mrs. Johnson, the hiding place of her fabulous diamond necklace, he accidentally killed her. He had ransacked the apartment and fled empty-handed.2. Mr. Johnson, an invalid who had been under
Doc Jim and the police were investigating a drug smuggler who was staying at a local hotel. Unfortunately, when they arrived, the suspect, Smuggling Sam, had already left. Luckily for them, he had left a list of the places where he was staying.“According to his list,” began the Captain, “he will be in Paris for
It was a sunny, calm day. Bill decided it was time for a change, so he set out in search of a new dream home. His eyes settled on an attractive house. He was so encouraged that this would be the one, he only took a quick scan of the interior and decided to buy
After Andrew had been sick for a week, he asked his best friend Jesse to get his books out of his locker. Instead of telling Jesse the three-number combination Andrew said he kept a small piece of paper with the combination under his locker door.After school Jesse went to Andrew’s locker and pulled the paper.
“I don’t understand, Doc,” complained Benny Jackson, a man who dedicates his life to impressing women, but is yet to succeed.“What happened this time?” Doc Jim asked as he sat down beside the troubled youth.“You know, Samantha Wilcox. Her father owns several prize horses and has won countless racing medals with them, so Samantha won’t
Brothers Jim and Mike Marshall owned and operated a jewellery exchange aptly named J&M Precious Jewel Exchange which had been left to them in their father’s will. Although their large inventory consisted of various precious stones from all over the world yet diamonds were the mainstay and speciality of the business. Due to the high