Chapter 8

Chapter 8 The chicken squad peeked through the crack between the big red double doors. "Now remember, the plan is that we're going to search the barn, interrogate the cousins, find Befrizzle, and then he'll take us to the shoe," Sugar reminded them. "Mom is not going to just let us interrogate our cousins," said Dirt. "That is a really rude thing to do," added Sweetie. "Not if Mom doesn't see it!" whispered Sugar as they tiptoed in the shadows. "Now keep it down or you'll wake the—" "There you are!" The squad looked back and saw half a dozen wide-awake chickens gathered

around the old tractor parked inside the barn. They all looked exactly like Moosh. "Which one is Mom?" whispered Dirt. "No idea," replied Sugar. "It may be a trap. Let me handle this...."

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"You are so adorable!" said one of the chickens. Sugar turned to her siblings. "That's not Mom." "What sweet angels!" said another chicken. "Absolutely not Mom," mumbled Sugar. One of the chickens stepped forward with her wings on her hips. She narrowed her eyes and took in a long, deep breath. Her chicken nostrils flared. "That one's Mom," said Sugar. "Your cousins have been looking all over for you," said Moosh. "They were finally so

tuckered out they all went to bed!" "We were playing hide-and-seek, Mom," fibbed Sugar. "Looks like we won!" "Off to bed with you then!" said Moosh impatiently. "More time for fun and games in the morning." She walked them over to a soft spot of hay just a few feet from where she was visiting with her sisters. "Aren't you going to sleep now too, Mom?" asked Sugar. "Too much catching up to do!" answered Moosh, her voice suddenly happy again. "We'll probably talk until the sun comes up!" Sugar and Dirt exchanged looks as they watched Moosh settle back down by the tractor, just a few feet away. "They're going to be up all night!" moaned Poppy. "We'll never find Befrizzle, and I'm never going to get my shoe back!" Sugar thought for a moment. "Dirt, come with me. Bring your notebook." Sugar and Dirt stepped over to the tractor.

"Mom, can you help us with something?" "What is it?" asked Moosh, eyeing them suspiciously. "Well, the, um, the barn is feeling very BIG to Poppy so, um Dirt and I thought that if we could show him exactly how big it was, it would help him fall asleep...," explained Sugar as she motioned for Dirt to open her notebook. "You know how he doesn't really like new places. Right, Dirt?" "Riiight," said Dirt. "So, um, can you help us figure out the perimeter of the barn?"