Chapter 5

Chapter 5 "A little bird told me you were on your way," answered Knuckles, reaching out for the Sweetie ball of yarn and rolling it back and forth between her two front paws while the birds chirped overhead. "For starters, you can roll that ball of chicken over to Zippy," said Sugar. Knuckles obliged. "We're looking for someone," said Sugar. "Wondering if you happened to see Barbara come by the park this morning." "Your Barbara?" replied Knuckles. "Yes," said Dirt. "The Barbara in your house?" asked Knuckles. "The one who feeds you and takes care of you?"

"Yes," said Poppy. "Tall lady? Brown hair? Pretty blue eyes? Smells like gardenias?" asked Knuckles. "Bingo," said Sugar. "Drives the silver pickup truck?" asked Knuckles. "Same one," said Sugar. "Lactose intolerant?" asked Knuckles. "Apparently so," said Sugar. "Has a sister in Buffalo?" asked Knuckles. "Did not know that," remarked Sugar. "YES. THE SAME ONE!" shrieked Zippy. "How many Barbaras do you know?!" A long,

steady whistle came out through his teeth. "Well, if you're sure that's the Barbara you mean, I can confirm she has not been in the park today." "Thanks, Knuckles," said Sugar. "Did you happen to see anything... out of the ordinary this morning?" asked Dirt. "Well," answered Knuckles, "those blue and white streamers on the telephone pole aren't usually there." "Interesting," said Sugar. "Anything else?" "Well, the park is empty this morning, and that's unusual," said Knuckles. "You're right. That is weird," said Dirt. "It's a beautiful Saturday morning, and there's nobody in the park." "Wait a minute," said Sugar. "Anna was up early this morning, Barbara isn't where she's supposed to be, we haven't seen Mom or J. J., and there isn't one kid in the park." Dirt rolled her eyes. "Did you hear anything unusual?" asked

Sugar. "Like a Ra-BUM! Ra-BUM! Ra-BUM!?" "Nope," said Knuckles. "How about rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, rat- a-tat-tat?" asked Sugar. "No," said Knuckles. "But I did hear a Ba- Ba-rum, Ba-Ba-rum, Ba-ba-rum." "Not a Ra-BUM! Ra-BUM! Ra-BUM!?" asked Sugar. "Nope, definitely not that," answered Knuckles, walking away. "Hey, Knuckles," Sugar called after her. "You didn't happen to see a headless bear in the park today, did you?" "A headless bear?" replied Knuckles. "Yes, a headless bear," answered Sugar. "Big, brown thing?" asked Knuckles. "Yes," Sugar answered. "Long claws, kinda grumbly?" asked Knuckles.

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"Yes," answered Sugar. "Lives in the woods and never ever in a local park?" added Dirt. "And almost always with a head." "Come to think of it," said Knuckles, "I did see a headless bear in the park this morning."