5 Sleeping Jill

CHAPTER 5 SLEEPING JILL 'So, do you think the book is a clue?' says Terry. 'Does it have something to do with Mr Big Nose's disappearance?' 'Maybe,' I say. 'It was published by Mr Big Nose, but it still doesn't explain where he is. We need to keep looking.' Terry holds up a magnifying glass and continues investigating. 'Look at this pen!' he says. 'It's huge!'

'And look at this trophy! It's gigantic!! And look at this paperclip! It's massive!!!'

'Um, Terry?' I say. Terry turns to me, still looking through the magnifying glass. 'Yikes!' he says. 'You're enormous too!'

'No, I'm not,' I say, 'and neither is that paperclip… you're just looking at everything through your biggest magnifying glass!' 'Aha!' says Terry. 'Another mystery solved!'

'Yes,' I say, 'but not the right one. We're supposed to be figuring out The Mystery of the Missing Mr Big Nose, not The Mystery of Why Everything Looks Enormous to You.' 'Oh yeah,' says Terry. 'Good point.' Terry peers at a large lettuce leaf on Mr Big Nose's desk. 'Look at this caterpillar,' he says. 'I think it might be a clue. It's trembling— like it's frightened… Whatever happened to Mr Big Nose, this poor little guy must have seen the whole thing.'

'If only caterpillars could talk,' I say. 'They can,' says Terry. 'It's just that we can't understand them.' 'If only we knew somebody who could understand caterpillars,' I say. 'Somebody like Jill,' says Terry. 'Somebody exactly like Jill,' I say.