Chapter 13

Chapter 13 My phone didn't ring. "Hey, Nina," I said. "I wonder why we're not getting any phone calls about BIG DEAL mysteries." She didn't answer. She was busy chewing on something. "Maybe there are no more BIG DEAL mysteries," I said.

Nina just kept chewing. "Hey, maybe that's a BIG DEAL mystery!" I said. "The Mystery... of No More Mysteries! What do you think?" Nina just kept on chewing. "Hey, what are you eating over there?" I asked. "Phone," she said. "The phone!?! No wonder we're not getting any phone calls, Nina! You're ruining the Flytrap Detective Agency!" "Big deal," said Nina. "Well, it's a big deal to me. Quick, push me to the phone store!" When we got to the phone store, the salesperson showed me the newest kind of phone. It was very, very small and had lots of neat extras, like a camera, electronic maps, and a high-powered 3-D video magnifying glass.

"Wow!" I said. "That would be perfect for my job as a detective. What do you think, Nina?" She ate it in one bite. "Too small," she said. "Do you have any goat-proof phones?" I asked the salesperson. He showed me to the goat-proof-phone aisle. All the goat-proof phones were big and clunky and didn't have cameras or any other cool stuff. "All right," I said. "I guess I'll take the biggest, clunkiest, least cool phone you've got."

Back at the office, I plugged in the enormous new phone. It rang right away! "Flytrap Detective Agency. Do you have a mystery?" A grumpy voice said, "Yeah, Mr. Flytrap, I sure do!" "Actually, my name is Inspector Flytrap," I said. "Who cares! All I care about is getting somebody to solve this mystery." "Is it a BIG DEAL mystery?" "Duh! Of course it is." said the grumpy voice. "I wouldn't waste my time calling you over a SMALL deal mystery."

The grumpy voice told me all about it. "I'll be right over," I said and hung up the phone. "Nina, will you please push me to Snooty la Tooty Gardens? Someone has stolen their largest and most beautiful flower." "Big daffodil," said Nina. "No," I said. "It's a rose."