Nate the Great and the Lost List

Nate the Great and the Lost List

I, Nate the Great, am a busy detective. One morning I was not busy. I was on my vacation. I was sitting under a tree enjoying the breeze with my dog, Sludge, and a pancake. He needed a vacation too. My friend Claude

came into the yard. I knew that he had lost something. Claude was always losing things. “ I lost my way to your house, ” he said. “ And then I found it. ” “ What else did you lose?” “ I lost the grocery list I was taking to the store. Can you help me find it?” “ I, Nate the Great,

am on my vacation, ” I said. “ When will your vacation be over?” “ At lunch. ” “ I need the list before lunch, ” Claude said. “ Very well. I, Nate the Great, will take your case. Tell me, what was on the list?” “ If I could remember, I wouldn’t need the list, ” Claude said. “ Good thinking, ” I said. “ Does anyone know what was on the list?” “ My father, ” Claude said. “ He wrote it. ” “ Good. Can you find your father?”

“ No, he won’t be home until lunch. ” “ Can you remember some of the list?” “ Yes, ” Claude said. “ I remember salt, milk, butter, flour, sugar, and tuna fish. ” “ Now, tell me, where did you lose the list?” “ If I knew, I could find it, ” Claude said. “ You can’t be sure of that, ” I said. “ What streets did you walk on?” “ I’m not sure, ” Claude said. “ I lost my way a few times. ”