Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps

Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps

I, Nate the Great, and my dog, Sludge, were taking a walk. We walked too far. We walked to Rosamond’s house. Rosamond and her four cats were sitting on a crate behind a table in front of her house.

There was a crystal ball on the table. There was a sign next to the crystal ball. “ I will read your future, " Rosamond said. ‘For two cents. " “ My future is worth more than two cents, " I said. “ Three cents, then, ” Rosamond said.

She gazed into her crystal ball. “ You will have a new case to solve very soon. Three cents. " “ I, Nate the Great, always have cases to solve, " I said. Rosamond gazed into her crystal ball again. " I can tell you more, " she said. “ Someone has lost a box, a money box. You have to look for it. " “ A money box?" I said. “ How much money is in it?” “ No money, " Rosamond said. ‘It’s empty. ” “ Empty?” “ Yes. It's my box.

I was going to use it to hold the money I got for reading the future. " Sludge was tugging at me to leave. He did not see any money in Rosamond’s future. “ Don't go, " Rosamond said. “ Listen to what happened. Claude helped me set up my business. We brought out the table, this sign, the box, and four cans of tuna fish for my cats. Cats want to know what’s in their future, too. Like tuna fish. ”

“ Of course, " I said. " I put the sign on the table, ” Rosamond said. " I put the box on the grass near the table. I put the tuna-fish cans in a neat pile near the box. ” “ What happened next?" I asked. ‘My cats and I went into my house