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儿童英语读物 The Cereal Box Mystery CHAPTER 5 An Empty Box and a Silver Star

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Mr. Darden’s house was on a quiet street not far from Main Street. The house had a small porch, and flowers grew in pots on either side of the front steps.

When he opened the door, Mr. Darden looked surprised. “What are you doing here?” he asked.

“We’d like to ask you a few more questions about the robbery at Antique Treasures,” Henry said.

David Darden glanced over his shoulder, then quickly stepped out onto the porch, closing the door behind him. “What do you want to know?” he said.

“Do you know anyone named Marvin Map?” Jessie asked.

“No!” Mr. Darden said. He hesitated and then said, “Except what I read about him in the newspaper, of course.”

“Why didn’t you want to give your name and address to Mr. Bellows1 for the police?” Jessie went on.

Mr. Darden said, “Shhh, keep your voice down.” He looked over his shoulder again.

“And why haven’t you been back to buy a ring like you said you would?” Benny demanded.

“Shhh!” Mr. Darden said sharply. Then he said, “Will you please go away!” And without saying another word, he turned and went back inside, closing the door firmly behind him.

The Aldens were so surprised that they didn’t speak for a moment. Then they turned and went back down the steps to their bicycles. Jessie glanced over her shoulder at the house as they rode away. “He’s hiding something,” she said. “And don’t forget, he knew the rubies2 were there, or he could have known. The only other people were Mr. Bellows and Dr. Kroll.”

After lunch, the Alden children gathered supplies to take out to the boxcar. They were going to work on the party decorations there.

But as they reached the boxcar, their steps slowed. Watch growled3 softly and the hair on his neck stood up.

“What is this?” Jessie asked.

“It looks like Benny’s cereal,” Violet said.

Benny ran forward. “It is!” he cried. “Someone has sprinkled Stars all over the ground.”

The Aldens bent4 to examine the spilled cereal. Watch trotted5 around the corner of the boxcar. A moment later, he trotted back with something in his mouth. It was the empty cereal box.

“The thief must have dropped the box while he was running away last night,” said Henry. “Good dog, Watch.” Watch cocked his head and panted.

Jessie looked puzzled. “But why did he open it before he dropped it?”

“Why did he take it if he didn’t want to eat the cereal?” Violet wondered.

“Hmmm,” said Jessie. “If you ask me, the cereal box mystery is even harder than the jewelry6 mystery — we know why someone would steal valuable jewelry. But why would anyone steal a box of cereal?”

When Soo Lee arrived, the Aldens told her what had happened. She was just as puzzled as they were. “But if we scatter7 the cereal in the grass,” she said, “at least the birds can eat it.”

“Good idea, Soo Lee,” said Jessie.

Soo Lee and Violet and Benny scooped8 up the cereal that was spilled near the boxcar and scattered9 it across the lawn for the birds. Watch helped by eating pieces of the cereal.

“Oh, Watch!” Soo Lee laughed. “You’re a silly dog.”

Watch wagged his tail.

“It’s good cereal, isn’t it, Watch?” asked Benny.

Watch wagged his tail again.

“I’ve never had any,” said Soo Lee.

“You’ve never had Silver Frosted Stars?” Benny’s eyes widened. “Wait right here.”

He hurried away and returned with his opened box of cereal. Going into the boxcar, he returned with the old cracked pink cup that had been his when he and his sisters and brother had lived in the boxcar. He poured some of the cereal into the cup.

“Here,” he said. “You can eat it without milk. We’ll eat Stars while we make decorations for Grandfather’s party.”

The Aldens worked all afternoon. Benny and Soo Lee made a big poster that said HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDFATHER in bright letters. They painted a rainbow behind the words.

Violet painted a bouquet10 of purple flowers with green leaves and drew a frame around it for Grandfather Alden. Jessie and Henry gathered branches of greenery to make into birthday wreaths.

“We can pick flowers on his birthday and make a big birthday bouquet,” said Jessie.

“We could paint pinecones different colors and put them in a big glass bowl,” said Soo Lee. “That would be pretty.”

“I know, I know! I know an even better idea,” cried Benny, bouncing up and down in excitement.

“What is it, Benny?” asked Violet.

“We can get Grandfather a special tree and decorate it. Then we can plant it and he will have it forever and ever,” Benny said.

“That’s a terrific idea, Benny,” said Jessie admiringly. “We’ll put all our money together and go pick out a perfect tree tomorrow.”

Violet suddenly turned her head and frowned.

“What is it, Violet?” asked Soo Lee.

“I don’t know,” said Violet. She looked around uneasily. Then she said, “I must be imagining things. But I just had the strangest feeling that someone was watching us.”

The other Aldens looked around, too. But they couldn’t see anyone.

Then Watch jumped up and raced toward the woods behind the house, barking as loudly as he could!


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1 bellows Ly5zLV     
n.风箱;发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的名词复数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的第三人称单数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫
参考例句:
  • His job is to blow the bellows for the blacksmith. 他的工作是给铁匠拉风箱。 来自辞典例句
  • You could, I suppose, compare me to a blacksmith's bellows. 我想,你可能把我比作铁匠的风箱。 来自辞典例句
2 rubies 534be3a5d4dab7c1e30149143213b88f     
红宝石( ruby的名词复数 ); 红宝石色,深红色
参考例句:
  • a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
  • The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
3 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
5 trotted 6df8e0ef20c10ef975433b4a0456e6e1     
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
参考例句:
  • She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
  • Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。
6 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
7 scatter uDwzt     
vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散
参考例句:
  • You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
  • Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。
8 scooped a4cb36a9a46ab2830b09e95772d85c96     
v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)
参考例句:
  • They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块,在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
10 bouquet pWEzA     
n.花束,酒香
参考例句:
  • This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
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