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Duffus and The Mysterious Prowler 2
Duffus had been outside for hours raking leaves. As night drew near he made his way indoors. His wife had just prepared some hot chocolate and fresh baked cookies.
"I just love the smell of baking cookies," remarked Mrs. Duffus as she gave him a big plateful.
"Thanks, but I can't smell anything with this cold. My nose is stuffed, my back and arms ache, and my head is pounding. Thanks dear, but I'm going to bed," sniffed Duffus, carting along two Kleenex boxes.
Mrs. D had just cleaned up and joined her husband upstairs when there came a loud clatter from the kitchen.
"Oh my, it's that prowler I read about in the paper this morning! Duffus, go look!" exclaimed Mrs. D with a trembling voice.
Duffus crept down the stairs armed only with a box of tissues, an umbrella, and his razor sharp wit.
"I know you're in there and I'm armed," shouted Duffus, trying not to sound petrified.
The clatter grew louder and then stopped just as Duffus made his heroic charge into the kitchen in an attempt to impale the intruder with his umbrella. Mrs. D was right behind him to turn on the lights, revealing an empty plate of cookies and a disastrous mess left behind by the intruder before he escaped out the open kitchen window.
"I'm calling the police!" Duffus shouted as he furiously shook his umbrella out the window.
Grabbing a tea towel to cover her face as she coughed and gagged, Mrs.D choked out the words, "Don't bother, I know who did this and you will too when your cold clears. Now get me the tomato juice and a mop."
Indeed the next day it became clear not only to Duffus but everyone who came to visit who the mysterious prowler had been. But how did they know who it was since no one had seen the prowler and there was no visible evidence other than the trashed kitchen and the missing cookies?
"I just love the smell of baking cookies," remarked Mrs. Duffus as she gave him a big plateful.
"Thanks, but I can't smell anything with this cold. My nose is stuffed, my back and arms ache, and my head is pounding. Thanks dear, but I'm going to bed," sniffed Duffus, carting along two Kleenex boxes.
Mrs. D had just cleaned up and joined her husband upstairs when there came a loud clatter from the kitchen.
"Oh my, it's that prowler I read about in the paper this morning! Duffus, go look!" exclaimed Mrs. D with a trembling voice.
Duffus crept down the stairs armed only with a box of tissues, an umbrella, and his razor sharp wit.
"I know you're in there and I'm armed," shouted Duffus, trying not to sound petrified.
The clatter grew louder and then stopped just as Duffus made his heroic charge into the kitchen in an attempt to impale the intruder with his umbrella. Mrs. D was right behind him to turn on the lights, revealing an empty plate of cookies and a disastrous mess left behind by the intruder before he escaped out the open kitchen window.
"I'm calling the police!" Duffus shouted as he furiously shook his umbrella out the window.
Grabbing a tea towel to cover her face as she coughed and gagged, Mrs.D choked out the words, "Don't bother, I know who did this and you will too when your cold clears. Now get me the tomato juice and a mop."
Indeed the next day it became clear not only to Duffus but everyone who came to visit who the mysterious prowler had been. But how did they know who it was since no one had seen the prowler and there was no visible evidence other than the trashed kitchen and the missing cookies?
Answer
Duffus, with his stuffed up nose, had no idea what had happened, but Mrs. D knew exactly who the prowler was. Yes, the pungent odour the skunk left behind when Duffus startled it let everyone who came to their house know who the mysterious prowler had been.Hide Answer Show Answer
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this is a gr8 teaser...but it is a bit too long...nice work anyway
I love your Duffus teasers od-1. Keep them coming!!!
a little too easy, but its a good one
i'm so embarrased i guessed santa claus. .real cute though .
i thought it was easy but loved the way it drew you in searching for clues until you got it!
very well written, but a little too easy . The tomato juice gave it away
Great teaser! Made me think
terrible.
GREAT!!
Fun story, easy and the tomato juice was a dead giveaway
BORing
GOT IT!!!!!!!
yep. it was the tomato juice that totally gave it away. not that i'm not happy that i finally got one...
A great laugh! Well written, and great wit. Look forward to more of your stories.
i agree....really easy but the tomato juice had to be there or else it could have been anything...the guesses could be endless
I dooon' t really like htis one.
i probably seem really stupid saying this, even tho the teaser got a low difficulty rating...but...i dont get it
Yeah, the tomato juice did make it really obvious.
at first i thought it woz a cat but then i saw the tomato juice bit and got lost like a baby in the dessert. but i thought it woz well thought out and one of the best mystery teaser.
the tomato juice gave it away
i loved the answer! althought i thought that it was Santa going through his usual cookie withdraw
Although I guessed it quickly, it was still a good teaser and I enjoyed it. Keep these coming as they are not too difficult and not too easy!
i got cause of the tomato juice
Easy but fun! I got it when it was apperent the there was a bad smell....very good!
I thought it was a cat.
I thought it was a cat.
nice teaser... but usually people get colds in the WINTER not the FALL... mr. duffus was raking leaves. w/e tho!!
At first i really didin't get it. I thougth he was delusional or something because of his cold Well, great teaser anyway. Really creative
I missed the tomato juice part, and said a raccoon.A good lesson about skimming mystery teasers
It was a great teaser and the touch of humor made it very entertaining! "Duffus armed with...his razor wit..." Hilarious! Let's have more of Duffus!
I thought Santa Claus...
Very easy; not being conceited
short but sweet great job
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