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Mystery
Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.Mystery
There is a monkey lover called Richard, and he collects stamps of monkeys in a binder. The last time he checked, he had 8351 stamps of monkeys.
One day, he found another 100 stamps. Going to his binder, he found that his stamps were all gone! He suspects these people:
Jeff: The landlord. Loves collecting stamps.
Jack: His brother. Loves stuffed animals, especially monkeys.
Thief: His other brother. A kleptomaniac.
Richard gathered them before him, and asked, "Where are my monkey stamps?"
And here are their alibis:
Jeff: I would love to have your stamps; unfortunately, I don't have them.
Jack: Why would I want your silly 8351 stamps?
Thief: What stamps?
Richard said, "I know which one of you it is, and you had better give them back!"
One day, he found another 100 stamps. Going to his binder, he found that his stamps were all gone! He suspects these people:
Jeff: The landlord. Loves collecting stamps.
Jack: His brother. Loves stuffed animals, especially monkeys.
Thief: His other brother. A kleptomaniac.
Richard gathered them before him, and asked, "Where are my monkey stamps?"
And here are their alibis:
Jeff: I would love to have your stamps; unfortunately, I don't have them.
Jack: Why would I want your silly 8351 stamps?
Thief: What stamps?
Richard said, "I know which one of you it is, and you had better give them back!"
Hint
Somewhere in the alibis you will find,A clue that's really of a different kind.
Answer
It was Jack. No one else knew Richard had 8351 stamps except himself and Jack.Jack said, "OK, I'm sorry. I just wanted to get some more monkeys with the money I would have gotten if I sold the stamps."
Richard replied, "Well, look in the newspapers for a job. I think there's one that pays two monkeys per hour."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then I'm going to go get me a job!"
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It was easy but but a good teaser!!!
More fun than a barrel of monkeys! but easy, very easy.
Very Easy! But it was still Cute!
two monkeys an hour? cute teaser!
Hi all. Yeah, this is my second teaser. I'm still working on it. (I like mysteries. A LOT!!!)
that was very easy and exciting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love monkeys so much now, im going to go to the zoo ahahahahahahahahahha! ooooa!
way to much like your first teaser
did anybody else notice that his brothers name is Theif?
Thief*
very easy.....but good
only problem your ending is bad! just the answer is all we need
nice job
only problem your ending is bad! just the answer is all we need
nice job
lol....the answer was more like a solving story.
easy teaser
easy teaser
that was good!
yeah i saw the "thief: blah blah blah" bit, and i half wondered whether it was meant to be a trick and the answer was that the thief was the thief...but i went with the person who knew how many stamps there were instead since it was in mystery, not trick.
Why did he sit down and count them out anyway.
that was fun to do but i agree with everyone else......
fun but very easy
p.s. im new so why dont the smiley thing show?
fun but very easy
p.s. im new so why dont the smiley thing show?
Ok, one thing, who pays in monkeys,
LOL I like it.
LOL I like it.
Very easy.
Who names some1 thief? ha ha...o well i liked this 1...it made u think! great job!
Lot like your first one, but still cool!
fun,fun,fun, can't wait for the next one!
Ever read my "stolen earrings" teaser? It's along the same lines.
Please don't tell me your name is Richard!!!
Good teaser by the way.
Good teaser by the way.
if your name is seriously richard like previous begged you not to confess as to being named such, please don't have that many stamps!!! that would just be really really... well, i don't know the right word for it right now, but good teaser.
EEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeasy but good
that was easy
I LOVE IT WHEN I GET STUFF
I LOVE IT WHEN I GET STUFF
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I thought it was a cute teaser - it was RATHER easy tho! Good Job - the more you create them the better you will get at it! Good Luck in the future.
Fun
That's soooo easy!! lol n fun a job where u got monkeys for the pay?? cool ...lol
that didn't work! just cause the guy knew he had the no. of stamps dosnt mean he took them.fun though,did you make this yourself or did someone pass it on to you?
too easy
ok. my name is not richard, i don't have that many stamps (it was a random number), and i made this teaser up. i didn't get it from someone else. hey dolphingurl (is that how you spell it? lol), i read your teaser after i made mine. yeah, it does seem really similar. nice job on everyone's teasers (yeah i've already read a lot), good luck if your making one, and thanks for the comments!
Hey this was 2 obvious really..too easy..try sum harder ones,plzz..
Pretty straightforward and obvious solution, but well framed.
found it right after I read Jacks
I like monkeys! Good teaser!
Cute teaser but kinda arb... Answer based on assumption never given in the teaser..?
Extremely easy but fun!
cute ending
but i dont get it
but i dont get it
I didn't get the right answer but it was a very fun teaser.
that is so easy!
EZ, EZ, soo, EZ, yet fun. But 2 monkeys per hour? I'd charge 3.
ok... That was dumb but easy
where is the mystery?
Love it but a bit easy
that was very easy
EXTREMELY EASY! A bit more challenging, please!
That was easy.
But Queen would like a job that pays monkeys...
But Queen would like a job that pays monkeys...
Waaaay too easy. it's like that teaser about the blue earrings aswell
what jack says sounds like he was trying to give himself away.. but good teasr nonetheless. AwEsOmE
Nice, very fun. But-
1. Who pays in monkeys?
2. How did he suddenly find 100 stamps? That's a lot of stamps.
3. Who knew there were that many monkey stamps out there?
1. Who pays in monkeys?
2. How did he suddenly find 100 stamps? That's a lot of stamps.
3. Who knew there were that many monkey stamps out there?
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