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The Case of the Mischief Maker
One hot, dry day Nina saw Mr. Bentz shaking his head as he stood by his flowerbed.
"Somebody ruined all my flowers," he said. "I had the hose out watering them. When I went to put it away, somebody tromped through the rows and stomped on my flowers."
"Who'd do a mean thing like that?" Nina asked.
Mr. Bentz sighed. "Somebody who likes mischief, I guess."
"I'm walking to the mall now. Maybe later I can find out who did it," Nina told him. Soon she saw three girls playing hopscotch. She decided to stop and watch how expertly they moved over the chalk marks.
Lindsay had to hop very carefully because one of the straps was broken on her left sandal.
Katie hopped slowly. She wore purple sneakers that looked worn-out. Katie seemed worn-out, too.
Sarah hopped the fastest. The muddy soles of her white jogging shoes hardly seemed to touch the sidewalk as she moved.
"Would you like to play a game?" Katie asked. "I think I'll sit this one out."
"Sorry. I'm going shopping," Nina told her. Then she paused. Suddenly she knew Sarah had ruined Mr. Bentz's garden.
How did Nina figure it out?
"Somebody ruined all my flowers," he said. "I had the hose out watering them. When I went to put it away, somebody tromped through the rows and stomped on my flowers."
"Who'd do a mean thing like that?" Nina asked.
Mr. Bentz sighed. "Somebody who likes mischief, I guess."
"I'm walking to the mall now. Maybe later I can find out who did it," Nina told him. Soon she saw three girls playing hopscotch. She decided to stop and watch how expertly they moved over the chalk marks.
Lindsay had to hop very carefully because one of the straps was broken on her left sandal.
Katie hopped slowly. She wore purple sneakers that looked worn-out. Katie seemed worn-out, too.
Sarah hopped the fastest. The muddy soles of her white jogging shoes hardly seemed to touch the sidewalk as she moved.
"Would you like to play a game?" Katie asked. "I think I'll sit this one out."
"Sorry. I'm going shopping," Nina told her. Then she paused. Suddenly she knew Sarah had ruined Mr. Bentz's garden.
How did Nina figure it out?
Answer
Nina knew because Sarah's shoes were muddy. Mr. Bentz had just watered his garden. Since the day was hot and dry, Sarah must have stepped in the mud around the flowers as she tromped in the garden.Hide Answer Show Answer
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A kindegarten level teaser at best - you need to introduce a complication or two to your clues - even Dr. Watson would have no trouble with this one
I, too, found this one very simple, but a good effort. Well written, too.
The "hot, dry" hint in the beginning is not even noticed in the beginning of the story. When you said her shoes were muddy, It was just too obvious who had done it.
Yes, I too found this one easy. However, I don't remember a requirement for Braingle stating that teasers had to be hard to be accepted.
whew...so simple and so easy. even a 10 year old could get this.
duh
I have to agree.
this one was way too easy
"whew...so simple and so easy. even a 10 year old could get this"
As someone who was once a ten year old, I take offense to that. A four year old could've gotten it.
As someone who was once a ten year old, I take offense to that. A four year old could've gotten it.
yah well i happen to be 12 and i knew the answer before i even finished reading it
Well Written. Although, it was so simple that a three or four year old could get this right.
Come on that was a tiny bit too easy don't you think?
Even as slow as i am i got this one right off the bat! I mean give me a lil bit harder one.
Umm... everyone just shut up. i mean if you want a harder one go to one that was rated harder.
rite on baby girl. it was rated really low, so why didi u guys click on it if u knew it was going to be really easy? people can be so retarted sometimes!!
I agree with babygirl. But I still think it was easy. That's why I went to it
Dec 19, 2004
I agree with the messages above. We need easy ones for beginners to the site. I think it was well written, and a good puzzle for people like me who never get them right
I'm 10 years old, and as soon as I read the muddy shoes part, I got it, but it was neat
booooorrrinnnng
Well written. It was a little too easy, but people make good points that you can just go to a harder one if you want a challenge. It may have helped to at least say, "When she looked at the girls, she knew which one had done it" instead of telling us who had done it. It was so obvious, you had to wonder if there was a trick.
Very fun, but wayyyyyyyy to easy.
i happen to be 11 and i got this one in like 3 seconds.
You have got to be kidding me! I'd say me 2 year old cousin could get that one!
Wow, some people here are rude! Yes, the teaser is really easy --- so why do people who want hard teasers click the ones that are rated easy.... unless some people just like to complain..?
Extremely easy!!! You gave the answer away with the 'muddy' part. It was a good one, though.
To cool for words.
Very well written. Yes it was easy---but not every teaser can be hard....I thought this teaser was cute.
If you know it was soo easy and you didn't want a easy one why choose it???
A good warm up and well written
A good warm up and well written
I enjoyed it, Thank you!
Very easy.
no need to be so harsh,. Got it, but well done
I thought this teaser was easy, but still fun.
Sure, it was very easy, but I still enjoyed reading it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
I didn't get it
I got it,but it was good.Just a suggestion,but try to put your clues in the middle of the story.
easy but well written.. the clues were cohesive...
Good teaser, but a bit easy.
Good teaser, way to easy.
btw this was directly copied from another site- u should have at least changed the names. i agree it's way too easy.
a better question to ask would be who did it? IDK, that was just too easy, ofcourse the girl with mud on her shoes stepped in the mud.
Way, way too easy. I stopped reading at "muddy".
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