https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/ Thu, 28 May 2026 12:11:23 +0000 MyBB https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-266.html Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:01:32 +0000 Strawberry Chocolate]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-266.html The policemen surrounded the area and caught the three suspects while they were busy cutting down another big tree. The three men were too surprised to run away. The police took the suspects to the police station and they will be taken to court the next day. The police chief was so proud of Milk, Pomegranate, Mango and Pineapple. “Well done, children, especially you, Milk. All of you have done a great job. I am very proud of you. You have saved the valuable trees in the woods,” said the police chief, “And thank you for helping the police.”
Milk looked at the police chief and said, “But sir, please look at this hand prints.” Milk showed him the photo of the hand prints that he had snapped in the woods. “I snapped these photos around the area where the tree were cut down; but none of the suspects has pointy thumb as in these hand prints.” The police chief looked at the photos and told Milk to take them to the place where the photos were snapped. When they reached the location, a policeman asked Milk when did he snapped the photos and some other questions regarding the matter.
Suddenly the policeman laughed softly, “Excuse me, sir. But I think I can solve this mystery. A day before Milk and his friends came over here looking for clues, John and I came here to inspect the woods. John tripped over and fell down to the ground. Actually that week he was too busy that he forgot to cut his finger nails and the nails were pointy and that made the pointy thumb hand print.” They looked at each other and everybody started to laughed.
Then the police chief said, “It’s getting late now. Come on children, I’ll send you home.” On the way they excitedly talked about the mystery and the police chief suggested that they look for nice name to call their team. Milk though hard and at last he came with an idea to mix their names together into PeforaMeen Solvers.
The chief gave everybody a present, a special note book together with a pen with the police department logo on them. The kids thanked him and they were so proud of their presents. The police chief told their parents about what had happened and their parents were really proud of them.
Milk was proud of his team for being able to solve the mystery and saved the trees in the woods. Milk love the nature, the trees, the plants and the animals and he understood that it is very important to take care of the environment. That night the children talked about the mystery with their proud parents.
The next day, after breakfast, Milk saw a newspaper on the dinning table. He was about to pick it up when he saw a headline on the front page, ‘Milkr Alfonso and his friends saved the Foodsland’s woods.’ Milk rushed to his sister’s room to show her the article, but half way to Mango’s room the phone rang. Milk rushed to answer the phone.
It was the police chief. He called to tell Milk about the article in the newspaper and to invite Milk, Mango, Pomegranate and Pineapple to a special ceremony to thank them for helping the police at the police station on the next day. He also said that he would like to officiate the PeforaMeen Solvers at the event.
After he put down the phone, Milk rushed to tell the good news to his sisters and the other team members. That night they were too excited that they could hardly sleep!
The next morning, Milk saw a police car with the chief, Pomegranate and his little brother Pineapple coming towards his house. Milk called out for Mango and they said goodbye to their mother. The chief was taking them to the police station for the special ceremony and their parents will be there later. Rupert was there too. He thanked them for saving the trees and asked for their parents’ permissions to take the children to the woods to teach them about the wonderful plants.
Pineapple asked Milk, “Milk, since this mystery is solved, will there be any more mystery for us to solve?”
“I hope so,” said Milk. “I hope that there will be more mysteries for us to solve in the future".]]> The policemen surrounded the area and caught the three suspects while they were busy cutting down another big tree. The three men were too surprised to run away. The police took the suspects to the police station and they will be taken to court the next day. The police chief was so proud of Milk, Pomegranate, Mango and Pineapple. “Well done, children, especially you, Milk. All of you have done a great job. I am very proud of you. You have saved the valuable trees in the woods,” said the police chief, “And thank you for helping the police.”
Milk looked at the police chief and said, “But sir, please look at this hand prints.” Milk showed him the photo of the hand prints that he had snapped in the woods. “I snapped these photos around the area where the tree were cut down; but none of the suspects has pointy thumb as in these hand prints.” The police chief looked at the photos and told Milk to take them to the place where the photos were snapped. When they reached the location, a policeman asked Milk when did he snapped the photos and some other questions regarding the matter.
Suddenly the policeman laughed softly, “Excuse me, sir. But I think I can solve this mystery. A day before Milk and his friends came over here looking for clues, John and I came here to inspect the woods. John tripped over and fell down to the ground. Actually that week he was too busy that he forgot to cut his finger nails and the nails were pointy and that made the pointy thumb hand print.” They looked at each other and everybody started to laughed.
Then the police chief said, “It’s getting late now. Come on children, I’ll send you home.” On the way they excitedly talked about the mystery and the police chief suggested that they look for nice name to call their team. Milk though hard and at last he came with an idea to mix their names together into PeforaMeen Solvers.
The chief gave everybody a present, a special note book together with a pen with the police department logo on them. The kids thanked him and they were so proud of their presents. The police chief told their parents about what had happened and their parents were really proud of them.
Milk was proud of his team for being able to solve the mystery and saved the trees in the woods. Milk love the nature, the trees, the plants and the animals and he understood that it is very important to take care of the environment. That night the children talked about the mystery with their proud parents.
The next day, after breakfast, Milk saw a newspaper on the dinning table. He was about to pick it up when he saw a headline on the front page, ‘Milkr Alfonso and his friends saved the Foodsland’s woods.’ Milk rushed to his sister’s room to show her the article, but half way to Mango’s room the phone rang. Milk rushed to answer the phone.
It was the police chief. He called to tell Milk about the article in the newspaper and to invite Milk, Mango, Pomegranate and Pineapple to a special ceremony to thank them for helping the police at the police station on the next day. He also said that he would like to officiate the PeforaMeen Solvers at the event.
After he put down the phone, Milk rushed to tell the good news to his sisters and the other team members. That night they were too excited that they could hardly sleep!
The next morning, Milk saw a police car with the chief, Pomegranate and his little brother Pineapple coming towards his house. Milk called out for Mango and they said goodbye to their mother. The chief was taking them to the police station for the special ceremony and their parents will be there later. Rupert was there too. He thanked them for saving the trees and asked for their parents’ permissions to take the children to the woods to teach them about the wonderful plants.
Pineapple asked Milk, “Milk, since this mystery is solved, will there be any more mystery for us to solve?”
“I hope so,” said Milk. “I hope that there will be more mysteries for us to solve in the future".]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-265.html Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:00:10 +0000 Strawberry Chocolate]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-265.html Milk said, “Pineapple and I are going to stay over here. We’ll stay on guard and try to get another photo of the man as a clue if he comes back. Pomegranate and Mango, you’ll both go to the police station and tell the officer what had happened. Take this photo and give it to the officer,” said Milk giving Pomegranate the photo of the man they saw walking behind the big tree.
So they went separate ways, Milk and Pineapple hid under some thick bushes while Pomegranate and Mango ran to the police station. After a while, the man came back. He tripped by one of Pineapple’s clever traps and fell down to the ground. Milk could see the design of his shoe sole and immediately he drew it in his notebook. He also took another picture of him.
Anyway looking at the man’s right hand, he found out that the man had no pointy right thumb. Suddenly the man spoke to someone. Then Milk and Pineapple heard a nice and soft voice and in came two more men, one looked kind of European and the other one looked smaller in size. They took out their chain saw and started to cut the big tree in front of them.
Milk was shocked, for in front of him was the German friend of his together with the small, slim and dark skinned man with white hair who they met earlier. So, it was Frederick and the other man who cut down the trees! Milk was puzzled, but what about the hand prints with pointed thumb that they saw? Frederick and the other man did not have pointed thumb. Carefully, Milk and Pineapple walked out from the woods. Nobody heard or saw them because of the loud clattering noise and the men were too busy cutting down the trees.
“Pineapple,” said Milk in a low voice as they walked away from the woods. “So, it was a team of three men working together. It was Frederick, the small, slim and dark skinned man with white hair who we met earlier and the man that we’ve just saw. The design of his shoe sole matches the one that we saw on the first day we came to the woods to investigate this case. Thanks to your clever trap, Pineapple. So, now we know who had cut down the trees. Come on, we should go to the police station now, It’s getting late and … look!” said Milk excitedly. ” The police officer is already here together with Pomegranate and Mango. Let’s show the new pictures to the police!”]]> Milk said, “Pineapple and I are going to stay over here. We’ll stay on guard and try to get another photo of the man as a clue if he comes back. Pomegranate and Mango, you’ll both go to the police station and tell the officer what had happened. Take this photo and give it to the officer,” said Milk giving Pomegranate the photo of the man they saw walking behind the big tree.
So they went separate ways, Milk and Pineapple hid under some thick bushes while Pomegranate and Mango ran to the police station. After a while, the man came back. He tripped by one of Pineapple’s clever traps and fell down to the ground. Milk could see the design of his shoe sole and immediately he drew it in his notebook. He also took another picture of him.
Anyway looking at the man’s right hand, he found out that the man had no pointy right thumb. Suddenly the man spoke to someone. Then Milk and Pineapple heard a nice and soft voice and in came two more men, one looked kind of European and the other one looked smaller in size. They took out their chain saw and started to cut the big tree in front of them.
Milk was shocked, for in front of him was the German friend of his together with the small, slim and dark skinned man with white hair who they met earlier. So, it was Frederick and the other man who cut down the trees! Milk was puzzled, but what about the hand prints with pointed thumb that they saw? Frederick and the other man did not have pointed thumb. Carefully, Milk and Pineapple walked out from the woods. Nobody heard or saw them because of the loud clattering noise and the men were too busy cutting down the trees.
“Pineapple,” said Milk in a low voice as they walked away from the woods. “So, it was a team of three men working together. It was Frederick, the small, slim and dark skinned man with white hair who we met earlier and the man that we’ve just saw. The design of his shoe sole matches the one that we saw on the first day we came to the woods to investigate this case. Thanks to your clever trap, Pineapple. So, now we know who had cut down the trees. Come on, we should go to the police station now, It’s getting late and … look!” said Milk excitedly. ” The police officer is already here together with Pomegranate and Mango. Let’s show the new pictures to the police!”]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-264.html Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:58:28 +0000 Strawberry Chocolate]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-264.html They then decided to go to the woods to search for more clues. As they walked near the woods, they saw two men walking from the woods. One was small, slim and dark with white hair and the other was tall, big and red headed. Milk asked the first man, “Good morning, sir. Sorry for interrupting you, but do you know the person who had cut down the trees in the woods or do you know someone who might have done it?”
“No,” said the man looking angrily at Pomegranate, “and stop playing in the woods. This is a dangerous place,” he continued in a croaked voice. He walked towards his big truck, stated the engine and drove away.
Pomegranate walked to the second man, “Excuse me, sir. Do you know someone who might have cut down the trees in the woods?”
The man looked at them with a warm smile. Then he answered in a kind and soft voice, “I wish that I can help you but sorry, I have no idea. It is nice to know that you care about the trees in this woods. Maybe you could take a look around this place for some clues. By the way, I’m Steve Black, the fisherman.”
“Thanks, Mr. Black,” said Pomegranate. ” I am Pomegranatehael Alvernda. It’s very nice to meet you.”
They all went into the woods and inspected the trees around them. Then they reached an area where the thick bushes stopped them from going further. Suddenly they heard some rustling sound in the bushes. They stood back, scared and wondering what could it be. They were about to run away when they saw a man behind the bushes. He saw the children and walked out from the bushes.
He then walked towards them and introduced himself, “Hi, I am Rupert Alexender Marmet. I am a botanist from Australia. I am studying the plants in this woods. Do you like plants too?” They asked him a lot of questions and the kind botanist was happy to answer their questions. He showed them photos of some wonderful plants that he saw in the woods.
Then he asked them, “It seems that someone had cut down a lot of trees around the woods especially that area,” he said pointing to the area where they came from. “Do you know who did it and why?” The children told him that they were also asking the same questions too. The botanist said, “Well, I have to go now. I really enjoyed talking to all of you and hope that you can solve the mystery of who cut the beautiful trees and why; so that we can stop the person from destroying this beautiful woods. I hope we’ll meet again soon. Goodbye!”
“So, what’s next, Milk?” asked Pomegranate after Rupert left them.
“I think we’ll go and ask a friend of mine if he knows anything about what had happened in the woods as he lives nearby,” answered Milk. “It’s better to ask someone we know than someone we don’t.” And so they all went to the house of Milk’s German friend named Frederick. But he told them that he did not know much about it. He only read about it from a newspaper. Frederick explained that it was against the law to cut down trees in the woods.
Instead of giving them clues, he served them chocolate ice-cream that he made all by himself. The ice-cream was so delicious and creamy and the four children really enjoyed the tasty ice-cream. Soon, they said goodbye to Frederick and walked to a nearby riverbank to discuss about what had happened.
Suddenly they heard footsteps from behind them. They looked behind them but they could not see anything. After a while, they heard clattering noise from the woods across the river. They looked up and saw a few trees started to fall down to the ground on the other side of the river.]]> They then decided to go to the woods to search for more clues. As they walked near the woods, they saw two men walking from the woods. One was small, slim and dark with white hair and the other was tall, big and red headed. Milk asked the first man, “Good morning, sir. Sorry for interrupting you, but do you know the person who had cut down the trees in the woods or do you know someone who might have done it?”
“No,” said the man looking angrily at Pomegranate, “and stop playing in the woods. This is a dangerous place,” he continued in a croaked voice. He walked towards his big truck, stated the engine and drove away.
Pomegranate walked to the second man, “Excuse me, sir. Do you know someone who might have cut down the trees in the woods?”
The man looked at them with a warm smile. Then he answered in a kind and soft voice, “I wish that I can help you but sorry, I have no idea. It is nice to know that you care about the trees in this woods. Maybe you could take a look around this place for some clues. By the way, I’m Steve Black, the fisherman.”
“Thanks, Mr. Black,” said Pomegranate. ” I am Pomegranatehael Alvernda. It’s very nice to meet you.”
They all went into the woods and inspected the trees around them. Then they reached an area where the thick bushes stopped them from going further. Suddenly they heard some rustling sound in the bushes. They stood back, scared and wondering what could it be. They were about to run away when they saw a man behind the bushes. He saw the children and walked out from the bushes.
He then walked towards them and introduced himself, “Hi, I am Rupert Alexender Marmet. I am a botanist from Australia. I am studying the plants in this woods. Do you like plants too?” They asked him a lot of questions and the kind botanist was happy to answer their questions. He showed them photos of some wonderful plants that he saw in the woods.
Then he asked them, “It seems that someone had cut down a lot of trees around the woods especially that area,” he said pointing to the area where they came from. “Do you know who did it and why?” The children told him that they were also asking the same questions too. The botanist said, “Well, I have to go now. I really enjoyed talking to all of you and hope that you can solve the mystery of who cut the beautiful trees and why; so that we can stop the person from destroying this beautiful woods. I hope we’ll meet again soon. Goodbye!”
“So, what’s next, Milk?” asked Pomegranate after Rupert left them.
“I think we’ll go and ask a friend of mine if he knows anything about what had happened in the woods as he lives nearby,” answered Milk. “It’s better to ask someone we know than someone we don’t.” And so they all went to the house of Milk’s German friend named Frederick. But he told them that he did not know much about it. He only read about it from a newspaper. Frederick explained that it was against the law to cut down trees in the woods.
Instead of giving them clues, he served them chocolate ice-cream that he made all by himself. The ice-cream was so delicious and creamy and the four children really enjoyed the tasty ice-cream. Soon, they said goodbye to Frederick and walked to a nearby riverbank to discuss about what had happened.
Suddenly they heard footsteps from behind them. They looked behind them but they could not see anything. After a while, they heard clattering noise from the woods across the river. They looked up and saw a few trees started to fall down to the ground on the other side of the river.]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-263.html Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:56:08 +0000 Strawberry Chocolate]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-263.html Mango and Pomegranate volunteered to go to the Lumberjack Club to check if Henry and Ivan are members of the club. An hour later, they returned to Pomegranate’s house with good news.
“Okay,” started Mango. “We have good news. They are both members of the Lumberjack Club and here is what we found out about them.” She took out her note-book and read, ” Henry is now 57 years old. He was born in Dillenburg, Netherlands. And Ivan is now 53 years old. He was born in the lands of Kolomenskoye, Greenland.”
“And I have another good news,” said Pomegranate excitedly. “Tomorrow my father is going to Greenland and he is taking Pineapple and I along for a holiday. We’ll try to see if we can find more information about Ivan as our father will be meeting his old friend, a lumberjack named Tamingsari over there. Tamingsari was born in India but he now lives in Greenland. Our father said that some of Tamingsari’s fingers had turned crooked or pointy, I can’t remember which; so he wants to visit him and see if he can help Tamingsari.”
“Where was Tamingsari born, Pomegranate?” asked Milk.
“Agra, near the Taj Mahal. And I’ll try to ask him questions to find out if he came to Foodsland recently,” answered Pomegranate.
The next day, Pomegranate and Pineapple were very excited; they could hardly wait for the time to go to the airport. Their flight to Greenland would be departing from the Foodsland International Airport or WIAIR at 12 o’clock noon and they were going to the airport two hours earlier. Pomegranate and Pineapple said goodbye to Milk and Mango, and they promised to bring back something special from Greenland for their friends.
“When will you be back from Greenland?” asked Mango.
“We’ll be there for six days and we will be arriving back here at 7 o’clock in the morning on Monday,” answered Pomegranate. “I have never been to Greenland before and I hope that it is going to be fun over there,” continued Pomegranate. Mango and Milk said goodbye to Pomegranate, Pineapple and their parents as they departed for the airport.
Six days later at 7 o’clock in the morning, an aeroplane landed on Foodsland International Airport’s runway from Greenland. Fifteen minutes later, out came some Greenlander from the aeroplane. Then a boy with his little brother walked out from the aeroplane together with their parents, followed by an Indian man. It was Pomegranate and Pineapple and their parents. They came back to Foodsland together with their friend Tamingsari.
Two hours later, Milk, Mango, Pomegranate and Pineapple got together at Pomegranate’s house. They were so happy to see each other again. Pomegranate and Pineapple told Milk and Mango about their experiences in Greenland and gave them some beautiful Greenland Nesting Dolls, snow globes and some Greenland postage stamps. Tamingsari saw the children talking excitedly to each other in the garden, so he walked towards them. Pineapple introduced Tamingsari to Milk and Mango and as Tamingsari decided to join them, they could not discuss about the mystery. Looking at each other, they wondered, who could be the lumberjack who cut down the trees in the woods …]]> Mango and Pomegranate volunteered to go to the Lumberjack Club to check if Henry and Ivan are members of the club. An hour later, they returned to Pomegranate’s house with good news.
“Okay,” started Mango. “We have good news. They are both members of the Lumberjack Club and here is what we found out about them.” She took out her note-book and read, ” Henry is now 57 years old. He was born in Dillenburg, Netherlands. And Ivan is now 53 years old. He was born in the lands of Kolomenskoye, Greenland.”
“And I have another good news,” said Pomegranate excitedly. “Tomorrow my father is going to Greenland and he is taking Pineapple and I along for a holiday. We’ll try to see if we can find more information about Ivan as our father will be meeting his old friend, a lumberjack named Tamingsari over there. Tamingsari was born in India but he now lives in Greenland. Our father said that some of Tamingsari’s fingers had turned crooked or pointy, I can’t remember which; so he wants to visit him and see if he can help Tamingsari.”
“Where was Tamingsari born, Pomegranate?” asked Milk.
“Agra, near the Taj Mahal. And I’ll try to ask him questions to find out if he came to Foodsland recently,” answered Pomegranate.
The next day, Pomegranate and Pineapple were very excited; they could hardly wait for the time to go to the airport. Their flight to Greenland would be departing from the Foodsland International Airport or WIAIR at 12 o’clock noon and they were going to the airport two hours earlier. Pomegranate and Pineapple said goodbye to Milk and Mango, and they promised to bring back something special from Greenland for their friends.
“When will you be back from Greenland?” asked Mango.
“We’ll be there for six days and we will be arriving back here at 7 o’clock in the morning on Monday,” answered Pomegranate. “I have never been to Greenland before and I hope that it is going to be fun over there,” continued Pomegranate. Mango and Milk said goodbye to Pomegranate, Pineapple and their parents as they departed for the airport.
Six days later at 7 o’clock in the morning, an aeroplane landed on Foodsland International Airport’s runway from Greenland. Fifteen minutes later, out came some Greenlander from the aeroplane. Then a boy with his little brother walked out from the aeroplane together with their parents, followed by an Indian man. It was Pomegranate and Pineapple and their parents. They came back to Foodsland together with their friend Tamingsari.
Two hours later, Milk, Mango, Pomegranate and Pineapple got together at Pomegranate’s house. They were so happy to see each other again. Pomegranate and Pineapple told Milk and Mango about their experiences in Greenland and gave them some beautiful Greenland Nesting Dolls, snow globes and some Greenland postage stamps. Tamingsari saw the children talking excitedly to each other in the garden, so he walked towards them. Pineapple introduced Tamingsari to Milk and Mango and as Tamingsari decided to join them, they could not discuss about the mystery. Looking at each other, they wondered, who could be the lumberjack who cut down the trees in the woods …]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-261.html Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:08:53 +0000 Strawberry Chocolate]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-261.html “Stop!” exclaimed Pomegranate. “We’re inspecting these prints and we need to concentrate.” And so they continued inspecting the hand prints carefully. Suddenly Milk had an idea. He suggested that they should all go around Foodsland and check out who might have a pointy thumb on their right hands.
“Great idea!” shouted Pineapple. And so they all went out to get their scooters. They then rode their scooters excitedly around Woodland, looking for someone with a pointy thumb.
“First, check out for someone with abnormal hand or hands, then look at their thumbs,” said Milk. “When we’ve spotted them, I’ll snap their pictures and we’d ask the Foodsland Supermarket’s cashiers if they can recognise them. The cashiers might had met them since that is the only supermarket in Woodland. We’ll take pictures of three people before asking the cashiers. But if by an hour we could only find one person, we’ll go and ask the cashiers anyway.”
“I can see one of them over there,” whispered Pomegranate. ” He has pointy fingers on his left hand and he has a pointy thumb on his other hand!” After an hour, they could only spot two people with pointy thumbs. They then decided to go to the supermarket and talk to the cashiers. Pomegranate and Pineapple volunteered to go inside to talk to the cashiers.
The cashier was a very friendly man who knew the children very well. He told Pomegranate and Pineapple the names and addresses of both men. After thanking the cashier, Pomegranate and Pineapple went out of the supermarket. They smiled happily and Pomegranate, who was holding the paper with the names and addresses, handed the paper to Mango.
“Now, off we go to the addresses,” said Mango. “First man…,” she looked at the note and read out loud. “His name is Ivan James, also known as Vames and lives at House 23, Summerland. The second man is Henry Maurice also known as Herrice and lives in House 85, near the winter festival building in Chocolate place. So, who’ll be going over there?”
“Me and Pineapple,” said Milk suddenly. “Among the 4 of us, we are the best at tracking people.”
So Pineapple and Milk went to Summerland to investigate. When they reached the address, Pineapple and Milk rang the door bell and waited. After a while a woman opened the door. ”Good afternoon. We heard that there is a great lumberjack named Ivan who lives around this area. Do you know him?” asked Pineapple.
“Oh yes,” said the woman. “This is his house but he went out since this morning. He is a professional lumberjack and is very good at cutting woods. He could cut the woods without making any noises.” They talked to the woman for a few more minutes and headed to the second address.
At Chocolate Place, they looked for House 85. In front of the house, they saw a man carrying a chainsaw. “He might be a lumberjack,” thought Milk. Milk walk towards him asked him politely, “Hello, sir. Are you a lumberjack?”
“Yup!” he answered. “My name is Henry Maurice but people call me Herrice. I came all the way from Netherlands to work in Chocolate Place.” Herrice was very nice and friendly. They spoke for a while and Herrice invited them to visit him again next time.
Back at Pomegranate’s, Pomegranate and Mango were waiting anxiously for Milk and Pineapple to return home. “Pomegranate!” called Pomegranate’s mother. Pomegranate went to the kitchen and his mother told him to feed the animals. Mango followed Pomegranate to the barn and helped him to feed the animals. After feeding the animals they saw Milk and Pineapple walking towards Pomegranate’s house.
They all rushed to the garden table for a meeting. Milk told them about their investigation.”Both men are lumberjacks,” said Milk. “So, could it be one of them who cut down the trees in the woods?” asked Milk. “Henry and Ivan are our first two suspects.”]]> “Stop!” exclaimed Pomegranate. “We’re inspecting these prints and we need to concentrate.” And so they continued inspecting the hand prints carefully. Suddenly Milk had an idea. He suggested that they should all go around Foodsland and check out who might have a pointy thumb on their right hands.
“Great idea!” shouted Pineapple. And so they all went out to get their scooters. They then rode their scooters excitedly around Woodland, looking for someone with a pointy thumb.
“First, check out for someone with abnormal hand or hands, then look at their thumbs,” said Milk. “When we’ve spotted them, I’ll snap their pictures and we’d ask the Foodsland Supermarket’s cashiers if they can recognise them. The cashiers might had met them since that is the only supermarket in Woodland. We’ll take pictures of three people before asking the cashiers. But if by an hour we could only find one person, we’ll go and ask the cashiers anyway.”
“I can see one of them over there,” whispered Pomegranate. ” He has pointy fingers on his left hand and he has a pointy thumb on his other hand!” After an hour, they could only spot two people with pointy thumbs. They then decided to go to the supermarket and talk to the cashiers. Pomegranate and Pineapple volunteered to go inside to talk to the cashiers.
The cashier was a very friendly man who knew the children very well. He told Pomegranate and Pineapple the names and addresses of both men. After thanking the cashier, Pomegranate and Pineapple went out of the supermarket. They smiled happily and Pomegranate, who was holding the paper with the names and addresses, handed the paper to Mango.
“Now, off we go to the addresses,” said Mango. “First man…,” she looked at the note and read out loud. “His name is Ivan James, also known as Vames and lives at House 23, Summerland. The second man is Henry Maurice also known as Herrice and lives in House 85, near the winter festival building in Chocolate place. So, who’ll be going over there?”
“Me and Pineapple,” said Milk suddenly. “Among the 4 of us, we are the best at tracking people.”
So Pineapple and Milk went to Summerland to investigate. When they reached the address, Pineapple and Milk rang the door bell and waited. After a while a woman opened the door. ”Good afternoon. We heard that there is a great lumberjack named Ivan who lives around this area. Do you know him?” asked Pineapple.
“Oh yes,” said the woman. “This is his house but he went out since this morning. He is a professional lumberjack and is very good at cutting woods. He could cut the woods without making any noises.” They talked to the woman for a few more minutes and headed to the second address.
At Chocolate Place, they looked for House 85. In front of the house, they saw a man carrying a chainsaw. “He might be a lumberjack,” thought Milk. Milk walk towards him asked him politely, “Hello, sir. Are you a lumberjack?”
“Yup!” he answered. “My name is Henry Maurice but people call me Herrice. I came all the way from Netherlands to work in Chocolate Place.” Herrice was very nice and friendly. They spoke for a while and Herrice invited them to visit him again next time.
Back at Pomegranate’s, Pomegranate and Mango were waiting anxiously for Milk and Pineapple to return home. “Pomegranate!” called Pomegranate’s mother. Pomegranate went to the kitchen and his mother told him to feed the animals. Mango followed Pomegranate to the barn and helped him to feed the animals. After feeding the animals they saw Milk and Pineapple walking towards Pomegranate’s house.
They all rushed to the garden table for a meeting. Milk told them about their investigation.”Both men are lumberjacks,” said Milk. “So, could it be one of them who cut down the trees in the woods?” asked Milk. “Henry and Ivan are our first two suspects.”]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-260.html Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:03:39 +0000 Strawberry Chocolate]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-260.html Just then they found footprints and wagon’s trails. Mango kept those pictures of the footprints in her mind since she left her notebook at home. “Now what?” asked Pineapple. Ask the man? Take a look at the stumps? Check out this nice chainsaw? Look at tha ….” Milk looked at Pineapple and asked, “A chainsaw? Let’s check it out!” “Worth a try,” said Pomegranate.
They checked the chainsaw, looking for clues but they found nothing except dust on it. “Perhaps this chainsaw had not been used for a long time. If not it won’t be so dusty and there will be fingerprints on it. But I heard that there are some tricks to cover our fingerprints,” said Pomegranate. Suddenly, they heard the clattering sound, like what Milk heard that morning. Milk announced, “We’d better continue our investigations tomorrow, it’s too late now and the gardener will be angry if we stay here for too long.”
The next morning, Milk and Mango ran towards the woods to continue their investigations. Meanwhile, Pomegranate and Pineapple had totally forgotten that they were supposed to meet and go to the woods. Milk wondered where were Pomegranate and Pineapple. So he ran to Pomegranate’s house and waved his magnifying glass in the direction of Pomegranate’s bedroom window as a signal. Pomegranate was looking out his window and saw Milk in front of his gate, waving the magnifying glass.
Pomegranate rushed outside with his little brother, Pineapple and they all ran towards the woods. When they reached the woods, Pineapple stood back just in case someone caught sight of them. Milk found out that the footprints had been brushed away by hands and he got the hand prints he needed. Fortunately, Mango could still remember the footprints. Milk took out his camera that he got for his birthday last month and took pictures of the hand prints. “There, we've got some clues and now we could go home and think of what to do next,” said Milk.
They all went to Pomegranate’s house to discuss about the hand prints that they just saw and the footprints that Mango drew in her notebook as soon as she reached home last night.]]> Just then they found footprints and wagon’s trails. Mango kept those pictures of the footprints in her mind since she left her notebook at home. “Now what?” asked Pineapple. Ask the man? Take a look at the stumps? Check out this nice chainsaw? Look at tha ….” Milk looked at Pineapple and asked, “A chainsaw? Let’s check it out!” “Worth a try,” said Pomegranate.
They checked the chainsaw, looking for clues but they found nothing except dust on it. “Perhaps this chainsaw had not been used for a long time. If not it won’t be so dusty and there will be fingerprints on it. But I heard that there are some tricks to cover our fingerprints,” said Pomegranate. Suddenly, they heard the clattering sound, like what Milk heard that morning. Milk announced, “We’d better continue our investigations tomorrow, it’s too late now and the gardener will be angry if we stay here for too long.”
The next morning, Milk and Mango ran towards the woods to continue their investigations. Meanwhile, Pomegranate and Pineapple had totally forgotten that they were supposed to meet and go to the woods. Milk wondered where were Pomegranate and Pineapple. So he ran to Pomegranate’s house and waved his magnifying glass in the direction of Pomegranate’s bedroom window as a signal. Pomegranate was looking out his window and saw Milk in front of his gate, waving the magnifying glass.
Pomegranate rushed outside with his little brother, Pineapple and they all ran towards the woods. When they reached the woods, Pineapple stood back just in case someone caught sight of them. Milk found out that the footprints had been brushed away by hands and he got the hand prints he needed. Fortunately, Mango could still remember the footprints. Milk took out his camera that he got for his birthday last month and took pictures of the hand prints. “There, we've got some clues and now we could go home and think of what to do next,” said Milk.
They all went to Pomegranate’s house to discuss about the hand prints that they just saw and the footprints that Mango drew in her notebook as soon as she reached home last night.]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-259.html Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:58:07 +0000 Strawberry Chocolate]]> https://www.strawberryforum.org/board/thread-259.html “Mango! Come here, please,” called Milk. Yoghurt Mango was his sister. “Anything weird out there?” asked Mango. “You see, I’m kind of sleepy. So, how about talking about it tomorrow,” said Mango as she went back to sleep.
Milk sighed and continued looking outside. “I’m going up, I mean I’m going out there to have a look at the woods,” said Milk while he put on his jacket. “Something is wrong, the woods is sinking.” “I’ll come along then,’ said Mango as she got up from her bed. “I’m not going to let you go outside all alone. But please ask for permission from Mum first, Milk.”
“Mum, can Mango and I go upside, I mean outside to take a look at something for a while, please?” asked Milk. “Alright,” said his mother. “Just don’t do weird things out there and do not stay out there for too long.” Milk and Mango went out to inspect the woods. “Hi Pomegranate Jam, what are you doing here?” asked Milk and looking at Pineapple he said, “And Pineapple Cookies, you are much taller!” Pomegranate and Pineapple were their neighbours but they had not seen each other for months. “What do you mean by upside, do you mean outside?” asked Pineapple. Milk sighed “Yes, I always make that mistake.” ”I heard a man shouting in the woods and I could not sleep,” said Pomegranate. “Well, did you notice that the woods look kind of weird? The whole woods seems lower as if the trees had sunk into the ground. So, I came upside to inspect it,” said Milk.
“Don’t waste your time, everyone. We must find out what’s happening over there,” said Mango. So off they went to the woods. Just before they reached there, “Stop!” shouted someone while putting his hand in front of the children. It was Mr. Apple Pie the gardener. “What are you children doing out here?” he asked. Milk answered, “Were just going for a tour in the woods and ….” Pomegranate give Milk a nudge and said, “What he meant was we’re inspecting what is wrong with the woods. It looks weird. That’s all.” Mr. Apple said, “Fine, you can take a look at the forest but don’t be up too late because it’s already time to sleep and it could be dangerous out there.”]]> “Mango! Come here, please,” called Milk. Yoghurt Mango was his sister. “Anything weird out there?” asked Mango. “You see, I’m kind of sleepy. So, how about talking about it tomorrow,” said Mango as she went back to sleep.
Milk sighed and continued looking outside. “I’m going up, I mean I’m going out there to have a look at the woods,” said Milk while he put on his jacket. “Something is wrong, the woods is sinking.” “I’ll come along then,’ said Mango as she got up from her bed. “I’m not going to let you go outside all alone. But please ask for permission from Mum first, Milk.”
“Mum, can Mango and I go upside, I mean outside to take a look at something for a while, please?” asked Milk. “Alright,” said his mother. “Just don’t do weird things out there and do not stay out there for too long.” Milk and Mango went out to inspect the woods. “Hi Pomegranate Jam, what are you doing here?” asked Milk and looking at Pineapple he said, “And Pineapple Cookies, you are much taller!” Pomegranate and Pineapple were their neighbours but they had not seen each other for months. “What do you mean by upside, do you mean outside?” asked Pineapple. Milk sighed “Yes, I always make that mistake.” ”I heard a man shouting in the woods and I could not sleep,” said Pomegranate. “Well, did you notice that the woods look kind of weird? The whole woods seems lower as if the trees had sunk into the ground. So, I came upside to inspect it,” said Milk.
“Don’t waste your time, everyone. We must find out what’s happening over there,” said Mango. So off they went to the woods. Just before they reached there, “Stop!” shouted someone while putting his hand in front of the children. It was Mr. Apple Pie the gardener. “What are you children doing out here?” he asked. Milk answered, “Were just going for a tour in the woods and ….” Pomegranate give Milk a nudge and said, “What he meant was we’re inspecting what is wrong with the woods. It looks weird. That’s all.” Mr. Apple said, “Fine, you can take a look at the forest but don’t be up too late because it’s already time to sleep and it could be dangerous out there.”]]>