You will not BELIEVE this! I’ve finally figured out the mystery of the Abominable Snowman!
The first few steps of my plan went well. Sparky and I went to the place where I’d seen the tracks. I set down the Jumbleberry pie (to lure the Snowman out, you see) out in the open and hurried back to where Sparky was hiding behind a tree. We waited.
And waited.
And then waited some more. Seriously, who wouldn’t want that pie? We were there so long that Sparky said HE was going to eat the pie if the Snowman didn’t want it.
But then, something interesting FINALLY happened! We heard a wheeze, and then a grunt, and then some branches being shook—I was so scared, I couldn’t look. But then, Sparky shook my shoulder and whispered, “Oh, WOW!” so I turned and saw…
ARTE FACT!
Wait, Arte Fact? As in, Sparky’s uncle?
It was definitely him! He had discovered the pie and was closely inspecting it.
“Hi, Uncle Arte!” called out Sparky.
He turned and saw us. “Oh, hello, boys! Why are you all the way out here on such a chilly day? I even thought about staying in and I love to go out exploring. I’m out looking for interesting objects for my shop, which I do whenever I have some spare time!”
I could barely speak. “Like you did…a couple weeks ago?”
“Sure thing!” said Arte cheerfully. He leaned down to tug at his boots. “And I’m getting better at these snowshoes now, too! They make quite a trail in the deep snow, but they’re quite helpful for getting around.”
I looked closer. Sadly, I’m pretty sure Uncle Arte’s snowshoe tracks could pass for fairly convincing Abominable Snowman tracks.
Uncle Arte straightened up. “Want to head back now, boys? I think my exploration today is over. And this pie you brought with you looks mighty good, don’t you think?”
Sparky and I traded glances. “Definitely, Uncle Arte,” Sparky said. We set off through the deep snow, making tracks of our own.
I’m a bit sad that we didn’t find proof of the Abominable Snowman, but guess what? I made a plan, did an experiment, and found a solution! That’s what investigation’s all about. And with this one solved, I can’t wait until the next surprise we find!
To read Part 1 of this story, “Alex Makes a Startling Discovery”, click here.
To read Part 2 of this story, “Alex Investigates”, click here.
To read Part 3 of this story, “Alex Sets a Trap”, click here.
Yes, Zeph317 (BTW I really enjoy reading your comments), this appears to be falling thru the cracks. Meanwhile, in the W Tales, a seemingly opposite storyline is running about the same characters. ???
Thanks, Catkin. I enjoy your comments, too. I look for them whenever new stories come out (which I hope start again soon).
As do I. :o) – >^..^< Catkin
Well now in the W Tales, they’re just repeating stories now.
Is it just me or does anybody else miss hearing more about the Kinz? the new site is great and all, and lots to do, but I miss the little daily updates on what is happening in Kinzville.
I miss the updates, too. We’ve been left wondering about a lot of things, and haven’t had any news from the other ‘kinz in a long time.
I was looking forwrad to the spa day one :(
IKR? We are getting less & less of the Kinz stories since they changed the site.
Yep. It’s been almost two weeks since we’ve had a new one.
Tell me about it!
Great job Alex!! Hope the pie is good!!!
Alex! Done just like a real scientist. I’m proud of you. I can’t wait until your next adventure.
nice try
Good job Alex. Hope you all enjoy that pie.
Good job, Alex!
How funny that it should turn out to be Arte in snowshoes. – >^..^< Catkin
Yeah, but snow shoes don’t look like those type of tracks, in my opinion. That was a great story, especially at Christmastime!
>^..^< sorry I wanted to try it ou! how cute! :D ;) :) ;D (which ones of these emoticons turned out?)
I haven’t posted in a while! Great job, Alex! Does anyone know what happend to Stoogles after he ate so much? Please answer!
I don’t think we heard. The last I read about it was Stoogles had just finished seven different kinds of pie and was heading to Arte Fact’s Curio Shop for food from Le Snout. The next entry was about Christmas.
Yeah, I wonder what happened too! I wish they would tell us! It’s a little late now though. Before you know, it’s gonna be Valentines day!
How come we don’t hear more new items about the grown-ups in Kinzville? It would be fun to hear more stories about the adult characters, too! Anybody else think so?
You solved the mystery, Alex! Well done.
Awsome nice work!