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1、byMarjorieWeinmanSharmatandCraigSharmatillustrationsbyMarcSimontDelacortePressTomygrandparents,NathanandAnna,LeonandLucille—C.S.ContentsOtherBooksbyThisAuthorTitlePageCopyrightDedicationFirstPageExtraFunActivitiesAbouttheAuthorsI,NatetheGreat,amadetective
2、.Idoimportantthings.TodayIwasdoingsomethingimportant.Iwasshovelingsnow.Mydog,Sludge,waschasingsnowflakes.SuddenlyIheardajinglingsound.1Anniewascomingupourwalkwithherdog,Fang.Fanghadbellsonhiscollarandanelfhatonhishead.“Doesn’tFanglookcute?”Anniesaid.“Just
3、likeagiantelf.”2Sludgelookedatme.IlookedatSludge.WebothknewthatallthebellsandelvesandjinglesandjanglesintheworldcouldnotmakeFanglookcute.Fanglookedhungry.“Fangisnotahappyelf,”Anniesaid.Thiswasnotgoodnews.“Everyyear,twoweeksbeforeChristmas,FanggetsaChristm
4、ascardfromhismotherinthemail,”Anniesaid.“ItisnowaweekbeforeChristmas3andFanghasnotreceivedhiscard.”“Perhapsshedidn’tsendit,”Isaid.“WouldamotherforgetFang?”Anniesaid.I,NatetheGreat,wishedIcould.“Ineedyourhelptofindthecard,”Anniesaid.“Ihavetoshovelsnow,”Isa
5、id.Fangsatdownandglaredatme.I,NatetheGreat,wasthinking.Itwastheholidayseason.4Itwasnotagoodideaforagiantelftobeunhappy.“Iwilltakeyourcase,”Isaid.“Waithere.”Iwentintomyhouse.Iwroteanotetomymother.5Iwentoutside.IspoketoAnnie.“Themailmanleavesyourmailinyourm
6、ailbox,right?”“Mostofthetime,”Anniesaid.“Sometimeshedropsitonthegroundnearthemailbox.”6“Whydoeshedothat?”“SometimesFangissohappytoseethemailmanthatherunsoutofthehousetogreethim.Themailmandropsthemailandflees.”I,NatetheGreat,knewexactlyhowthemailmanfelt.Is
7、aid,“Thenwhat?”“Fangrunsafterthemailman.Theybothdisappear.Irunouttogetthemail.”“So,thereisnochanceforanybodyelsetotakethatmail?”7“Nochance,”Anniesaid.“Wemustgotoyourmailboxandlookforclues,”Isaid.Annie,Fang,Sludge,andIwalkedthroughthesnow.Itwascrunchyunder
8、ourfeet.“Areyoumissinganyothermail?”Iasked.“No,”Anniesaid.8IwalkeduptoAnnie’smailbox.Itwassostuffedthatpiecesofmailwerestickingout.“Iguessthattoday’smailcamewhileIwasatyourhouse,”Anniesaid.Istartedtoopenthemailbox.“
