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1、,NatetheGreat,amadetective.ThismorningIwasacolddetective.Iwasstandinginthesnowwithmydog,Sludge,buildingasnowdogandasnowdetective.TheylookedlikeSludgeandme.Theywerecoldandwhiteandwet.Andsowerewe.Rosamondcamealong.1Rosamondisstrangemostofthetime.Todaywas
2、oneofthosetimes.Shewaspullingherfourcats,SuperHex,BigHex,LittleHex,andPlainHex,onasled.Shewentuptothesnowdetective.“Ilostyourbirthdaypresent,”shesaidtohim.Thesnowdetectivedidnotanswer.Idid.“Thatdetectiveisonehourold.Whyareyougivinghimabirthdaypresent?”
3、Rosamondlookedatme.“Oh,it’sforyou,”shesaid.“MybirthdayisJuly12,”Isaid.2“Thisisthemiddleofwinter.”“Ibelieveingivingearly,”Rosamondsaid.Shepointedtohersled.3“Iwaspullingyourpresentandmycatsonmysled,butthepresentfelloffalongtheway.”“Doyouknowwhenandwherei
4、thappened?”Iasked.“Yes,”Rosamondsaid.“Iwasfeelingdrippy.Snowfromthetreeswasfallingonme.4Thenallofasuddenthesledfeltlighter.Iturnedaroundandlookedatit.Yourpresentwasgone.Iwalkedaroundandaroundinthesnow,butIcouldn’tfindit.IthasaHappyBirthdaycardonit.Will
5、youlookforyourpresent?”I,NatetheGreat,knewthatRosamond’spresentmustbestrange.ButIamadetective.Andthepresentwaslost.“I,NatetheGreat,5willtakeyourcase,”Isaid.“Tellmewhatthepresentis,soIwillknowwhattolookfor.”6“Oh,Ican’ttellyouthat,”Rosamondsaid.“Itwoulds
6、poilthesurprise.Butitcouldbebigorsmallormediumsizeorsquareorpointyorflatorbulgy.Orredorblueorgreenorblackorplaidorpolka-dottedor…”SuddenlyI,NatetheGreat,knewsomething.Ididnotwantthiscase.“HowcanIfindsomethingifIdonotknow7whatIamlookingfor?”Iasked.“You’
7、reagreatdetective,aren’tyou?”Rosamondsaid.Shewalkedawayandpulledhercatsbehindher.8SludgeandIwentinside.Ileftanoteformymother.Iputonadrypairofmittens.ThenSludgeandIwentoutintothesnow.9Rosamondhadgivenmeaclue,butshedidnotknowit.Shehadtoldmethatthesledfel
8、tlighterthemomentthepresentwasnotonit.I,NatetheGreat,knewthatthepresentmustbeheavy.Butithadtofitonthesledwiththefourcats.SoIknewitwasnotasbigasadeadtreeorabrokensofaoranolddoororsomeotherstrangethingthatonlyRosamondcouldthinkof.10I,Nate
