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1、Formyfather,Nathan“nate”Weinman,andwithappreciationtoalltheNathanseverywherewhofeelaspecialbondwithNatetheGreatI,NatetheGreat,amadetective.SometimesI’mabaseballplayer.ThismorningIwasadetectiveandabaseballplayer.Mydog,Sludge,andIwenttothefield.Ihadtopracticebattingandrunningandfielding.Ib
2、elongtoateam.1ROSAMOND’SRANGERS.Rosamond,Annie,Harry,Oliver,Esmeralda,Claude,Finley,andPipbelongtoo.Theywereatthefield.Rosamond’sfourcatswerethere.Theyaretheteam’smascots.2Annie’sdogFangwasthere.Fangisnotontheteam.Heisnotamascot.Fangshouldhavestayedhome.Rosamondcameuptome.“Wecan’tpractic
3、etoday,”shesaid.“Somebodystolesecondbase.”“Wecangetanothersecondbase,”Isaid.Ibentdownandpickedupabigstone.“Astoneforsecondbase?”Rosamondsaid.“NotwhileI’mcoach.Everybodyusesstones.Rosamond’sRangersdonot.”Rosamondisastrangecoach.3Thatwasnosurprise.Rosamondisastrangeperson.Shesaid,“Whenwepl
4、aybaseball,Ibringfirstbase.Oliverbringssecondbase.AndAnniebringsthirdbase.”Rosamondheldupalargetunafishcan.“Here’stoday’sfirstbase.Nobodystoleit.”Annieheldupalargedogbone.“Here’stoday’sthirdbase,”shesaid.“Nobodyateit.”FangandSludgesniffed.4Oliversaid,“IwasgoingtobringthesamebaseIbroughty
5、esterday.Butsomebodystoleit.Itwasthebest.”I,NatetheGreat,didnotthinkOliver’ssecondbasewasthebest.Itwasanoctopusmadeofgloopypurpleplastic.5Olivercollectseels.Heissavingupforarealoctopus.“Weneedadetectivetofindmysecondbase,”hesaid.“Makeanotheroctopus,”Isaid.Oliverwasmad.“Youthinkit’seasyto
6、makethoselong,curlingarms?”hesaid.“Besides,thatwasmygood-luckoctopus.”“Verywell.I,NatetheGreat,willtakethecase.”IknewwhatOliver’soctopuslookedlike.Ithadeightlong,curlingarms.6Itlookedoozyandslimy.“Wheredoyoukeepyouroctopus?”Iasked.“Onmybookcase,”Oliversaid.“ButwhenIwenttogetitthismorning
7、,itwasn’tthere.”“Wemustgotoyourhouse,”Isaid.Iwroteanotetomymother.7Ileftthenoteatmyhouse.ThenSludge,Oliver,andIwenttoOliver’shouse.Helivesnextdoor.Hetookustohisroom.Isawhisbookcase.Itwasfullofbooks.Sofar,sogood.Butitwassqueezedinacornerbetweenthewallandahugetankofeels.And
