Written by Leslie McGuire

Illustrated by Mitchell Rose

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Detective Dag
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Written by Leslie McGuire

Illustrated by Mitchell Rose

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 Contents

1. A Big Job 9

2. What Is Rabbit Up To?!?! 17

3. Rabbit Is BAD! 31

4. Now What? 41
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 A Big Job

I am Detective Dog. I look

for lost pets. I get the pets back
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 "Ineed you to look for Rabbit,"
says Fox. "He is my pet."
"Why did he run off?" I say.
"He did not say," says Fox.
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 "That's odd," I say, "but I can get
Rabbit back for you."
"Good," says Fox.
"Where did you see him?" I say.

"In my den," says Fox.

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 I go to Fox's den. No Rabbit
But I see Rabbit's fuzz. I look
up the hill. I see fuzz up the
hill too.

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 I bet that's Rabbit's fuzz, and
I bet he's up the hill. I will get
him back now.
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 a BIG hill. I huff
It's

and puff up the hill. But

what I see is NOT Rabbit
What I see upsets me.
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 What Is Rabbit Up To?!?!

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It is Pig.Pig looks mad.

"I had lots of eggs," says Pig.
"Now I do not!"
"That's too bad," I say.

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 "I bet Rabbit got the eggs!"
says Pig. "I want you to get
my eggs back!"
"I am on a big job," I
say.

"I cannot get your eggs

back now."
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 "That's too bad," says Pig.
"Did you see Rabbit?" I say.
"Yes. He went that way," says Pig.

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"Thank you," I say.
"Can we come too?" says Pig.
"Yes," I say.

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 Pig, the hens, and I go look
for Rabbit.
"Look!" I say. "Is that
Rabbit's fuzz in the mud?"
We see footprints in the
mud too. Are the footprints
Rabbit's footprints?

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 No. The footprints are
Cat's footprints.
"What do you want?" says Cat.

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"We need to get Rabbit," I say.

"I do says Cat. "I had

too,"
a bag of nuts, but I think Rabbit
has the bag now."

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 "Did you see him?" I say.
"Yes," says Cat. "He went
that way." .

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 "I willgo look," I say.
"Can I come, too?" says Cat.
"Yes," I say.

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 Pig, the hens, and Cat come
with me. We see a pit with fuzz
in it. We see Bug in the fuzz.
"Did you see Rabbit?" I say.

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 Bug. "He went
"Yes," says
that way. But he got my jam, and
I want it back."
"Come with us," says Pig.
 Pig, the hens, Cat, Bug, and
Igo look for Rabbit.
We get to the mill.
What is that?
Now THAT looks BAD!
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 Rabbit Is BAD!

Duck and Cow are at the mill.

Duck is upset! Cow looks bad!
"Did you see Rabbit?" I say.
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"You bet I did!" says Cow

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 "He got into the mill!"
yells Duck.
"He got my milk!" sobs
Cow. "Lots of it!"

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 "This is not good," I say.

"I need to think."

I go sit on a rock. I get
out my pad.

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 What is Rabbit up to?
What can he do with eggs,
jam, milk, and nuts?

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"Let's go back and see what

Fox thinks," I say.

"We will gowith you,"

say Pig, the hens, Cat, Bug,
Duck, and Cow
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 We get to Fox's den, but
Fox not in his den!
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"Now where is Fox?" I say.

I get out my pad.

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 As I get up, Fox runs up
to us.
"I think I can get him!"
yells Fox.
"Where?" I say.
 "That way!" yells Fox.
"Let's go get him now!" yell
Cow, the hens, Pig, Duck, Cat,
and Bug.
We run up the hill. I do NOT
like what I see!

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 Now What?

"This is MY house!" I say.

"Yes," says Fox. "You go in
and look."
"Me?" need to
I say. "I

look in MY house for Rabbit?

This is too odd!"
 Rabbit is in MY house!
"SURPRISE!"

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 "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" yell
Fox, Rabbit, Pig, the hens, Cat,
Bug, Cow, and Duck.
"Why, thank you," I say.
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 "Did you make this cake with
the eggs, jam, nuts, and milk?"
I say.

"Yes," says Rabbit.

"Why did you make me go
look for you?" I say.

"I had to get you out of the

house to make the cake."

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 See? can be fun to be a
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detective! This is good cake, too!

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Leslie McGuire is a writer/illustrator
with more than 200 published children's
books. Some of her personal favorites
include Brush Your Teeth! (a pop-up
book with sharks that actually floss);
Big Dans Moving Van (winner of a
Parents' Choice Award); Good Night,
Little Bear (an American Bookseller's
Association Pick of the List and a Time-
Life kids selection);Baby Night Owl;
and This Farm Is a Mess. Ms. McGuire
lives in California with her husband and
two children.

Mitchell Rose is a children's book

illustrator whose works include Norman,
The Great Catsby, To Grill a Mockingbird,
and Baseball Fever. He has also worked
as a writer, animator, and art director
of educational software for more than
30 years and has won dozens of awards,
including eight Cine Golden Eagles, the
First Prize in the Golden Gate Award for
Short Subjects from the San Francisco
Film Festival, and five Codie Awards. He
lives in northern California.
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Fox's rabbit is lost, and Detective Dog

searches everywhere — discovering some very
odd things, too! The hilarious surprise
ending leaves everyone in a good mood
and children with a good story.

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