The Woodshed Mystery (2010)
“They went everywhere.
One morning Benny went over to the Bean farm. He met Mr. Bean, Andy’s brother, and Mrs. Bean. They were glad to see Benny and told him to come often. But they never said a word about Andy, the older brother who had run away.
At lunch Benny said, “Here’s something funny. You know the Beans raise eggs.”
“They raise hens, Benny,” said Jessie smiling.
“Well, anyway, they sell eggs. And every day about three eggs are gone.”
“How do you know, old fellow? How do the Beans know?” ...asked Henry.
“Well, Mrs. Bean told me,” said Benny.
Violet laughed and said, “Henny Penny told me.”
“No, really,” said Benny. “No fooling. You ought to see the list of eggs. They have a paper in the kitchen. It’s on the wall. Every time they put down how many eggs they get.” Everyone waited, smiling at Benny.
Benny went on. “Well, this is how the numbers go: 35 the first day, then 36, 34, 35, 35. You see—always about 35 eggs? Then one day suddenly it’s like this: 32, 31, 33, 31, 30.MoreLess
One morning Benny went over to the Bean farm. He met Mr. Bean, Andy’s brother, and Mrs. Bean. They were glad to see Benny and told him to come often. But they never said a word about Andy, the older brother who had run away.
At lunch Benny said, “Here’s something funny. You know the Beans raise eggs.”
“They raise hens, Benny,” said Jessie smiling.
“Well, anyway, they sell eggs. And every day about three eggs are gone.”
“How do you know, old fellow? How do the Beans know?” ...asked Henry.
“Well, Mrs. Bean told me,” said Benny.
Violet laughed and said, “Henny Penny told me.”
“No, really,” said Benny. “No fooling. You ought to see the list of eggs. They have a paper in the kitchen. It’s on the wall. Every time they put down how many eggs they get.” Everyone waited, smiling at Benny.
Benny went on. “Well, this is how the numbers go: 35 the first day, then 36, 34, 35, 35. You see—always about 35 eggs? Then one day suddenly it’s like this: 32, 31, 33, 31, 30.MoreLess
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