"Sparky! Come here!"Isabelle said. It was early in the morning-only 6:00. Chief beef detective was a talking dog, but only his owners knew it."What, Isabelle?"he asked, heading toward Isabelle's chair. Her chair was right outside the trailer, under the thing that Sparky, Chief beef detective, called a roll-out umbrella because he didn't really like how the actual word for it sounded. The trailer was at the top of a big hill above a dazzling lake. At sunrise the lake would sparkle like crystals, and at sunset the lake would glint like gold. It was a beautiful sight to see. There was a beach nearby, too. Isabelle liked to search all the camping spots for coins. She saved them up to make Sparky some money. Every time Sparky solved a mystery, she would give him some coins. She usually gave him three cents for every mystery he solved. If it was easy, she gave him a penny, if it was hard, she gave him five cents, and if it was a usual regular mystery, she gave him three cents. That was the way it worked. Money reminded Sparky of the Isabelle."What, Isabelle?"he said again."Come here. I need to show you something,"Isabelle said. Sparky ran over to Isabelle."What's in the book?"he asked."You have to come see,"Isabelle said,"Come all the way here." "Okay,"Sparky said. He looked at the book. He could read, too."So they call it the beef rock?"he asked."Yep,"Isabelle whispered,"I'll read the rest. The writing would be hard for you to see because the sun is shining on it." "How about we go back in and I can read it?"Sparky asked. He really wanted to learn more about the beef rock."Okay,"Isabelle said. They went in. Sparky started reading:
"The beef rock
The beef rock was found in China in 1987. It looked like a big, raw ham and was sold to a museum in Chicago, Illinois for 5,000 dollars. Lots of people came to see it. It really looked like it was worth 7,000 dollars, so the Chinese made a good deal. But in 2001 the rock was reported missing. All they know is that the thief comes from Kentucky. They have been looking for it for years, questioning people and searching their houses and backyards and cars. It is still yet to be found."
"Do you want to solve that mystery, Sparky? If you do, I'll give you a whole doolar,"Isabelle said. "Okay. Deal,"Sparky said. He laid down to take a nap.
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