Encyclopedia

This is a story about Encyclopedia Brown, he’s a ten-year-old boy. His real name is Leroy, but everyone call him Encyclopedia because he’s very smart. Encyclopedia lives in Idaville. Idaville is a town beside the sea. 

Idaville looked like a ordinary town but it’s not. It’s very special because no one, children or adults, had gotten away with breaking a law for more than a year. The reason is Encyclopedia. He’s dad is the chief of police and Encyclopedia helps him. Cheif Brown working with solving mysteries and crime. But no one knows about it, because Chief Brown knows that no one would believe in that. 

One day Chief Brown told Encyclopedia about a mystery. A salamander was stolen from the aquarium. The name of the salamander was Fred. Chief Brown knew that Fred had been stolen between 10.30 and 11.45 and that the theft was a volunteer or an employee. There were three people who worked at the aquarium in the morning: Sam Maine, Mrs. King and a volunteer who was cleaning and maintaining exhibits. Dr. O'Donnell was also there. He was an expert on reptiles and amphibians.

Chief Brown told Encyclopedia about what the three people had done between 10.30 and 11.45. They found out that Mrs. King didn’t steel Fred. Then Encyclopedia asked his dad: Has Sam Maine been working at the aquarium long?

Chief Brown said that Sam was hired two weeks ago, but also that he had a lot of experience. Sam said that he had been taking care of salamanders and other lizards for more than 19 years.

That was all Encyclopedia needed to hear. He explained that anyone who had been taking care of salamanders for so long would know that salamanders are not lizards. They are amphibians. Lizards are reptiles.

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