Who Took Kit’s Crown?
The royal crown has vanished! Kit follows the clues round the castle.
One morning, Kit woke up and the royal crown was gone! It was not on its cushion. It was not under the bed. ‘Somebody has taken it,’ said Kit. ‘Come on, Zoe. Let’s find it.’
First, they found a trail of tiny, sparkly footprints on the floor. ‘Look!’ said Zoe. They followed the footprints up the stairs and down the corridor, round and round the castle.
Then Kit found a golden thread caught on a door. And then a shiny feather. And then a smudge of jam. Each clue was a little piece of the puzzle. Kit thought hard.
Finally the clues led to the kitchen jam cupboard. And there was the crown! It had been taken by a kitten who got sleepy in the jam. It was only borrowed, not stolen.
Kit wasn’t cross. He gently took the crown back and gave Mabel a shiny button to keep instead. Mabel smiled and skipped away. Zoe said, ‘You’re a great detective, Kit.’
That evening, Kit put the crown safely on its cushion. He smiled. A good king or queen is not the one with the crown, but the one who stays calm and solves the problem.
The little lesson
Look carefully and think calmly, and the answer appears.
Let’s talk about it
- Where did you think the crown was?
- What clues did Kit follow?
Finish stories to collect Kit as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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