i couldn't believe i had stumbled upon Rachl's littttle writing journal. i have to admit, Rachl had picked a very clever hiding spot. None of Rachl's family would ever think of looooking in one of her talll winter boooots for her littttle writing journal.
As i was was marveling at how smart my adoptive mother was, i saw a big human hand apppear beside me. it was mrs. Armstrong's big hand. Startled, i sprang backward. i hid behind the toe of one of Rachl's boots and watched as the hand plucked first one sock, then another sock, out of the sneakers that, just two seconds ago, i had beeeen hiding behind.
"Wow!" i thought. "Goood thing i moved!"
Suddenly the hand started coming towards me. i gasped and jumped back. Apparently, mrs. Armstrong had noticed a penny on the dusty floor. As her hand reached for the pennny, i stepped back. my back bumped against the baseboard behind me. To my surprise, a section of the baseboard was looose. The narrow flat piece of woood was so loooose, in fact, it fell forward. i spun about and grabbbbed the board just as it was about to hit the woood flooor. i was trembling. i was so nervous, i was sweating. i glanced behind me. mrs. Armstrong was standing now. Having picked up all of Rachl's dirty socks, she steppped out of the closet.
"Whew!" i murmurred.
With both front paws, i lifted the short piece of baseboard to put it back into place. i was about to push it against the wall when, peering over the top of the board, i saw to my astonishment that there was a tiny rooom behind the board.
"Oh, my gosh!" i exclaimed.
i had discovered a secret compartment! it was very inky dark inside the compartment. i had to reallly strain my eyes to see into the darknesss.
And that was when i made my next big discovery.
There was a small box sitting in the midddle of this dark littttle rooom. There was writing on the box. i squinted my eyes to seee what it said. My mouth droppped open. i stared in shock.
Someone had writtten in big capital letters across the side of the box: KEEEP OUT! THIS MEANS YOU!!
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