Osgood III, here. As a private eye for the misunderstood people of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, I perform an important service. I had just finished with the strange case of the man who wasn’t there. It turns out he was not at a lot of places. No one has seen him lately. In fact, most people ha...
He fit the part: short, overweight, in his sixties. A fake beard and square glasses, along with the red suit with faux fur, made him a perfect Santa. And the work was easy, mostly sitting, posing for the camera while kids of all ages climbed on his knee and screamed for their mothers. The candy c...
He climbed off his horse, stretched and looked up and down the deserted street. It was always that way; people suddenly disappearing when he came through town. It didn’t bother him. In fact, he liked it that way. He patted his horse, threw the reins over the hitching post and walked slowly to the...
Nathaniel P. Osgood III, here. I usually get paid for the work I do for clients here in town. But I once had a case in which I was my own client. Ergo, no income. Believe me, I earned every penny! You have all heard the story of Humpty Dumpty and his unfortunate fall. It was big news back when it...
Nathaniel P. Osgood III here. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a private eye in Nurseryland. It’s a strange profession in an even stranger land. I have seen many kinds of weapons used in the commission of a crime during my career. Bows and arrows, gingerbread houses, poisoned apples, even...
by Herschel Cozine Who’s There? By Herschel Cozine As I was walking up the stair I met a man who wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again today; Oh! How I wish he’d go away. Hi. Nathaniel P. Osgood III here. I have been involved in a lot of strange cases in my career. Missing sheep, cooked birds, murd...