The Case Of The Slippery Salamander - Plot & Excerpts
One Thursday afternoon Jack Connor hurried into the Browns’ garage. Encyclopedia saw that his six-year-old neighbor was carefully holding a large egg. Jack reached into his pocket with his free hand and pulled out a coin. “I want to hire you,” he said, putting a quarter on the gas can. “I think Wilford Wiggins has cheated me out of my birthday money!” “Not Wilford again,” Encyclopedia groaned. Wilford was a high-school dropout. He spent his mornings lying in bed. He was so lazy that he couldn’t stand to watch people work before noon. Most of his time was spent thinking up ways to cheat little kids out of their savings. “What’s Wilford up to this time?” Encyclopedia asked. Jack held up the egg. “He sold this to me last week. He swore if I took good care of the egg, it would hatch into a beautiful peacock with colorful feathers.” “Wilford Wiggins lies like a rug,” Encyclopedia remarked in disgust. “You’re telling me!” the younger boy exclaimed. “Wilford said it would take only five days for this egg to hatch.
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