It was a dark autumn night in the forest An eerie wind howled through the trees An owl hooted in reply At the edge of the woods was a small police station where the lights were always on A small haven of light in the darkness a place where you could ask for help at any time If you went inside the door was always unlocked you found yourself at once in the large police room 1
On the left was a hat stand with two stylish police hats To the right was a glass cupboard with a black pistol inside it and a terrifying baton The cupboard was always locked In front of it was a great big desk with an old-fashioned stamp on it A little further in was the old prison still with its barred door But for now this was where the police chief slept If you crept in there you’d see the chief still snuggled up in bed Mouth open snoring lightly with soft little sighs The bed was large and Police Chief BuQy was small like a cinnamon bun beneath the cover BuQy was a mouse zero years old She was the one looking after the police station while old Police Chief Gordon was away Taking a break a very long break actually Suddenly the stillness of the night was broken 2
Someone was scrabbling at the windowpane Scrabble scrabble As if a hungry animal were trying to get inside BuQy woke at once and sat up in bed Outside the window a large shapeless thing was scrambling around in the garden Grunts and sighs could be heard Still in her pink nightdress BuQy ran on tiptoe to the door Now through the other window she glimpsed the large dark head of the terrible thing Or was it two things She gathered her courage opened the door and asked into the night What have we here then No one answered It was quiet Far away the owl hooted a clue In the name of the law said BuQy Complete silence She sniQed to catch a scent Nothing although she could detect a hint of her old friend Gordon All his old things still smelled of him of course Or she might have been imagining it Because at that moment BuQy was missing Gordon 3
