And they usually sleep standing up or leaning against trees I added Babu clapped You two really cut the mustard I was confused There's no mustard in migas Babu but there is salsa The grown-ups laughed I didn't want them to feel bad so I laughed too even though I didn't understand the joke I'm so glad everything's going well with the herd said Halmoni 6
Babu nodded It's a lot of work to raise a baby And even more work when there's two Mom said smiling at us Especially when they're named Lark and Connor Dad said and the grown-ups laughed I laughed too because I know how much work Connor can be After breakfast we said goodbye to Babu We all cleaned up and then Mom and Dad went to work Well little ones said Halmoni Shall we head to the park then the show rang Before we could answer Halmoni's phone Just a moment she said to us She picked up the phone June How are you Halmoni's smile crumpled What That's terrible Uh-oh I didn't like the look on Halmoni's face Nope nope nope 7
Chapter Two Connor and I went back to our room while Halmoni talked on the phone Max came along I sat on the top bunk This summer Connor and I became private investigators P.I.s for short So far we'd solved the mystery of Miss Robinson's missing key caught the person who destroyed Sophie's baking entry for a contest and found out who had framed Franklin for the theft of a piece of art 8
I took out one of my detective books and tried to read But I couldn't I was worried about Miss June Connor I said Are you worried about Miss June too he asked Yes Halmoni said something terrible had happened I don't like this said Connor Miss June is a really nice person I nodded During the school year Miss June would come and help me with my reading I have dyslexia which means I mix up letters and numbers Because of Miss June my reading was getting lots better Let's do something I said climbing down the ladder Let's get Max ready so Halmoni doesn't have to do it We went to the front door and got Max's leash 9
