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The Curious Case of the Missing Muffin

In the town of Wibble Wobble stood a bright blue bakery. The baker, Mr. Bun, made the best muffins in town. Fluffy and sweet, they were a real treat. But one day, the biggest muffin went missing. Oh dear, oh me, oh my!

A whimsical, bright blue bakery in a lively town with whimsical houses. Inside, a friendly baker named A friendly baker with white flour on his cheeks, always cheerful and wears a big chef's hat with flour on his cheeks.

Mr. Bun was puzzled. ‘Who could steal my muffin? There isn’t a muffin theft in Wibble Wobble!’ He called for Welly the Weasel, the curious critter detective, known for solving the trickiest of puzzles.

A puzzled baker with furrowed brows stands in a bakery. A clever weasel detective wearing a tiny hat and magnifying glasses enters the scene.

Welly the Weasel wiggled his whiskers and checked the crumbs. ‘We'll find the thief, Mr. Bun,’ he said with a wiggle and a waggle. And so, the great muffin mystery began!

The weasel detective examines muffin crumbs on the ground with a magnifying glass while the baker watches anxiously.

They searched the bakery high and low. Dobbin the Dog barked, ‘No muffin here!’ Percy the Parrot squawked, ‘All clear!’ Suddenly, a trail of crumbs led them to Wibble Wobble Wood.

The bakery scene with a dog sniffing around and a parrot perched, both searching for clues. Trail of crumbs leading out the door.

Into the woods, they followed the trail. Over bridges, under trees, until they reached a small, hidden house. Tap, tap, tap! Welly knocked on the door. Out popped Mrs. Munch, the mouse.

Dense, magical woods with whimsical bridges and tall trees. A tiny, charming house with a mouse peeking out the door at the detective.

Mrs. Munch munched on a tiny piece of muffin. ‘Did you take the muffin, Mrs. Munch?’ asked Welly. ‘No, I only found this crumb!’ squeaked Mrs. Munch. Welly's whiskers twitched with thought. ‘Hmm,’ he said.

A cozy interior of a mouse's house with A tiny mouse with a soft, gray fur, always nibbling on something small and inhabits a cozy little home nibbling on a muffin crumb as the weasel detective questions her.

‘Let's look further,’ said Welly. They followed more crumbs to a pond. There, a frog named Sir Ribbit sat, looking rather satisfied. Welly asked, ‘Did you take the muffin, Sir Ribbit?’

A pond with lily pads and a content-looking frog on a lily pad, with a weasel asking questions by the water.

Sir Ribbit croaked, ‘I did not. But I saw Freddy the Fox with crumbs on his whiskers.’ Off they went to Freddy's den. But when they arrived, Freddy was nowhere to be found.

A fox den entrance in the woods with no fox in sight; the weasel detective and other animals there, looking around in confusion.

Suddenly, Welly spotted a shiny object in the bushes. He dug deeper and found Freddy's silver lockpick. With a sigh, Welly knew. ‘Freddy the Fox did it,’ he said. Freddy felt guilty and returned the muffin.

Weasel detective finding a shiny silver lockpick in the bushes, with a shadow of a fox lurking in the background.

‘I just wanted a bite!’ Freddy cried. The town forgave Freddy, and the muffin was returned. But from that day forward, everyone knew to ask instead of sneak.

A remorseful fox returning a muffin to the baker amidst the forgiving townsfolk and friendly detective.

Mr. Bun thanked Welly and everyone celebrated with muffins for all. The mystery was solved, and Wibble Wobble went back to its wobbly ways. The end!

A joyful scene at the bakery with townsfolk enjoying fresh muffins, along with the baker and A clever, tiny weasel detective with a small hat and a magnifying glass, known for his curious and investigative nature smiling.

Reflection Questions

  • How do you think Freddy the Fox felt when he decided to take the muffin without asking?
  • Why do you think the townsfolk forgave Freddy even though he did something wrong?
  • What would you have done if you found the missing muffin instead of Freddy?

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