A Discovery Made by Purple Pear - A newspaper article

In August, 2010, Purple Pear, a detective, has discovered that one particular thief has been stealing money, jewelry, and trophies from many people in schools and houses. These people have all came to this detective, and relied on her to find out who this thief is so policeman can put him to jail. She has found out! The pictures above and below show him.

This is what the detective said:

“The thief’s name was Flatus Stubbley. It is a weird name right? I have never heard of the name Flatus or Stubbley, but I guess his last name should be Stubbley because his hair was stubbly.”

“Anyway, I found out by getting permission to stay at school after it closed. I stayed behind a corner, and watched the doors on either side of the hallway. Then, I heard a creak as one of the doors opened as slowly as a turtle or snail would move. He was very careful like a pray when it knows it is being watched by a predator. He looked around, but did not see me. The thief went straight to the principal’s desk where the principal has accidently left a pearl bracelet with some other jewelry I could not see well. I forgot to tell you I had a camera. I took out my camera, zoomed in, and took a picture. In some houses, I did the same.”

“When I reported him to the police and they caught him, he confessed, ‘I stole jewelry and trophies -’ ‘and money’ I reminded him. ‘-and money, because I got really angry when students started calling me “Flat Stanley” and “Stubbly hair,” and making jokes about me like, “Hey, dude! Did you get smashed up by a car or what?” I was stunned to hear that. Just to make sure he was telling the truth, I talked to one of his classmate and he immediately brought up the joke that Flatus had told me about. The thief was telling the truth!”

The police let him in jail for only one year instead of three years, because he told the truth and promised not to do it again.

3/23/2010