Just when we thought this story all but over, your reporter has received another call from Mr Holmes. It seems that another victim has been found at Pine Tree Cottage. One of the big ones was vacuuming behind the woodburner getting the room clean and tidy for visitors (why do big ones do that? why don't they keep their nests clean and tidy all the time?) when it appeared that there was something stuck on the end of the nozzle of the cleaner. A small fieldmouse, very dead, and very dessicated too was found. She switched the infernal machine off (although in fact it was not this which caused the death) and collected the mumified body and dropped it into her rubbish disposal box! Not even a decent burial! And how do we know this, readers? because Bob, the postmouse - pictured here returning to the local pub, "The Ear of Corn", for a small barley wine after his ardous task of delivering the post, glanced in through the window and slammed the brakes on at the sight he saw!
He called Shermouse Holmes straight away, as of course only seeing the body, and not knowing that it was dried out, thought that this was a new murder! A new case for Holmes then, but not a new murder - rather, an old murder! So Shermouse Holmes is now investigating whether the mouse in question was murdered or died of natural causes (which is what they call a heart attack - although it would be better if all concerned understood that being frightened to death should be called murder under Mouse Law) and again, he will report to this newspaper with any news. Will the mayhem never end? Will Shermouse Holmes every regain his reputation? Was the postmouse telling the truth? Only your intrepid reporter will be able to answer these questions........
Tongin Cheeeeeek reporting for the Daily Fieldwhiskers.
Copyright SusanMaclean
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