The Mystery of The Missing Gymnastics Suit

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Lucas! Sharp eyes, intelligent mind, super insight. I am Detective Lucas. The mystery of the missing gymnastics suit. That was Poppy. Her gymnastics suit has gone missing, and she needs it for a competition tomorrow morning. Poppy is my best friend. I must help her. Thanks for coming to help look for my gymnastics suit, Lucas. No problem, Poppy. I’ll help you to find it. What does it look like? It’s brand new. My mom only bought it for me yesterday. It’s yellow with a white star on the front.

Where did you last see it? I tried it on, and then put it straight into my wardrobe, but it’s not here. Are there any other places where clothes are kept in your house? I’ve searched my mom and dad’s wardrobes, and it’s not there. The only other place is the laundry room, but my suit is brand new. My mom washed it when she bought it. I am sure she put it back in my wardrobe after. Let’s try the laundry room anyway, just in case. It’s not in here.

It’s not in here either. Oh, no! Who did this to my suit? Someone must have put glitter on your suit and then hid it in the laundry basket. But who? Yobi, we need to take a sample of the glitter. Put samples of evidence safely into bags. You might need to examine these later on. Yobi, what can we tell from this glitter? We can look at the glitter under a magnifying glass to see it in more detail. If it was smaller, we would have to use a microscope.

This is a device that magnifies tiny objects or makes them look larger. People use microscopes to see objects that are too small to be seen with the eye alone. Such objects include cells, tiny living things, and grains of sand. But luckily, we can use my trusty magnifying glass. Sometimes detectives need to examine evidence under a magnifying glass to find out more about it. What can you see under the magnifying glass, Yobi? Wow, look at the shapes. Those are hexagons. They have six sides. We need to find glitter that matches this to find out who put the glitter on your suit.

Mom has some glitter eyeshadow. Let’s check her room. I found some glitter. Let’s look at it under the magnifying glass. Those shapes have four sides. They are squares. This is not the same glitter as the stain on your suit, so it was not your mom who put it there. Is there any other glitter in your house? Lucy was here earlier today. We were making cards for Carl’s birthday. I think Lucy used some glitter. Show me where you were making the cards. My mom has cleaned the table.

All the glitter has gone. Glitter is very hard to clean because it sticks to things. I’m sure we can find some. Poppy, switch off the light. Yobi, give me my torch. It’s much easier to see glitter with a bright light. Sometimes detectives need to look for evidence with a torch. It makes it easier to see things that are shiny or glittering.Here is some glitter. That’s where Lucy was sitting. Yobi, let’s see if this is a match for the glitter on Poppy’s suit. It looks like Lucy put a splodge of glitter on your suit and then hid it in the laundry basket.

I tried the suit on and showed it to Lucy before I put it in the wardrobe. She said it was very nice. Why would she put glitter all over it? Lucy’s here with a surprise for you. I just wanted to come and wish you good luck for the competition tomorrow, and to say sorry. I know that you put glitter on my suit, Lucy. Why did you do that? I just thought it would look really nice if the star on the front was shiny, so I thought I would put some glitter on it, but it turned into a mess.

I’m so sorry, Poppy. That’s okay, Lucy. You were trying to do something nice. My mom will wash it, and it will be good as new for tomorrow. I know that you will win the competition, Poppy. Good luck. Not more glitter.