Quin’s Jingle-Guess Game — Under the snowy ornament trees, Quin tapped a candy cane on the soft drifts. Tap-tap, swish! Read the full story →
Under the snowy ornament trees, Quin tapped a candy cane on the soft drifts. Tap-tap, swish! He had just invented Jingle-Guess, a running-around game where every sound became a clue. A round red ornament went plink. A star above him went ting. Quin grinned and held up a striped candy cane like a captain’s spyglass. “Next clue, please!” he called, and the frosty air smelled like peppermint.
Then the wrapped box in his other hand gave a tiny jingle all by itself. Quin froze, ears wide, then laughed so hard his Santa hat bobbled. The game had not been about finding a present—the present had been guessing Quin! Inside was a little silver bell, ringing whenever he bounced. Quin shook the box, tapped the cane, and made a brand-new rule: if the bell answered, everyone had to hop. Next time you see the candy cane, can you hear the tap-tap, swish?
