Joss and the Button Clue — Every day, Joss tapped his three coal buttons—tick, tick, tick—to make sure the middle one was still there. Read the full story →
Every day, Joss tapped his three coal buttons—tick, tick, tick—to make sure the middle one was still there. It was not really a button; it was the shiny black lid from the cookie tin where his builder had hidden secret crumbs. Until one day, the middle button answered back: tap-tap-tap! “Who’s in there?” Joss whispered, smelling pine sap on the cold wind.
Because of that, he poked it with a twig arm. Because of THAT, a tiny field mouse sneezed from inside his scarf fringe and shot crumbs everywhere. At last, Joss shared the crumbs, tied his scarf tighter, and tapped his buttons again—tick, giggle, tick. Can you spot the button that started the whole silly mystery?