CHAPTER ONE Nothing terrible has happened Yet High in the sky the crow was flying Craaak she called She flew up over bare mountain cliffs Then over the forest where leaves were turning yellow and red How beautiful it all was seen from above Down below was a little kindergarten where the young animals were playing with a ball They wore hats and gloves because it could be cold at this time of year
Further on a river wiggled A summer cottage perched on its bank And over by the big oak tree was a newly built house The crow swooped towards the badger's tidy cottage Ha The trash can had been overturned and completely smashed Terrible but it served the old grouch right And then the crow landed by the forest's little police station She stepped up to the door and pecked at it Craaak POLICE
The door opened at once and a police officer peered out It was the mouse called Detective Buffy She was Chief Detective Good morning Crow she said nicely with a salute Chilly today I think winter is on its way Has something terrible happened asked the crow I'm pretty sure it has No I've just been doing my reports Only one report of noise in the night Noise in the night Yes Badger said someone tipped over his trash can with a great crash The crow nodded That's what she'd seen So nothing terrible has happened Buffy said Yet They said goodbye and Detective Buffy sat again at her large desk She looked down at her paper Night noise was what it said in the report Someone had banged on the lid of Badger's trash can 5
