Continued from the Newsletter

...A soccer ball!  “I love making a goal!” he said.  “We can all play together!”

“Yay!” yelled Clara.  “I can’t wait to play!”

Vargas pulled his gift from his blue bag.  Sidewalk chalk!  “I’m going to draw pictures of me everywhere!” he said.

“Can I draw, too?” asked Clara.

Vargas frowned at her.  “The chalk was in my bag,” he said.  “Use your own surprise.”

Then Piggs picked up his smaller yellow bag.  “You’re going to love what’s in here!” cried Piggs.  “Mud cakes!  Well, not real mud cakes.  Chococlate mud cakes!  We can all share a snack after we play!”

“Ooh, I love mud cakes,” said Clara.  “My turn to show you what’s in my bag.  We’re all going to have a great time with… OH NO!”

Clara opened her bag.  It was empty.  “My surprise is gone!” she said.  

The friends looked on the desk and under the desk and around the desk.  Nothing was there.   Clara was very sad.  “I really wanted to share my surprise,” she said.  

Ms. Moolah gave her a hug.  “Don’t worry,” she said.  “I think we can find it.”

Ms. Moolah turned to Joe.  “Joe, did you see where Clara’s surprise went?”  

Joe shook his head.  “No, I was on the monkey bars most of the time.”

Ms. Moolah looked at Piggs.  “Piggs, did you see where Clara’s surprise went?”

“No, ma’am!” said Piggs.  “I was playing in the pen.”

Ms. Moolah turned to Vargas.  “Vargas, did you see where Clara’s surprise went?”

Vargas folded his arms.  “I didn’t take it!  Why would I want pink straw hat, anyway?”

Ms. Moolah smiled at Clara.  “Clara, I know who has your surprise.”

Who took Clara’s surprise and how did Ms. Moolah know?

ANSWER:

No one knew what everyone had in his or her bags, but Vargas said he didn’t take Clara’s pink straw hat.  How could he have known that’s what her surprise was, unless he was the one who took it?