The Candlestick Mystery

Who stole the candlestick?
Written by Harper
 
Once upon a time there were two children and they always fought! Every day they had a reason to fight. Their mum once had to lock them in their rooms and only opened them  to give them food and drinks.
One day they really pushed her buttons.
Earlier, they weren’t looking and broke their mum’s favourite candle stick, and they knew that if they put the pieces in the bn their mum would see the pieces and make them use their savings to buy the same one. So, they put the pieces in an old straw basket. Lucky for them it was an old basket and they didn’t need it so their mum donated it.
On Christmas Eve their mum wanted to use the candle stick and couldn’t find it. She asked her kids and they said, “No”, and she said, “I believe you”. So she asked her husband and he said, “No!”
Once more she checked around the house, and more more time she asked her kids. But this time she put them in two different rooms and asked the same thing.
One said “Yes!”
One said, “No!”
She asked again and they both said “Yes!” and explained to her what had happened. They both said they’d been fighting and crashed into it, and it broke into pieces.
“We put the pieces into the old straw basket and you donated it. We’re sorry. We will use our savings to buy another one for you.”
Mum said, “Oh no honey, no. It’s okay, just tell me next time!”
 
The End!
 
The moral of the story
Always tell the truth and you wont get in trouble.
 
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Cara (my mum); Judith (author); James (my dad); and Moonglow Publishing.
 
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You can also read ‘The Boy who was naughty on Christmas Eve’ – Moonglow Publishing - YOuth Writers Blog - 2024

Story and illustrations by Harper. Harper's manuscript was submitted as a paperback booklet, and beautifully hand written. It has been adapted for this online blog. The author was invited to write a story about a candlestick. Harper was inspired by author Judith Lees' who is also writing her 3rd novel about a candlestick maker!