Last night, Rupert, joey of Rowena the toy kangaroo, was badly mauled and mutilated.
Rupert’s body
By the time we found him, he had severe facial trauma and half an ear missing. My plastic surgery skills weren’t up to the task, so unfortunately, we had to pronounce Rupert dead.
There were tears from a very sad 10-year-old. Not to mention the bereft mother, Rowena, and her empty pouch.
The grieving mother
We set up a crime scene:
Crime Scene
And studied the body:
Rupert’s corpse
When we looked closer, we found a clue:
White hairs
There’s only one member of this household with white hair:
Gretel, the Golden Retriever
Moreover, there have been a string of other maulings and deaths:
A recent soft toy death
And two more …
We’ve also found other object trauma:
This mat is meant to have a neat, square corner.
So is this couch.
And this skirting
This was once our reticulation …
But the real giveaway was how we found this bed one morning:
Chewed dog bed
Yes, Gretel’s bed.
Believing we’d found Rupert’s murderer, we confronted her. She tried to look innocent …
Feigning innocence
However, she couldn’t fool Rowena:
Rowena having a few words with Gretel
And finally admitted her guilt:
Crime Solved. Case closed. Killer behind bars. Well, behind a fence.
SO cute!
Thanks Elimy. It certainly cheered up the 10-year-old!
Gretel! How could you?!!
We have asked her many times why she keeps behaving like this when we know she is a good dog, deep down, and she just looks at us with those big brown eyes and rolls onto her back.
Reminds me of Werewolves of London….Retrievers of Swanbourne???
The movie is on its way! Watch this space …
Such a delightfully clever tale! No pun intended. Louise, you’re fast becoming the Agatha Christie of the canine world. I loved this story. The pic of the Gretel feigning innocence is priceless.
She pulls that look all the time and lesser sleuths have fallen for it. But, we have her sussed …
Cheeky Gretel!
Yes, we’re onto her!
Beautifully done. Louise. Graphically sequential and followed through. I Loved it. Nice going.
Thanks. I might set myself up in business solving canine crimes …
Woof!
Oh Louise, I did enjoy this. Creative, whimsical, wonderful. Loved the confrontation by mother roo, finally the pooch acknowledges guilt. 🙂
This is lovely. Although it was lighthearted, there was a complicit sadness laced with humour. Very clever! Thanks for saying you liked my blog on WABAK 🙂
You’re welcome Jo — it’s a very good blog! Thanks for visiting my blog.
For anyone reading, you can check out Jo’s busy blog at: http://zigazag.com. She blogs on life and travel in WA, and there are also tips on blogging — handy for beginners like me.