Pip's Missing Market

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Every morning, Pip the mouse wipes his paws — one, two, three — and opens the coziest market stall in the whole meadow. He has a long list of specials, a row of perfect tomatoes, and customers who are already on their way. But today, his shelves are empty. His tomatoes are gone. His leafy greens have vanished. And the duck is already waiting. Pip has written one small, very urgent note — and it's addressed to Henry.

1 Pip's Urgent Note START M1

Henry receives Pip's tiny note and learns the market stall is empty. His mission begins — find the missing ingredients before the customers arrive!

Clue: "A tiny note has arrived! It is from Pip the mouse. Pip needs your help. His market stall is empty! First, he needs his tomatoes. They are round and red. Can you find them, Henry?" M1.clue
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A tiny note has arrived! It is from Pip the mouse. Pip needs your help. His market stall is empty! First, he needs his tomatoes. They are round and red. Can you find them, Henry?
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Sheet 1
Front: [12, 1]
Back: [2, 11]
Sheet 2
Front: [10, 3]
Back: [4, 9]
Sheet 3
Front: [8, 5]
Back: [6, 7]

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A cozy stall, a very long list, and a mystery in the meadow.
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Every morning, before the dew had dried on the clover, Pip the mouse was already awake. He tied his apron — the one with the little pocket for his pencil — and he got to work.
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First, he lined up his tomatoes. Biggest on the left, smallest on the right. One, two, three, four, five, all the way down to the tiniest one, which was just barely bigger than his nose.
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Then he wrote his list. It was a very, very long list. It had seventeen things on it, including a reminder to remember the things he might forget, and a reminder about that.
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Before he tasted a single thing — his chutney, his herb butter, even just a leaf — Pip always wiped his paws on his apron. One, two, three. It was the most important rule of all.
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His customers loved him. The hedgehogs came for the herb butter. The rabbits came for the leafy greens. And the duck — well. The duck came every single week, and she always ordered a salad with extra croutons.
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But this morning, when Pip carried his crate to the stall and pulled back the canvas cover, he stopped. He looked. He looked again.
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The tomatoes were gone. Every single one — from the biggest to the tiniest. The leafy greens had vanished. The croutons, the herb butter, the chutney — all of it, scattered somewhere in the wide, wide meadow.
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Pip wiped his paws on his apron. One, two, three. His paws were shaking a little. He could already hear, far across the meadow, the sound of the duck waddling his way.
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Pip reached into his apron pocket. He took out his pencil. In the very smallest handwriting he had, he wrote one note. He folded it carefully into four tiny squares. On the front, he wrote one name: Henry.
2 The Round Red Tomatoes M2

Henry finds Pip's missing tomatoes! But there's another note tucked alongside — the leafy greens are still out there somewhere.

Clue: "You found the tomatoes! Pip is so happy. But wait — there is another note! Pip says his big green leaves are still missing. They are soft and leafy. Can you find them too?" M2.clue
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You found the tomatoes! Pip is so happy. But wait — there is another note! Pip says his big green leaves are still missing. They are soft and leafy. Can you find them too?
3 The Leafy Greens M3

Henry discovers the leafy greens — but Pip's most important ingredient, the golden croutons, are still out there. This is the hardest one to find!

Clue: "The greens are found! But Pip has one more note. He says the croutons are missing. They are little. They are golden. They are the duck's favourite part! Pip is very worried. Can you find them, Henry?" M3.clue
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The greens are found! But Pip has one more note. He says the croutons are missing. They are little. They are golden. They are the duck's favourite part! Pip is very worried. Can you find them, Henry?
4 Pip's Market Opens! END M4

Henry finds the golden croutons — the last ingredient! Pip's stall is full again. The duck gets her salad, and Pip makes Henry the biggest, best salad in the whole meadow.

Clue: "You found them! The croutons are back! All the ingredients are found. Pip wipes his paws — one, two, three. The market is open! And Henry, Pip made something just for you." M4.clue
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You found them! The croutons are back! All the ingredients are found. Pip wipes his paws — one, two, three. The market is open! And Henry, Pip made something just for you.