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__**The Case of the Mysterious Dognapper** __

By: Emily Fung and Mallory Kimble

**Prologue: When Macy Messner lost her prised toy poodle, she was devistated. She looked everywhere for the missing puppy, but she went home each day empty handed. Things got a lot worse when Daniel, her neighbor, bought a puppy that resembled Macy's missing poodle. Macy had received the toy poodle on her birthday from her father, who happened to be in New Jersey for a year long business trip. This puppy was a special present from her father, which meant a lot to her. She was scared to tell the moody teenager about her suspicions, but she stepped up to the plate when Daniel happened to be playing with "his" dog while she was playing outside.**

"Hey! That's my doggy!" Macy Messner cried out from the sidewalk, pointing at a teenage boy holding a small toy poodle. Dr. Haledjian was cruising down Fipp Street in his black BMW, when he overheard the commotion. Curious to find out what was going on, he pulled over and parked his car on the curb. While closing the driver's side door, Dr. Haledjian turned to the feuding children.

"What seems to be the matter here, you two?" the detective asked casually. The little girl was the first to reply.

"That mean boy is trying to steal my dog!" Macy whined, wiping the tears from her eyes. Rolling his eyes, Daniel, the 16 year old boy holding the puppy, stated.

"No way! This is my dog. I paid for her with my own money." Macy shook her head. The small seven year old began to sob. Between her cries, Dr. Haledjian asked Daniel what the whereabouts of the adoption certificate was. Daniel replied, "It is in the house. I can go grab it...." The detective cut him off.

"Yes, please do." As Daniel ran back into his room, Dr. Haledjian tried to calm the hysteric child down. When the boy returned, he thrusted the certificate over to the detective. Halejian read the paper over to himself. "Type of dog: Toy Poodle. Age: 6 months. Date of adoption: February 29th 2009." "Hmmm, I think you need to return the dog. I am calling the police," the detective spoke. "It seems as if you are lying, Daniel."

//**How did Dr. Haledjian know the boy was lying?** // 
 * Correct Answer: February 29th, 2009, is not a real date on a calendar. Leap years only occur every four years. Therefore, the year is a leap year if it can be equally divisible by four. The number 2009 is not.

-Emily Fung- Period 3 **

Rachel Kester/Pd. 2 - February 29th, 2009 is not a real date on the calendar. It had to be a fake adoption certificate.