THE "CHI, CHI, CHI" MONSTER MYSTERY

Good Morning! 
Today we go from RFB's (Really Fabulous Books) to...things that go "chi" all day long!!

I know it sounds crazy, but here's what's been happening at our house.  Strange and unusual noises are occurring all over our yard.  "Chi, Chi, CHI, CHI! Chi, Chi, CHI, CHI!"--the high-pitched, chirp comes from the bushes, the flower beds and even from the gutters of our house!  Sometimes the noise is just one "CHI", short and sharp.  Other times, there is a whole sentence of "CHI, CHI, CHI, CHI" that sounds angry and hurried.  And sometimes, the "chi, chi, chi's" are calm and quiet and almost peaceful.

It's a mystery and you know Krumbs and I love a good mystery!  Some more clues?  We've been gathering information and writing it down...so, here goes:

1. We have lots of strange "chi, chi, chi-ing" going on outside.
2. Our yard is filled with animals...probably because it is fall.  We've seen deer, squirrels, groundhogs, wild turkey, rabbits, and chipmunks racing around our yard.
3. The "chi, chi, chi-ing" only happens when the animal is hiding.  We've never seen or heard any of the animals "chi" when they are right in front of us.  The "chi's" come from the bushes, drains, flower beds and gutters.

Those were our clues.  What to do? What to do?  Of course, we set out to find out all we could about the animals running around our yard.  We read about deer...Krumbs and I felt they were TOO BIG to make the "chi, chi" sound and we were right!  We read about squirrels...maybe, we thought, squirrels could make this music.  We found out squirrels make chattering noises and metallic chirps, but no "chi's".  We read about rabbits...no dice.  We read about groundhogs...oooohhhh, maybe.  We read about wild turkeys..."gobble, gobble", no, no!  We read about chipmunks...ooohhh, maybe.

With two "ooohhh, maybes" on our list, we were ready for our next step.  What to do? What to do?  Amazingly enough, we didn't have to DO anything at all.  The sneaky, little "CHI, CHI, CHI" monster leaped right out at us...and he really did leap right out at us!

Here's what happened.  Krumbs and I were doing homework...(well, I was doing homework-HOLA MIS AMIGOS! Krumbs was hunting around the Cafe reading "Cheeky Chipmunk" by Lisa Hart) when I decided I needed a little break.  It was time for some "aqua" (that's the word for water, in Spanish), so Krumbs and I went out the garage where the extra water bottles are stored.

I opened the door and took two steps into the garage with Krumbs at my heels.  As the door into the house closed behind me, I heard a loud, angry "CHI! CHI! CHI! CHI!"  I jumped about a mile, which was good since Krumbs decided to hide between my legs.  Of course, we fell into a mangled, mixed up mess on the garage floor and what jumped out at us from behind a pile of lawn mowers and leaf blowers?  A tiny, striped chipmunk, angrily "Chi, Chi-ed" his way past our tangled tushies and right out the open garage door.  The "chi, chi-ing" chipmunk was free and Krumbs and I solved the mystery of "things that go "chi" all day long"!

Sometimes, Krumbs and I solve our mysteries by accident...but at least we solve them!  If you'd like to learn more about "CHI, CHI-ing Chipmunks", check out Lisa Hart's article, "Cheeky Chipmunks" at the Cafe.

Check back soon to learn more about "The Adventures of Cookie and Krumbs".