The Mystery Shoe

A wave pushed Brittany the last little way to shore. It was a beautiful day. For her birthday, Eric had promised her a day of surfing. Eric had a surfboard and was teaching Brittany how to surf. Brittany always enjoyed time spent with her favorite cousin.

“One more!” called Eric. “You can’t stop yet.”

Brittany smiled and worked her way over to the beach where Eric was standing. “You’re doing great!” complimented Eric.

Just then Brittany tripped. She looked down and saw a shoe sitting on the beach. She bent down to look at it and Eric came over to get a look at it.

“Why is there a shoe on the beach?” Brittany asked.

“Maybe somebody left it and it got thrown in the water,” explained Eric.

“Who leaves the beach without their shoes? Someone must be hurt and this shoe is a call for help,” said Brittany. Brittany was always trying to help others out.

“You can’t be serious,” said Eric.

But she was. Brittany began looking around for clues. She even approached the lifeguard and asked is he knew anything about foul play.

Just then, Eric saw a big shaggy dog running up the beach. “Brittany, I think I found your suspect.”

Brittany turned to look at the dog. She noticed the dog had another shoe in his mouth. The shoe matched the one she had holding in her hand. Brittany threw back her head and left to find the owner.