Language Detective

A letter blew across the paddock and landed at Little Thunder's hooves.

"A mystery!" he said. "But I can't read it. What language is it?"

"Let's be language detectives," said Suzy. "We'll look for clues."

Spike studied the letter. "Clue one: it uses the same letters as English."

"So it's not Japanese or Russian," said Suzy. "They use different scripts."

Little Thunder squinted. "Clue two: some letters have little marks on top, like é."

"That could be French," said Spike.

"Clue three: I see the word bonjour," said Suzy.

"Bonjour means hello in French!" said Little Thunder.

They trotted over to Paris the cow.

"Is this yours?" asked Little Thunder.

Paris smiled. "Oui! It's a letter from my cousin in France. Merci, detectives!"

"Merci means thank you," said Suzy.

Little Thunder puffed out his chest. "Case solved!"

"Fewer clues next time," said Spike with a grin. "Real detectives get more stars!"