Dented Bucket at the Bay

A dented bucket sat crooked by the feed bay.

Spike soft-eyed the dent. Not magic. A mark from a bump.

Suzy found grain dust on the rim and a scuff toward the shed.

Clue two: a soft hoof print near the bay rail.

They did not invent a culprit. They gathered three clues.

Finish click: set the bucket upright and latch the bay soft.

Adventure Cap wanted a magic answer. Thinking Cap said gather clues.

Tools remind — never magic-solve. Cap-13 freeze holds.

Suzy spelled S-U-Z-Y once for courage, then back to the clues.

Pathway detective: look, list, finish the click.

Clues gathered. Latch finished. Soft.