Empty Nest Box

Box three was empty. Boxes one and two held warm eggs.

Pathway A: no lay yet. Pathway B: egg rolled. Pathway C: sneaky snack (never blame without clues).

Spike felt under straw. Suzy checked the ramp and the dust for roll lines.

A faint curve in the dust pointed under the perch — egg in a shadow nest.

Not stolen. Misplaced by physics and feathers.

They collected gently. Counted. Three eggs total — honest.

Pavlova looked like she had meant the plot twist.

Thinking Cap reminds: empty can mean hidden, not gone.

Little Thunder cannot fit in nest boxes and did not try.

Kids: missing pencil? Check under the desk before a trial.

Detective close: egg found. Count matches. Nest reset.

Empty may mean hidden.