Excerpt from The Junior Detective
Marie Devers

Here’s a quick biography of how I came to be, 1
the junior lead detective who researches fearlessly. 2

The probability, I find, is just as good as coincidence 3
that I’ll find some hidden mystery by watching some events. 4

This vocation, fair and true, I stumbled on one day, 5
and the verdict was that I’d pursue each fact that comes my way. 6
The speaker watches everything that happens because

A) he is a very nosy little boy.
B) he is suspicious of his family.
C) he wants to find a new best friend.
D) he is looking for mysteries to solve.