Orange Peels

Rinkoo monkey was a great detective.

One day Teetoo bear called him early in the morning. “Rinkoo, please come, quickly. Someone has stolen my blue diamond,” Teetoo bear said.

“You had a blue diamond?”

“Yes, my grandfather gave it to me on my fifth birthday. But now I have lost it.” He seemed to be in tears.

Rinkoo almost came running to Teetoo’s place.

“Where did you keep the diamond?” Rinkoo asked

“In the refrigerator.”

“Are you making fun of me. Who keeps a diamond in a refrigerator?”

“My grandfather had told me that a blue diamond must be stored in cool place. He himself kept it hidden in an icebox. We didn’t have refrigerator at that time.”

Rinkoo opened the refrigerator and carefully examined every item that was in the refrigerator. “One water-melon, two muskmelons, three apples, five orangs…….”

“No, there are six oranges,” interjected Teetoo.

Rinkoo recounted the oranges. “No, you are wrong. There are only five oranges.”

“What! The thief has also stolen one orange,” shrieked Teetoo.

“Where is everyone?”  Rinku asked.

“Wife is not here. She has gone to her mother’s place. Seetoo is in his room and Buntoo is in the guest room.”

“Who is he?”  

“He is Seetoo’s friend. He stayed here for the night.”

But Buntoo was not in the guest room. 

Seetoo was still sleeping. Teetoo jolted him harshly.

“Buntoo left early in the morning. He had  received a call from his father. I think his mother is unwell,” Seetoo said annoyingly: he was still half asleep.

Rinkoo said, “I don’t like it. Buntoo must have opened the refrigerator and perhaps…...”

“I can’t believe it, he such a nice boy,” Teetoo said.

“Let’s go and talk to Buntoo.”

They rushed to Buntoo’s house. His father opened the door.

“But Buntoo has not come back yet,” said his father.

“Is his mother unwell?” asked Rinkoo.

“No.”

At that moment Buntoo reached his home. He was taken aback when he saw Teetoo and Rinkoo talking to his father.

“Are you sure that diamond is real?” Rinkoo asked abruptly.

Buntoo was unable to say anything for a few seconds. He finally muttered, “Which diamond? I don’t have any diamond.”

“Was the orange sweet?” Rinkoo asked.

Buntoo was flustered. “I don’t know? I didn’t eat any orange.”

“You did eat one orange. I saw orange peels under the bed in the guest room.”

Buntoo felt cornered. “Yes, I remember now. I had brought one orange with me….”

“You took that orange from the refrigerator and when you were taking it out you saw something hidden in the refrigerator. Be a good boy and return the diamond to Teetoo.”

Buntoo could see that his father was very angry. “I am sorry, I should not have taken that diamond,” he said meekly.

“If you promise that you will never ever do such a thing again, I will not report the matter to police. And I will request your father not to give any harsh punishment to you.”

“I promise…I promise Papa.” He handed over the blue diamond to Teetoo. Buntoo’s father looked rather disappointed.

Rinkoo had done it again. He was surely a great detective.

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