BR1-07: Marcel and the Mona Lisa

"And he's ... stealing the Mona Lisa!" (p.3)

Marcel is a French mouse, and a detective. He has lots of friends in Paris. One of them is Céline. She paints pictures and is very beautiful. Céline's home is at the Louvre. Marcel often goes there for dinner. One day he arrives with some pink flowers. There is a guard at the door. He doesn't know him, he thinks he must be new. Marcel had a meal with Céline, after that he walks across the floor. He is very happy. Then he stops. The room is dark, but he can see something. There was a man with a long knife. He stole the Mona Lisa. The thief smiles and picks up the bag, but a second later he puts it again. Marcel thinks "It's now or never." He runs along the wall very fast, climbs up the tall, black bag, and jumps inside it...

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Stephen, Rabley (1998) Harlow: Pearson Education