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Sophie and Sam both re-read the clue. “So the yellow gem is hidden on a shelf somewhere old,” mused Sophie, chewing the end of her long blonde ponytail.

Sam frowned and rubbed his chin. “But loads of buildings around here are old. That doesn’t help.”

He pointed to the last line. “‘Strange wares all around.’ What does that mean?”

Sophie made a wild guess. “Maybe wares are things you wear? So the gem might be in a wardrobe, or in a clothes shop…”

Sam shook his head. “I’m sure ‘wares’ doesn’t mean that. I’ve heard the word before, I just can’t remember what it means.”

They looked at each other, puzzled. “I know – the dictionary!” Sophie raced for her desk, but couldn’t find it anywhere. Then she remembered that she had let Mrs B have her dictionary for a jumble sale a few months ago, because she never used it. “Oh, how can we work out what it means?”

“Just keep thinking,” said Sam.

Sophie thought all afternoon and all evening, but she didn’t come up with any good ideas. She couldn’t even ask Grandpa about it because he was out that night and then went running in the morning. Never mind, she thought as she got ready to leave for school. Sam and I can talk about it today. Maybe he’s found a dictionary and has worked the clue out.

“Have you got your school bag, Sophie?” checked Mrs Benton. She had grey hair and rosy cheeks.