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Chapter 1 - The Mystery Chest

Once upon a time, there were three friends name Anil, Sunil and Devansh study in same school and same class. They were best friends but were different from each other because Anil was Logical Thinker, Sunil was nervous but confident and Devansh was curious and clue finder. The three friends planned to visit village with Devansh's grandmother house in summer holidays. So after exam,when holidays started,they went to Devansh's grandmother house. They lived there for a month. At first,they enjoyed very much and played games like ludo, gilli danda and other. Every morning,the three friends woke up at 7:00 am and did their exercise and yoga outside, enjoying nature, trees and pollution free area. After breakfast,they went to village well with grandmother to fetch out water from it and come back home to enjoy further activities and also played at evening. One morning, when they were playing in evening outside the house,the villagers who were sitting on bench about one km away from that friends, were discussing something. They heard the voice and went closure to listen it. The villagers were talking about a cage that was near the village well. One of the villager told that he heard about a chest inside the cage but nobody had gone to see it. They listened it carefully. When they came back home, they started discussing about it. Anil asked if they had really heard about the cage and chest. Sunil replied by yes and Devansh said that it might be true about the chest and I am very curious to know about it. After discussing,Devansh suggested to go to the cage to find out the truth, but Sunil was nervous about it and said that it could be dangerous for us. But somehow,they made their plan to go due to curiosity. That night they went to sleep but still thinking about it. When sun rises the following day,they started up their usual routine and done their breakfast. At afternoon,they told the grandmother that they were going to play but they first ahead towards well and when they found the cage,they entered. They observed that it was quite dark and webs were hanging on it. Luckily,Devansh was having a torch and they started moving. They were afraid but moved confidently. After sometime, Devansh found a clue in which it was written that the chest is full of dirt outside but is of yellow colour. Then Anil gussed that maybe chest was of ancient times and had been here. Then they moved further and after sometime, Devansh found another clue and read that I am a thing by which many door and chest are opened, only the thing is to put me on the hole of door or chest to open it and I am near the chest. After understanding,Anil said that it is a key and its near the chest. Then they moved passed away and after then Sunil saw a button and told to them. They rushed towards it and Anil pressed the button,a door opened. There was a chest covered with dirt and was of yellow colour. Without touching, the three friends thought to tell about it to police. So they held towards home and told to grandmother first. Grandmother was quite shocked and immediately called police. After sometime,the police came and along with children and grandmother,they held towards chest. The police observed the chest carefully and cleaned it with a cloth. When they saw it was locked, they asked for the key. Devansh shared all clues with police and then all started searching the key. Luckily Sunil found the key and when the chest was opened,it was full of gold and jewellery. They all were shocked. The police thanked the children and said that you not only showed your skills and talent but also your great courage and honesty.

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