Characters
The main character in the story
Miss. Hildy
Place where the flamingos were bought
Pet store
What did Miss. Hildy's secret admiring send her?
twelve flamingos
Who is Miss. Hildy's secret admirer?
Mr. Herring
What holiday is on Friday?
Valentine's Day
The character who owns a candy shop
Mr. Truffle
This is where chocolate, gumdrops, and lollipops are sold
What does Miss. Hildy write all of her case notes in?
Her little black book
What did Mr. Herring tell Miss. Hildy to call him?
Red
Who won the Superbowl?
The character who owns a fish market
Mr. Herring
Where was Miss. Hildy at the beginning of the book
Her house
What clue did Miss. Hildy find first?
The card was misspelled
What was Miss. Hildy's Valentine's Day gift for Mr. Herring?
A blowfish
Roses are Red, Violets are....
Blue
Miss. Hildy's secret admirer
Mr. Herring
At what place was the "Valentyne Special Today" sign spelled wrong
Mr. Byrd's pet shop
Why was Mr. Truffle not Miss. Hildy's secret admirer?
All his signs were spelled correctly
What did Mr. Herring and Miss. Hildy do after she figured out he was her secret admirer?
They went to Miss. Hildy's house to have tea
What is Miss. Thomas's favorite holiday?
Valentine's Day
Character who owns the pet shop
Mr. Byrd
How many places did Miss. Hildy visit trying to find her secret admirer?
3
Mr. Byrd's signs were misspelled, but he wasn't Miss. Hildy's secret admirer. Why?
Mr. Byrd sent the flamingos and wrote the card but they were from Mr. Herring.
summarize the story
Miss. Hildy is a detective who got sent a dozen flamingos from a secret admirer. She sets out to solve the mystery. She stops at three places in search of misspelled signs. When she finds Mr. Byrd's pet shop with misspelled signs, she thinks she solved the case and Mr. Byrd is her secret admirer.. However, Mr. Byrd says that he sent the flamingos and card to Miss. Hildy for Mr. Herring; who is her true secret admirer.
What is the purpose of Valentines day?
To show love to the people in your life that you care about.