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<v Speaker 1>The mystery of the missing Marshmallows. Lacey loved marshmallows. She

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<v Speaker 1>liked large pink ones, tiny white ones, twisted rainbow ones,

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<v Speaker 1>and star shaped ones that melted into hot chocolate. She

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<v Speaker 1>liked them toasted until golden and gooey, squashed between crackers,

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<v Speaker 1>or straight from the bag. Although Mom sat eating six

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<v Speaker 1>at once was not technically a snack, It's more of

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<v Speaker 1>an event Mom liked to tease. On the hottest Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>of summer, Lacey spent all morning in the backyard. She

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<v Speaker 1>bounced on the trampoline, raised her scooter around the patio,

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<v Speaker 1>and tried to teach Muffin, her enormous orange cat, to

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<v Speaker 1>jump through a hoop. Muffin stared at the hoop, stared

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<v Speaker 1>at Lacey, then wandered beneath a bush and fell asleep.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take that as a no, Lacey said. By lunchtime,

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<v Speaker 1>she was exhausted. She hurried into the cool kitchen and

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<v Speaker 1>opened the pantry. A large bag of marshmallows should have

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<v Speaker 1>been on the middle shelf. Lacey knew because she had

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<v Speaker 1>counted them that morning. There had been forty three. Now

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<v Speaker 1>there were none. She searched behind the cereal flour and

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<v Speaker 1>bread bin. Nothing Mom, she called. Yes, Mom answered from upstairs.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you eat forty three marshmallows? There was a pause. No,

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<v Speaker 1>are you sure? Quite sure? Somebody had stolen them? Then

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<v Speaker 1>laceyn a tiny white footprint, no larger than her thumbprint

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<v Speaker 1>and dusted with powder. More footprints trailed down the cupboard,

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<v Speaker 1>across the counter, and onto the floor. Interesting, she whispered.

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<v Speaker 1>She followed them into the living room, where they disappeared

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<v Speaker 1>beneath the couch. Dropping to her knees, Lacy peered into

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<v Speaker 1>the shadows. Mum num nung. Beneath the couch sat a

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<v Speaker 1>creature no taller than a pencil. He had fluffy white hair,

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<v Speaker 1>rosy cheeks, silver wings, and a pointed hat folded from

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<v Speaker 1>what looked like a paper napkin. His cheeks bulged with marshmallows,

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<v Speaker 1>and the missing bag lay beside him. The creature froze.

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<v Speaker 1>Lacey froze too. He slowly swallowed Hello. Lacey reached underneath

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<v Speaker 1>and gently lifted him onto the coffee table. Put me down.

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<v Speaker 1>He cried. This is an outrage, a scandal, a complete misunderstanding.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are you, Lacey asked. He straightened his hat, mellow

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<v Speaker 1>marshmallow pixie. Marshmallow thief? You mean, Mellow gasped, thief. You

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<v Speaker 1>stole my marshmallows. I borrowed them. You ate half the bag.

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<v Speaker 1>I was checking the quality. He picked up another, excellent quality.

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<v Speaker 1>Lacy snatched it away. Those are mine? Would you deny

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<v Speaker 1>a starving pixie? One tiny bite? You have marshmallow dust

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<v Speaker 1>in your hair. That proves nothing. You're sitting on the bag.

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<v Speaker 1>The wrapper crinkled beneath him. This bag, Mellow said, weakly,

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<v Speaker 1>could belong to anyone. Then he darted forward, nipped Lacey's finger,

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<v Speaker 1>and zipped toward the kitchen. Catch me if you can,

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<v Speaker 1>oh I will. Mellow landed on the counter and raised

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<v Speaker 1>a wooden spoon like a sword. Stand back. I am

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<v Speaker 1>extremely dangerous. You're holding a spoon. It is a dangerous spoon.

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<v Speaker 1>He hurled a grape, Lacy ducked a second, bounced off

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<v Speaker 1>a cupboard. Then Mellow wrapped both arms around a banana

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<v Speaker 1>and tried to lift it. I've got it. The banana

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<v Speaker 1>slipped and landed on his foot. Oh my toe, he screamed,

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<v Speaker 1>Hopping in circles. You're wearing boots, Lacey said, laughing. I

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<v Speaker 1>may have broken the boot o. Mellow grabbed a bag

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<v Speaker 1>of many marshmallows. Where did those come from, Lacey asked,

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<v Speaker 1>A good marshmallow Pixie always has supplies. He ripped it

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<v Speaker 1>open and scattered marshmallows across the floor. Then he spotted

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<v Speaker 1>a drinking straw beside the sink. Oh, he said, smiling.

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<v Speaker 1>Lacey frowned, What I've had A wonderful idea. He pushed

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<v Speaker 1>a mini marshmallow into the straw and blew. It bounced

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<v Speaker 1>off Lacey's forehead. It works. Another hit her shoulder. A

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<v Speaker 1>third landed in her hair, a marshmallow cannon. Mellow cheered,

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<v Speaker 1>that does it. Muffet, the enormous orange cat appeared at

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<v Speaker 1>the top of the stairs, stretched, yawned, and slowly began

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<v Speaker 1>coming down. Mellow's smile vanished. A tiger, he's a cat,

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<v Speaker 1>Lacey said, he has stripes. He's an orange tabby. He

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<v Speaker 1>has gigantic paws, their normal cat paws. Muffin reached the

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<v Speaker 1>kitchen and spotted Mellow. His ears perked up, stayed back.

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<v Speaker 1>Enormous beast. Muffin leaped onto the counter. Mellows squealed and

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<v Speaker 1>shot into the air before one orange paw landed where

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<v Speaker 1>he had been standing. The kitchen irrupted into chaos. Mellow

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<v Speaker 1>buzzed around like a tiny helicopter while Muffin chased him.

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<v Speaker 1>A mixing bowl toppled, spoons scattered, and a tea towel

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<v Speaker 1>landed over Muffin's head. It's a liah apuma, a furry horse,

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<v Speaker 1>Mellow screamed. He landed beside a bowl of flour, skidded, wind,

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<v Speaker 1>milled his arms, and fell straight in whoomp. A white

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<v Speaker 1>cloud filled the kitchen. Lacey coughed, Muffin sneezed. Mellow climbed out,

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<v Speaker 1>covered in flour. His hair, cheeks, boots, and wings were

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<v Speaker 1>completely white. You look like a marshmallow, Lacey said, I

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<v Speaker 1>am a marshmallow pixie. This must be my formal wear.

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<v Speaker 1>Muffin stepped closer. Oh, I forgot about the tiger. Mellow

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<v Speaker 1>shut upward again while he dodged Muffin's paws. Lacey grabbed

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<v Speaker 1>a large glass bowl and crept closer. Mellow turned wait clunk.

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<v Speaker 1>The bowl landed over him. Mallow pressed his hands against

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<v Speaker 1>the glass, squashing his cheeks. This is extremely undignified. You

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<v Speaker 1>stole my marshmallows, fired them at me, threw fruit and

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<v Speaker 1>wrecked the kitchen. I did not wreck it. A spoon

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<v Speaker 1>rolled off the counter and hit the floor. Mellow sighed,

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<v Speaker 1>I may have slightly rearranged it. Why did you steal them,

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<v Speaker 1>Lacey asked. Mellow's cheerful expression faded. He sat down and

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<v Speaker 1>unfolded a tiny drawing of a white palace with fluffy towers,

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<v Speaker 1>marshmallow bridges, sugar windows, and little flags. The marshmallow Palace,

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<v Speaker 1>he explained. Every summer my village builds one for the

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<v Speaker 1>Moonlight Feast. This year we ran out, and I promised

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<v Speaker 1>to find enough for the final tower, so you stole mine.

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<v Speaker 1>I planned to leave a thank you note. You ate

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<v Speaker 1>half of them. I became hungry while writing it. For once,

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<v Speaker 1>Mellow did not look cheeky. He looked worried. Why didn't

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<v Speaker 1>you ask, Lacy said. Mellow blinked. Humans can see pixies.

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<v Speaker 1>I can see you. He covered his face. This is embarrassing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll make you a deal. Help clean the kitchen, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give you enough marshmallows to finish the palace. Mellow's

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<v Speaker 1>eyes widened. Really, really, I accept Lacy lifted the bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>Mellow carried spoons back to the drawer, swept flour with

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<v Speaker 1>a tiny brush, and collected marshmallows from under the furniture.

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<v Speaker 1>Muffin tried to eat one. No, Mellow shouted, tapping his

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<v Speaker 1>nose with the brush. Those are building materials. By the

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<v Speaker 1>time Mom came downstairs, the kitchen looked almost normal. Was

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<v Speaker 1>it messy in here, she asked, No, Lacey replied quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>Mellow hid behind the fruit bowl, while Muffin sat nearby

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<v Speaker 1>with flower on his whiskers. Mom stared for a moment, shrugged,

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<v Speaker 1>and walked away. That evening, Lacy filled a box with marshmallows.

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<v Speaker 1>Mallow opened a tiny hidden door behind the flower, revealing

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<v Speaker 1>a glowing village. Beyond, lanterns hung from silver trees. Pixies

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<v Speaker 1>fluttered through the air, and in the center stood the

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<v Speaker 1>unfinished marshmallow Palace, with fluffy towers, sugar windows, marshmallow bridges,

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<v Speaker 1>and cracker stairs. Together, Lacey and the pixies completed the

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<v Speaker 1>final tower. Everyone cheered. Mallow handed Lacey a tiny cup

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<v Speaker 1>of hot chocolate to Lacey. He announced friend of Pixie's

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<v Speaker 1>savor of palaces and owner of excellent marshmallows. Lacey raised

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<v Speaker 1>her cup and to Mellow, terrible thief, but good builder.

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<v Speaker 1>Mallow nodded fair. Then Muffin squeezed through the door and

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<v Speaker 1>tried to bite a tower. The tiger is eating the palace,

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<v Speaker 1>Mellow yelled. Lacey laughed and pulled Muffin away. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>Marshmallows still vanished from the pantry sometimes, but Mallow always

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<v Speaker 1>left a note borrowed for important pixie business. Underneath, in

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<v Speaker 1>smaller letters, it said also ate three sorry. Lacy never minded.

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<v Speaker 1>Sharing was much easier than stealing, and life was never

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<v Speaker 1>boring with a marshmallow pixie living behind the pantry. The

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<v Speaker 1>end