The Real Artemis: Dog Detective
 
        Artemis is a real dog.  She's cheerful and friendly like most dogs, but she is also a good detective.  The name "Artemis" comes from an ancient greek goddess.  She was the goddess of the hunt.  Sometimes, Artemis is very playful and then suddenly stops!  She's probably gotten a scent of trouble and she's thinking about a mystery that needs to be solved.  Mysterious things are happening every minute, so someone has to figure them out.  Artemis, needs to go out in the evenings.  Nobody really knows why...  Could she be on the hunt for a mystery?
 
Artemis, The Dog Detective
                                             "The Case of  The Missing Teammate"

    Early one fall, Artemis remembered a case that took place when soccer season was starting.  That fall, Mr. Carnes and Mr. Reese were putting together a soccer team for the second year in a row.  Most of the players were the same as last year's team: Matt, Jerry, Deron, Tom, Lee, and Evan.  Four new boys came.  They were Chris, Marc, Anthony, and Kyle.  The teams first game of the season was scheduled for the next day.  The Artemises, a team name they had selected because of their trusty mascot, Artemis the dog, were ready to receive their new positions and begin the drill. After an afternoon of dribbling, passing, and scoring they felt sure that they were ready for tomorrow's game.  Chris, Marc, Anthony, and Kyle had to leave practice early because they had promised Mr. Crock that they would do some work at his junkyard.  Coach Carnes felt sure that they were ready for the big game and informed them to meet at the Northside soccer field at 4:00 dressed and ready for a win.
    On Saturday at 4:00p.m. sharp, the soccer game was to begin.  When they got to the soccer field  they realized that Chris, Marc, Anthony, and Kyle were missing!  Well of course, Artemis realized it before anyone else had, and was already on the trail to find them.  When Artemis didn't find anything, she came back.  "Maybe they just aren't coming", she thought.  When their parents showed up to watch them play, Artemis knew she had a mystery to solve.  The team's parents quickly called the police.
    It was now up to Artermis to find some clues to help find her missing teammates.  Could there be some red herrings to throw her off the track?  Once again she returned to the scene to pick up their scent.  Where would these boys be?  Off to the mall!  No luck.  What about the work they were doing at the junkyard? Yes, that must be it.  So, off she went and the scent was getting stronger.  She followed her nose to the corner of the junkyard and there to her surprise were her four teammates locked up with no key to get them out.  Artemis ran as fast as her four feet would carry her.
    Artemis, soon returned with Coach Carnes, Coach Reese, the team, and their parents.  Artemis to the rescue!  They were relieved that the boys were okay.  The boys had worked so long that they didn't realize that they had been locked in the junkyard.  Now, they could play the game!
    Artemis received an award, a special collar that said, "ARTEMIS, the DETECTIVE DOG"!
    And to this day, when there's a mystery, Artemis is on the case.
 

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