Veve was staring at the stone, unable to believe her own eyesight.
“Look!” she finally managed to say.
Attached to the stone—in fact, wrapped entirely around it—was a paper. A rubber band held it tightly in place.
“Well, what do you know?” Jane mumbled.
By this time Veve had recovered from the first shocked surprise.
Darting forward, she seized the stone.
“It’s a message for us!” she shouted. “Who says now that there aren’t any brownies?”
CHAPTER 2
The Tossed Stone
SO excited that they chattered like a flock of blackbirds, the Brownie Scouts gathered about Veve.