The Disappearing Cups Mystery
In the quiet little neighborhood of Maple Street, everyone knew Mrs. Jenkins. She was a sweet, elderly woman with a warm smile, a tidy bun of silver hair, and a habit of borrowing a cup of sugar from her neighbors now and then.
Emily and her husband, Tom, didn’t mind helping her out. After all, Mrs. Jenkins’ homemade pies were famous on the block. But there was one tiny problem—whenever Mrs. Jenkins borrowed sugar, the cup she took it in never came back.
Over the months, Emily started to notice her kitchen cupboard looking strangely empty. “I’m pretty sure we used to have twelve measuring cups,” she muttered one morning.
One sunny afternoon, Emily spotted Mrs. Jenkins strolling back home with yet another cup of sugar in hand. Leaning toward Tom, she whispered with a grin, “I love helping her out… I just wish she’d return the cups!”
It became a running joke between them. And even though their cup collection was slowly shrinking, Emily and Tom knew that some things—like kindness and neighborly bonds—were worth more than all the cups in the world.
