Locked Shed Mystery Comprehension
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Locked Shed Mystery Comprehension
The Shed at the End of the Garden
On Saturday afternoon, Hana went to fetch a spade from the garden shed. The padlock was old and rusty, but the door stood slightly open. Hana was sure she had shut it the night before. In the soft earth beside the shed, two sets of footprints crossed. One set was small and neat; the other was wide and muddy. They led from the back fence to the door. Hana crouched to look. A thin trail of feathers lay nearby, and something scratched once from inside. She stepped back. Her grandmother had always said the shed held only spare pots and tools. Yet, that morning, Hana had heard her grandmother carrying a covered basket towards the garden. Now the scratching came again, followed by a quiet, worried-sounding chirp. Hana took a slow breath. She could run inside and tell her grandmother, or she could peek through the gap in the door. Instead, she called, “Gran? I think something’s in the shed.” Her grandmother hurried over, looking relieved rather than surprised. “You’ve found our visitor,” she said. Together they opened the door. A young tūī flapped in a corner, tangled in a loose strip of garden netting. The basket had been brought out to carry it to a wildlife carer. Hana held the door wide while Gran gently freed the bird. The rusty padlock, it turned out, had not been used for months.
Clues and inferences
Use details from the story to explain what you think, not just what happened.
- She was startled and unsure what was inside.
- She had decided the shed was empty.
- She wanted to follow the footprints.
- She was annoyed that Gran had moved the spade.
Predict, check and explain
Think about how the clues build suspense and how Hana responds.
- A trapped bird, because there are feathers and a chirp.
- A broken spade, because Hana needs a tool.
- A neighbour hiding, because the shed has a padlock.
- A lost ball, because the door is open.
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