By: Arden DavidsonBy: Arden Davidson

As told by Kate, Brianna, As told by Kate, Brianna, Marilyn, JasminMarilyn, Jasmin

The Case of the Missing CookiesThe Case of the Missing Cookies

I’m taking I’m taking my parent my parent to court to to court to prove I’m prove I’m an an innocent innocent kid.kid.

The judge will most surely agree that they’re wrong about what I did.

Just because Just because all my all my fingers fingers were sticky were sticky and and Chocolate Chocolate was on my was on my faceface..

Doesn’t mean I Doesn’t mean I stole those stole those cookies.cookies.

So there!So there!

I rest my case.I rest my case.

What’s that you What’s that you say, you say say, you say need more need more proof?proof?

I have an Alibi.I have an Alibi.

When those When those cookies got cookies got stolen, I was stolen, I was outside.outside.

Now I ask you, Now I ask you, why would I lie.why would I lie.

You have no witnesses on your side; just circumstantial lies.

I think the real crook snuck inside in a masterful disguise.

Maybe he was disguise as me.

I really cannot say.

All I know is I did not steal any cookies that day.

Now judge, I ask for sympathy, so please instruct the jury

To say that I’m not guilty (and to say it in a hurry!)

My folks are looking quite annoyed that I’ve taken things this far

But it’s not as if they caught me with my hands in the cookie jar.

The jury’s The jury’s back ,the back ,the verdict’s in.verdict’s in.

Guilty?! Guilty?! That can’t That can’t be!be!

I gathered all the evidence that should have set me free

Where did I go wrong, and now what will my sentence be?

Three years of washing dishes, no!

No way! They can’t mean me!

The next time I take my parents to court (though I doubt it will be in my youth)

I’ll make sure that what I’m saying is actually the truth.

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