Once upon a time, a bakery in a bustling city was known for its delicious cupcakes. The bakery was owned by a friendly baker named Mrs. Sugar, who was famous for her secret recipe for the fluffiest and most flavorful cupcakes in the city. Mrs. Sugar was proud of her bakery and worked hard every day to bake the best cupcakes for her customers.

One day, Mrs. Sugar came to the bakery in the morning to find that all her cupcakes were missing! She was shocked and saddened. She had worked so hard to make them, and now they were gone. She immediately called the police to report the theft.

The police arrived at the bakery and started their investigation. They asked Mrs. Sugar many questions and checked the surveillance cameras, but they couldn’t find any clues. Mrs. Sugar was heartbroken and didn’t know what to do.

Just then, a young girl named Lily walked into the bakery. Lily was a smart and curious child who loved solving puzzles. She asked Mrs. Sugar what had happened and offered to help solve the mystery. Mrs. Sugar was grateful for Lily’s help and agreed to let her help with the investigation.

Lily started by asking the customers if they had seen anything suspicious. She also checked the surveillance cameras herself and noticed that one of the cameras was not working. She realized that the thief must have known about the camera and used it to their advantage.

Lily and Mrs. Sugar decided to set a trap for the thief. They made a fake batch of cupcakes and placed them in the bakery’s display case. They also fixed the broken camera so that it was working again. They then hid and waited for the thief to return.

Sure enough, that night, the thief came back to steal the cupcakes. But this time, they were caught on camera. Lily and Mrs. Sugar watched as the thief was revealed to be the bakery’s delivery driver! He had been stealing the cupcakes all along and selling them to other bakeries as his own.

The police were called, and the delivery driver was arrested. Mrs. Sugar was relieved to have her cupcakes back and was grateful for Lily’s help solving the mystery.

From that day on, Lily became a regular customer at the bakery, and she and Mrs. Sugar became good friends. Mrs. Sugar even offered to teach Lily her secret cupcake recipe. And so, the Great Cupcake Caper was solved, and everyone lived happily ever after.

Difficult words:

• Bakery: a place where baked goods such as bread and pastries are made and sold
• Recipe: a set of instructions for preparing a dish, especially a food dish
• Theft: the act of stealing something
• Surveillance cameras: cameras used to watch a place to keep it safe
• Heartbroken: feeling extremely sad and disappointed
• Puzzle: a problem or game that requires a solution
• Suspicious: causing one to have doubt or distrust
• Display case: a piece of furniture with glass shelves used to show and store items
• Delivery driver: a person who delivers goods or packages to people’s homes or businesses
• Arrested: taken into police custody
• Regular customer: a customer who frequently visits a place, especially a business
• Happily ever after: used to describe a happy ending to a story