📅 Monday, December 8 The morning sun had barely touched the rooftops when the Smarts stepped outside and found their neighbor, Mrs. Delaney, pacing beside her vegetable planters. Mr. Smart called out, “Everything alright?” Mrs. Delaney huffed. “No! Something keeps stealing from my garden. First the tomatoes… then the squash… and last night, my biggest bell pepper just disappeared!” Mrs. Smart leaned sympathetically over the fence. “That’s awful — it sounds like more than jus