The Case of the Bicycle Bandit

Narrator: Jaden, Jaren, and Tedra went bike riding together one afternoon.

Jaren: Hey guys let’s stop here at this park to rest a minute.
Jaden: Ok, that sounds good to me!
Tedra: While we are here, we all can play on the swings.

Narrator: So Jaden, Jaren, and Tedra park their bikes and went running over to the swing area.
Jaden: Jaren, I can swing higher than you.
Jaren: No, you can’t. I can swing higher than you.
Tedra: Hey you two, stop that, someone can get hurt.

Narrator: So the three of them played on the swings, then on the slides. They play for over an hour in the park.
Tedra: Jaden, and Jaren it is getting late, we should leave now.
Jaren: I agree, it almost dinner time.
Jaden: Yeah, and I am getting hungry too, and we all have homework to do.

Narrator: As Jaden, Jaren, and Tedra start running over to where they parked their bikes, Jaren sees that his bike is missing.
Jaren: Hey! Where is my bike?
Jaden: Your bike was parked right next to my bike.
Tedra: How could someone take your bike, Jaren?
Jaden: There is a bike bandit in the park!
Jaren: My dad is going to be upset with me for losing my bike.
Jaden: Let’s ride around the park to see if someone is riding your bike.
Tedra: That’s sounds like a good idea, Jaden.

Narrator: Jaren jumps on the back of Jaden’s bike and Tedra follows on her bike. The three of them ride around the entire park looking for Jaren’s bike.
Jaden: Your bike is not here. We have ridden around the park several times.
Jaren: Let’s ride around again!!!
Tedra: Look Jaren we can’t I have to get home.
Jaden: Me too! I will be super late, because we have to take Tedra home first, then I will have to drop you off. I will be in trouble too, for being late.
Jaren: You guys don’t understand if I don’t have my bike, I will be in trouble with my dad, because he told me not to go off the block with my bike.
Jaden: So why you did tell us that earlier?
Jaren: Because, bike riding with you and