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In the morning, the gardener found muddy footprints beside a bent marigold. Maya thought they looked like Comet’s paws.
“He was here yesterday,” she said.
Comet looked down at his feet. He had played nearby, but he remembered staying on the path. Maya almost repeated her guess to Pip.
The gardener asked them to examine the marks carefully. The prints had three narrow points; Comet’s paw left a different shape. Beside the pot, there was also a long scratch in the soil.
Ada remembered seeing a small bird searching for seeds after the evening rain. The gardener explained that they could not know every detail from the footprints alone, but the marks did not support blaming Comet.
Maya turned to him. “I guessed too quickly. I’m sorry.”
Comet accepted her apology. Together, they helped the gardener steady the marigold and move the loose seeds away from the flower bed.
Maya drew Comet’s pawprint beside the mystery print in her notebook. The difference was easier to see when she stopped looking only for what she expected.
By evening, the marigold stood upright again. Maya did not need to find someone to blame to help fix it. She needed careful looking, an honest apology, and a little time with a friend whose paws had been innocent.
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Who did Maya first suspect?
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What could you check before repeating a guess about another person?
