The Missing Cheese
Polly arrives at Barcelona's La Boqueria market and meets Esteban, a veteran charcutier. When Esteban reveals his prized aged Manchego cheese has mysteriously disappeared, Polly's investigation leads to suspicions about Valentina, a enigmatic new fruit vendor with perfect Spanish and secretive demeanor.
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Polly is a bird. She visits the market. The market sells food. Esteban works at the market. He sells meat and cheese. Esteban looks sad today. Polly asks about his problem. Esteban has good cheese. The cheese is missing. Someone took his cheese. This makes Esteban very sad. Polly wants to help him. She looks around the market. There is a new woman. Her name is Valentina. Valentina sells fruit at the market. She has black hair. She wears nice clothes. Esteban thinks about Valentina. Maybe she took the cheese. Valentina speaks very good Spanish. This seems strange to Esteban. Yesterday Valentina looked at his food. She looked for a long time. Polly watches Valentina work. Valentina sees Polly looking. She says hello to Esteban. She calls Polly colorful. Polly thinks this is strange. Maybe Valentina knows about Polly. Polly wants to find the cheese. This is not simple. Something is wrong here.
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