“This is creepy,” Josh said. “Should we go back to the cabin?” “We eat lunch in fifteen minutes,” Dink said. “We might as well wait here.” Just then Remote the goat and Ronald the rooster came around the corner of the barn. Remote headed right for the kids, but Ronald stopped to scratch in the dirt. The goat rested his chin on Josh’s knee. “My dog does that when he wants to be scratched,” Josh said, stroking the goat’s silky ears. “Oh my gosh!” Ruth Rose cried, making the goat back up. “Josh, your M stands for Mote!” “M-O-A-T, like surrounding a castle?” Josh asked. “No, Mote is Buzzy’s nickname for Remote, remember?” she said. “And Buzzy made up some of these clue cards. So maybe the M stands for Mote, and those are goat hairs on your card!” “Ruth Rose, you’re a genius!” Josh said. He pulled out his clue card and compared the hairs on the back to the goat’s hairs. “They’re the same!” Dink said. “So do you think the map piece is hidden on Mote?”
