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One winter morning, Sofia found round clear spots and long curved lines on the frosty kitchen window. The marks had appeared overnight.
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Sofia and the Snowy Window Clues
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Part 1
One winter morning, Sofia found round clear spots and long curved lines on the frosty kitchen window. The marks had appeared overnight.
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Part 2
She looked outside for tracks, but snow covered the sill evenly. That meant the marks were probably made from inside the warm kitchen.
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Part 3
Sofia breathed near one corner of the glass. Her warm breath melted a small round patch that matched the clear spots.
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Part 4
The curved lines were too thin for breath. She compared them with her fingers, a spoon handle, and the whiskers of Marmalade the cat.
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Part 5
Marmalade jumped onto the sill and watched a bird. His nose made a round spot, while his whiskers swept curved lines through the frost.
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Part 6
Sofia repeated the observation without touching the cat. Another nose spot and several whisker lines appeared in the same shapes.
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Part 7
She drew two columns in her notebook: warm nose spots and thin whisker lines. One visitor had made both kinds of clues.
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Part 8
Sofia gave Marmalade a warm cushion beside the window. She learned that comparing shape, location, and a repeated event can explain a mystery.
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Intro
On a window white with frost,
Round clear spots and curves were crossed.
Verse 1
Snow outside lay smooth and neat,
So the clues formed near the heat.
Warm breath made a circle clear.
Thin curved lines were different here.
Chorus
Shape and place and watch again.
Compare the marks upon the pane.
One warm nose and whiskers thin
Tell us who has just looked in.
Verse 2
A soft cat jumped to the sill,
Watching birds and sitting still.
Nose made spots; each whisker drew
Curving lines across the view.
Final Chorus
Two clue columns made it plain.
One small cat had marked the pane.
Set a cushion warm and bright—
Mystery solved by morning light.
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