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The next morning Ben and Sid arrived at the show bright and early.

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"First, we have to clean some cages," Ben said.

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He led Sid over to some empty chairs.

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"You can wait here. I'll do the cleaning myself, just in case <br>you're allergic to anything.

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When I'm done, I'll get you, and we can visit the rats."

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"Sounds good." Sid nodded.

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"Cleaning cages doesn't sound fun anyway."

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"It's not," Ben agreed.

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About an hour later, the brothers approached the rodent area.

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Almost instantly, green spots appeared on Sid.

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He tried holding a hairless mole rat, but even that <br>one caused green spots to appear.

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Finally, Sid threw up his hands in frustration.

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"We've tested dogs, lizards, dragons, and now rats!"

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He looked like he was about to cry.

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"Maybe we should try snakes after all, even though I hate them."

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"Maybe," Ben said. But he wasn't crazy about a pet snake either.

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"Look, there's Waldo. He's got Oswald with him." Ben waved his friend over.

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"Hey, guys!" Waldo smiled as he hurried over with his owl.

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He held up Oswald's cage.

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"I think I've got this guy's problems worked out.

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He's been following all my commands today."

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"But . . ." Sid stared at the cage and blinked.

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"That cage is empty, Waldo."

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Ben and Waldo chuckled.

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"It's not empty," Waldo said, clapping a hand on Sid's shoulder.

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"Oswald is an invisible owl," Ben explained.

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"He can make himself disappear."

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"Wow, he's invisible? Cool!" Sid pressed his face right up <br>against the bars of the cage.

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Then he turned around to flash a grin at Ben.

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"Look! No spots! We can get an invisible owl for a pet!"

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"Unless your spots are invisible too," Ben said.

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Sid scratched his head. "Oh . . . good point."

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"Watch this. I'll make Oswald visible," Waldo said.

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He let out two sharp whistles.

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They waited.

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"I still don't see him," Sid said.

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Waldo frowned and whistled again.

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But again nothing happened.

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Ben tried whistling next.

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Still there was no sign of the owl.

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"Maybe he's asleep." Waldo reached into the cage.

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"Hey, Oswald, wake up!" He felt around for a moment <br>before turning back to Ben.

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"Uh-oh." He sounded worried. "I think Oswald escaped."

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"What?" Ben stared at Waldo in disbelief. "Are you sure?"

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"Yes!" Waldo nodded. "He's not in his cage!"

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"When was the last time you saw him?" Sid asked.

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"Er . . . I mean, you know what I'm trying to ask."

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"I was practicing with him in the library," Waldo said.

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"He was visible when I put him back in the cage.

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Then I went to the cafeteria for a snack.

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Maybe he escaped somehow then."

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"Did you lock the cage?" Ben asked.

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"I thought I did," Waldo said with a shrug.

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"But maybe I forgot or the latch was loose or something."

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He held his face in his hands. "This is terrible."

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Ben took a deep breath, trying to stay calm.

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"He's probably still inside the school building. Let's start looking for him."

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"How do you look for an invisible owl?" Sid asked.

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"I have no idea," Ben said.

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"But we're about to figure that out. Come on, Waldo."

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The wizard just stood there.

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"What if he flew outside?" Waldo moaned.

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"If that happened, he'll be lost forever!"

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"We haven't even looked yet, Waldo," Ben said.

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"And now we're losing precious time."

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Waldo nodded, and the three monsters began searching, whistling <br>and calling for the missing owl.

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They searched all over the gym and then looked in some classrooms.

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Next they checked the library and hallways.

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"I told you this was hopeless," Waldo said.

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"There's no way to find an animal who's invisible!"

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Ben stayed quiet, and so did Sid.

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It was hard to argue with Waldo's point.

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Then Ben spotted Miss Bungle waving madly at him.

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"There you are, Ben! I've been looking for you.

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You were supposed to sweep the bunny rabbits' area.

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You didn't show up."

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"Oh, right. Sorry, Miss Bungle!" Ben replied.

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"Waldo's owl . . . um, well, we had a small emergency."

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"You should get going," Miss Bungle said, glancing at her watch.

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"You don't want to miss the pet tricks show when it starts."

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"Go ahead, Ben," Waldo said.

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"Sid and I will keep looking for Oswald. You can catch up with us later."

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Ben nodded. It probably wouldn't take him long to sweep <br>the bunny rabbits' area.

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After that he could rejoin the hunt for the missing owl.

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A chill rippled along his spine as he remembered <br>the owl's sharp beak and talons.

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He hoped Oswald wasn't busy hunting right now!