The Museum of Small Things

Theo Marchetti

Mystery

The Museum of Small Things

Theo Marchetti

Writr

Chapter 1

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The Museum of Small Things opened on a Saturday, on the front wall of number nine, between the letterbox and the hydrangea.

It was a shoebox, laid on its side with the lid propped up as a roof. Inside, on a bed of cotton wool, the exhibits sat in rows, each one with a label written in Ada Pereira's smallest, neatest handwriting.

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A button from a sailor's coat (probably). A shell with a hole worn right through. The skull of a mouse, found under the shed, cleaned. A marble with a bubble inside. A seed that looked like a tiny propeller. A piece of green glass the sea had made smooth. One hundred and twelve things, each one smaller than Ada's thumb.

A sign, on a lolly stick, said: MUSEUM OF SMALL THINGS. ADMISSION FREE. DONATIONS WELCOME. PLEASE SAY WHERE IT CAME FROM.

That last line was important. Ada had read that a real museum always knows where a thing came from. That was what made it a museum and not just a box.

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The Museum of Small Things

Name: The Museum of Small Things
Price: 5 AUD
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Theo Marchetti

by Theo Marchetti

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Ada has a shoebox, a magnifying glass and one hundred and twelve small things. Then someone donates a tiny brass key with no note, and a museum needs to know where everything comes from.

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Lena
Quiet and lovely. The last label got me.