A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

Aunt Tabitha and Uncle Albert ask Mona about what happened and then send her home to rest. By now, it is late in the evening. As she walks home, someone tackles her. To Mona’s surprise, it is a 10-year-old boy who demands to know where his sister Tibbie is. After a few minutes of confused yelling, Mona realizes that Tibbie must be the dead girl she found in the bakery. 

The boy, Spindle, explains that his sister had broken into the bakery the previous night to steal pastries. Then, a man wearing green snuck in behind her. Spindle thinks it must have been Uncle Albert, but Mona recalls Molly’s warning about the Spring Green Man and fears that this man killed Tibbie. Mona tells Spindle that Tibbie is dead, but he does not believe her. Mona offers to sneak Spindle into the bakery later that night so he can see for himself.

Around midnight, Spindle sneaks into Mona’s room to wake her up. Together, they go to the bakery, where Mona shows Spindle the place where she found Tibbie’s body. Spindle inspects the area and sees something under a table.