"Rooster is up to his old tricks again," sighed Harriet Holstein. "If we don't find him soon, it will be one of those days again. By the way, who's that boy standing over there?" Dasher Hound, who knew absolutely everything about what happened on the farm, looked over and saw a young boy walking around the barn. "If my eyes don't deceive me," said Dasher excitedly, "I think it's Rico Gaumond, that famous child detective. I've heard that he has solved more mysteries in 11 years than Sherlock Holmes solved in his lifetime. This could be our lucky day."