The Zigzag Trail

Following the mystery out into the fresh afternoon air, my fuzzy paws pattered right onto the warm, sun-baked patio bricks! Tucked between two terracotta pots, I spotted what looked just like giant wooden monster tracks—a chunky yellow folding carpenter's ruler! Oh, the smooth painted wood felt so wonderfully cool against my fuzz. Wrapping both arms around a joint, I gave a stiff brass hinge a hearty heave—click-clack! It snapped open into a sharp, bold zigzag, pointing its black measurement lines straight toward the garden path. It’s like a grand secret road sign pointing right where our mastermind went!