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One ordinary day in the tine town of Gladstone, a strange change came over a few or the town's 

children.

Charlee Checker walked to school every morning. As she strolled down the sidewalk a 

bothersome thought kept creeping into her head. You forgot to turn off the oven, the iron, and 

the electric blanket. You better run home and turn them off or the house will catch fire. So 

Charlee hurried home and checked the appliances which made her late for school every day.

Henry Hoarder used to keep his room very tidy. Recently his room reeked of rotten apple cores 

and moldy sandwiches. Stacks of papers, rocks, toys and mismatched   socks littered his bedroom 

floor. Now Henry worries about throwing things away because he has a really strong feeling that 

he might need them again someday.

William Washwell once loved playing outside in the dirt and eating cold treats on hot days. He 

never worries about grass stains on his pants or ice cream melting all over his fingers. Now 

whenever he gets sticky or dirty the feeling really bothers him so he repeatedly changes his 

clothes and washes his hands.

Olivia Orderly used to like her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches any which way. First jam, then 

peanut butter or peanut butter first, and then jam. Now she gets upset if her PBJ's are not put 

together in a particular order.

"Help!" the parents cried. "Who can figure out what's wrong with our children?"

Chapter Two: Ranger Ben

Everyone in Gladstone admired eighteen year old Benjamin Storms, the 

plain-clothed policeman, who they nicknamed Ranger Ben. Ben stood 

just five feet tall. His slender arms hung from a groovy, tie-dyed t-shirt. 

Honey-blond curls flowed out from under a red baseball cap. Ben's blue 

eyes sparkled like the crystal sea behind thin, golden-framed glasses. 

Freckles dotted his nose an cheeks like cinnamon on a holiday cookie. A 

cheery, white smile never left his face. 

Ranger Ben had always wanted to follow in his grandpa's footsteps and 

work as a detective on the Gladstone Police Force. After graduating early 

from high school, Benjamin joined the police academy at age sixteen and 

earned his detective badge there. When Ranger Ben heard about the 

strange things happening to some of the children in Gladstone, he 

wanted help.

"Never fear, Ranger Ben is here!

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