he couldn’t find his way home?
43
We ate lunch at Glimmer Glade. We
were all worried about the little dragon,
even if it did turn out that he had taken
our things.
This is all our fault.
We need to bring Scorch
home to his family.
But how will we find him?
44
If Scorch is the thief, then I think
I know how to bring him out of hiding.
We will make him find us!
45
We trotted to Rainbow Falls, where
we last saw Scorch. Then we made
a big pile of our detective hats and
magnifying glasses.
I hope our things
will attract the thief!
46
Sunny and Monty used their powers
again, so they could hide close to the
pile. They were ready to catch the
thief!
It was a sparkle-tastic plan. Right,
Diary? And it worked! Just not quite
how I’d expected . . .
47
Ha ha! We caught the thief!
48
But as Sunny and Monty stepped
back, we saw who they had caught. And
it wasn’t Scorch.
So the thief WAS a rabbit!
But Piper wasn’t quite right either,
because this rabbit was not really a
rabbit. It was actually Mr. Rumptwinkle!
49
You stole our things!?
Yes. Well, I borrowed them . . .
You see, I set up this whole mystery
for you to solve! Surprise!
Oh my! This is a surprise!
You worked together
and caught the
rabbit thief – me!
Now you’ll all get
this week’s patch.
Well done, unicorns!
50
Right away, we earned our DETECTIVE
patches!
It usually feels great when we earn
a new patch. But this time it didn’t feel
so good. We all felt bad about chasing
Scorch when he wasn’t really the thief.
51
TWINKLE-POP!
TWINKLE-POP!
TWINKLE-POP!
TWINKLE-POP!
TWINKLE-POP!
TWINKLE-POP!
TWINKLE-POP!
Mr. Rumptwinkle asked what was
wrong. So we told him about the carrot
clue we got wrong, about our dragon
hunt, and about Scorch going missing.
Scorch’s family is really
worried about him.
Oh dear. I didn’t realize you were all out
chasing dragons! You were very brave.
It looks like your next job as detectives
is to figure out how to make things right.
52
We put our hats back on and talked
on the way back to our unipod.
We need to find Scorch!
We need to bring that
dragon-pup home!
I hope Scorch is all
right, Diary. Yes he’s
a bit naughty, but he’s
only a little dragon.
We MUST find him
tomorrow!
53
5
The Missing Dragon-Pup
Thursday
This morning, we searched the forest
for hours. Finally, we spotted small
dragon footprints and followed them to
Fairy Village.
Hello, fairies! Have you
seen a dragon-pup?
54
Yes! A naughty little dragon
was here yesterday!
He kept making grunting
noises to make us jump!
Then he giggled and
flew that way.
55
As we trotted along, we met other
creatures who had seen Scorch.
A pesky little dragon threw me up
in the air like I was a beach ball!
Then he giggled and flew that way.
A sneaky dragon-pup tagged my belly
and said, “You can’t catch me!”
Then he giggled and flew that way.
56
A little dragon splashed me!
Then he giggled and flew that way.
Scorch got up to quite
a lot of mischief!
We’d better find him soon – before
he upsets anyone else!
57
At last, we found Scorch!
I went and sat with him.
Hi, Scorch! I’m Bo!
58
We all told him our names.
Did you get lost because we chased you?
What? No.
Then why haven’t you
gone home?
And why have you been
causing trouble all over
the forest?
Scorch told us that he wasn’t trying
to run away or be naughty . . .
59
He just wanted someone to play with!
Don’t your big brothers
and sister play with you?
No. They’re too busy
being grown-up dragons.
All they do now is throw
rocks and breathe fire.
Why don’t you join in?
I’m too small to throw
rocks. All I can throw are
tiny pebbles. And I can’t
even breathe fire yet.
60
We told Scorch his family missed him
and was worried about him.
I’d like to go home. But now
I’m not sure which way it is.
We’ll take you.
Come on!
Catch us if you can!
Sunny whispered to me as we raced
Scorch to the dragon nests.
Are you scared about
meeting the big dragons?
A bit. I hope they won’t
blame us for Scorch
running off.
The dragons weren’t scary at all!
They were just so happy to see Scorch!
They gave us big dragon hugs, too.
Thank you so much for
bringing Scorch home!
You’re welcome.
62
I’m sorry we’ve been so busy lately,
Scorch. But we’ve been building
a surprise for you! Come see!
The dragons uncovered
something TWINKLE-TASTIC!
63
Wow!! You built me a tree house?
Yes!
This is why we moved all these
rocks and breathed fire
on all these planks.
Thank you! This is a
FIERY-FABULOUS surprise!
Scorch asked us to play with him.
So we played together until sunset.
And we invited him to our Patch Parade
tomorrow. He said yes – YAY!
65
6
Rainbow Rain
Friday
Everyone was super excited for the
Patch Parade. When Scorch arrived,
we trotted right over to him.
Did your brothers and sister
play with you today, Scorch?
66
Oh yes! We are having so much fun
in my new tree house! I only WISH
I could breathe fire like them.
Sunny gave me a wink. Then I knew
just what to do! I swished my tail . . .
67
Scorch, your wish is granted!
Suddenly, Scorch breathed huge
rainbow-colored flames!
>
My fire is so colorful!
I love it! Thank you!
Those are flames made
with unicorn magic! You’ll
breathe real dragon fire
when you’re older.
68
We paraded past Mr. Rumptwinkle
and collected our DETECTIVE patches.
I’m very proud of you. You were all great
detectives this week. And you were
great friends to a dragon-pup.
69
Mr. Rumptwinkle gave a special
patch to Scorch!
This is a PLAY patch. It means you can
so
play with the unicorns any time –
long as you behave yourself!
Thank you! And don’t worry,
I am never naughty!
But then Scorch got SO excited that
he accidentally breathed flames that
set fire to the parade decorations!
Oops – sorry!
Don’t worry!
I’ve got this!
Jed used his Unicorn Power to make
it rain. He put out the fire in no time.
But Scorch’s magic flames made the
rain turn rainbow-colored! So we all
danced in the rain!
71
Phew! This has been a GLITTERRIFIC
week! We all have a new patch AND a
fiery new friend!
See you next time, Diary!
72
Rebecca Elliott may not have a magical
horn or sneeze glitter, but she’s still a lot like a
unicorn. Rebecca always tries to have a positive
attitude, she likes to laugh a lot, and she lives
with some great creatures - her guitar-playing
husband, noisy-yet-charming children, crazy
chickens, and a big, lazy cat called Bernard.
She gets to hang out with these fun characters
and write stories for a living, so she thinks her
life is pretty magical!
Rebecca is the author of JUST BECAUSE, MR.
SUPER POOPY PANTS, and the USA Today
bestselling early chapter book series OWL
DIARIES.
Unicorn
Diaries
How much do you know about
Bo and the Dragon-Pup?
Sunny and Monty sneak up to the big
dragons to hear what they are saying.
How do their special Unicorn Powers
help them stay hidden?
The unicorns talk to lots of different
creatures when they’re looking for Scorch
(turn to pages 55–57). Make a list of all
the creatures they meet.
Think about a time when someone was
too busy to play with you. How did it
make you feel? What did you do next?
The unicorns are scared to meet the
dragons. Should they be worried?
What are the dragons really like?
Scorch’s family built him a tree
house! Draw and label a tree house
you would like to play in. Would it
have a swing, like Scorch’s?
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