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amazing. I mean, I never expected to win. Thank you all so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
    Melissa and Todd came in second. Melissa was so excited about getting to take care of the frogs that she didn’t even seem upset that she hadn’t won first place. Then Principal Butler read off the third-place winner.
    â€œIn third place, Frank and Joe Hardy!”
    Third place? Wow! Who would have guessed? Today was the best day ever!
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    After all the excitement of the day, Frank and Joe were happy to get back to their tree house. On their big blackboard, they wrote
Secret Files
Case #4: Solved!
They were just about to pin their winner’s ribbon up on the wall when someone crawled up the ladder and into the tree house with them.
    â€œHey, Frank! Hey, Joe! How’s it going?”
    â€œHey, Cissy! What’s up?” Cissy was one of the few people the boys allowed up in their tree house at any time.
    â€œI just had to give this to you,” Cissy said, holding out the first-place ribbon. “If it wasn’t for the two of you, and your other special talent, none of us would have won today. The whole show would have been canceled. You guys really deserve first place!”
    â€œNo way!” said Frank. He shook his head. Cissy deserved that ribbon.
    â€œYour juggling act was amazing!” said Joe.
    But Cissy insisted they take first place. Finally, Frank had an idea.
    â€œHow about we share first place?”
    Cissy thought for a moment.
    â€œDeal!” she said.