A Mystery In Hickory Heights

It was a(n)  ADJECTIVE day in Hickory Heights. The birds were chirping cheerfully.  PLURAL NOUN barked to each other from their fenced-in backyards, and the sound of delivery truck brakes squealed as  PLURAL NOUN were conveniently left on front doorsteps. All was well until the moment the mystery occurred. That afternoon, jack, Jamel, and Janine climbed off the  NOUN at their stop. The group of friends was  VERB and  VERB as always when they came across something  ADJECTIVE. As they passed old Mr. Jerry's house, they noticed a  NOUN sitting on the front lawn, torn open. They approached the box to look inside. It was completely  ADJECTIVE, except for some  ADJECTIVE  PLURAL NOUN and what looked like  PLURAL NOUN. Just then, their friend, Jalisa, walked up, who had stayed home that day with a  NOUN. "Do you know anything about this  NOUN?" asked Jack. "No! Why?" replied Jalisa, who oddly had some  ADJECTIVE  PLURAL NOUN on her white sneakers. "Well, it seems weird that you happen to be right here next to this  NOUN, and the  PLURAL NOUN on you sneakers match the  PLURAL NOUN inside!" accused Jack. "I stepped in a  NOUN while  VERB ENDING IN ING to see you guys at the bus stop!" shouted Jalisa. The friends weren't convinced, which made Jalisa  EMOTION. After  VERB ENDING IN ING for a few minutes about what to do, Janine decided they should investigate. The group began knocking on the  PLURAL NOUN surrounding Mr. Jerry's house to ask if the neighbors saw anything  ADJECTIVE. "I saw Jennifer out  VERB ENDING IN ING this morning," said Mrs. Jones. "I noticed a stray  NOUN roaming the streets," claimed Mr. Jennings. "I did see Mr. Jerry's grandson playing in his  NOUN a little while ago," admitted Mrs. Juarez. "!" shouted Janine, and she, Jamel, and Jack  PAST TENSE VERB back down the street to Mr. Jerry's house. At first, they didn't see anything except the  NOUN. But then Jamel yelled, "Back there!" and pointed towards the  PLACE. The friends raced to the  PLACE where they found little Johnny, Mr. Jerry's grandson, sitting on the  NOUN, covered in something  ADJECTIVE and  ADJECTIVE. Looking rather guilty, Johnny  VERB his  NOUN, and sheepishly said, "The  NOUN smelled so  ADJECTIVE, and I couldn't wait to see what was inside!" Apparently, Mr. Jerry had ordered  PLURAL NOUN from the best  PLACE in town, and his grandson got to the delivery before he did. Janine looked a Jamel and Jack and said, "I think we owe Jalisa a huge  NOUN!" Everyone agreed, and together they found Jalisa who was  ADVERB  VERB on the sidewalk in front of Mr. Jerry's house. "We're sorry for blaming you, Jalisa!" they all exclaimed. "Will you please forgive us?" "Of course," replied Jalisa. And the four friends  PAST TENSE VERB back to where Johnny was  VERB ENDING IN ING to see if had any more  PLURAL NOUN left to share.