LIMERICKS limerick poetry based on Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene girl detective poems |
NANCY DREW LIMERICKS by Amriel Simpson #1: The Secret of the Old Clock Hickory Dickory Dock Nancy put on a royal blue frock Josiah fell ill After making a will That Nancy Drew found in a clock! #2: The Hidden Staircase Nathan Gomber was putting on airs Saying the Turnbulls’ property was not theirs Carson was taken Whom Nancy found and awakened While exploring some hidden stairs! #3: The Bungalow Mystery While rowing a boat at Moon Lake Laura told Nancy and Helen about Jake It was so sad her new step dad Was “Stumpy,” in fact, a fake! #4: The Mystery at Lilac Inn At Lilac Inn that sells chicken Mary found Emily’s jewels easy pickin’ At the Dockville boat docks Nancy Drew found the rocks Behind a clock that was tickin’ #5: The Secret at Shadow Ranch For Nancy, Bess, George, and Alice Shadow Ranch in Arizona is no palace There are foxes and bats Nancy fires at a cat Martha and Zany treat Lucy with malice #6: The Secret Of Red Gate Farm At Millie’s place, Red Gate Farm Some renters are causing alarm They wear white hoods And are up to no good Counterfeiting, and causing harm! #7: The Clue in the Diary At a house fire, Nancy looks And finds a little red book Her car gets a ding New friend Ned finds a ring Inventor-Joe (is) swindled by Felix, a crook! #8: Nancy’s Mysterious Letter A letter to the wrong address From England is to “Nancy S.” After the Emerson game The girl with the same name Is told of an inheritance mess! #9: The Sign of the Twisted Candles At an inn, Sadie is abused Asa, though 100, is not confused A candle was invented That’s twisted, then Asa hinted Frank and Emma make Asa feel used #10: The Pass-word to Larkspur Lane In the country, near Larkspur Lane Is an asylum, but not for the insane An unregistered bird Had carried the codeword For the entrance to such to gain! #11: The Clue of the Broken Locket Kitty and Johnny are bound Although not parentally sound To adopt stranded twins But Nancy finds the parents when A match to a broken-locket is found! #12: The Message in the Hollow Oak First prize in a contest no joke In Nancy Drew would envoke Romance up north To Canada she went forth Finding messages in an old oak! #13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm Nancy returns from a trip To see a child being struck with a whip Who gives an elephant charm That keeps those from harm All who from such take a sip! #14: The Whispering Statue In Sea Cliff Nancy Drew with glee Says “that statue looks just like me” When Nancy whispers Swindled money is dispers’d And a home drifts into the sea! #15: The Haunted Bridge At Deer Mountain where golf is played The caddies are all afraid They speak the most Of a bridge with a ghost (Of bed-sheets, it is made!) #16: The Clue of the Tapping Heels Annie raises kittens with zeal And while helping others got a raw deal Nancy’s captured by Fred And found by Bess George and Ned When she taps on a wall with her heel! #17: The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk Two girls are initialed “ND” (One Nestrelda, one Nancy) In a brass bound trunk Are gems (not junk) As stolen as they could be! #18: The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion Gun shots and other scary sounds Caused by mountain lions, snakes, and hounds Try to keep those harried From stolen money buried At a home where moss abounds! #19: The Quest of the Missing Map Nancy Drew surely is not daunted Although a cottage is said to be haunted Two map halves are found And to an island all are bound To find a buried chest Ellen’s dad wanted! #20: The Clue in the Jewel Box An inheritance causes contention Miss Alexander then mentions An enamel egg that’s pleased ‘er that reminds all of Easter and contains a secret invention! #21: The Secret in the Old Attic Phillip March is emphatic That to pay music royalties is pragmatic All sing to Fipp’s songs And Nancy Drew rights the wrongs Finding evidence in an old attic! #22: The Clue in the Crumbling Wall Nancy searches for the fiancĂ©e of Walter And never, ever does she falter She and her friends crawl Over crumbling castle walls While Hector Keep tries to halt ‘er! #23: The Mystery of the Tolling Bell To Candleton Nancy and friends zoom Where a ghost rings a bell of doom Drugs show Nancy elves And the girls learn (themselves) A fake perfume business doth boom! #24: The Clue in the Old Album Miss Struthers’ child Rose has gypsy kin And dolls and jewels are stolen, then Nancy Drew takes the case And puts them back in their place (As she has a boat race to win!) #25: The Ghost of Blackwood Hall Jewel fakers do not stall Rigging a ghost at Blackwood Hall Howard and Joe Think no one will know But Nancy finds stolen jewelry behind a wall! #26: The Clue of the Leaning Chimney A fake Chinese pottery ring Kidnaps Lee and Moy Eng A chimney does lean In their shop, where it is seen Copies of vases that are Ming! #27: The Secret of the Wooden Lady Captain Easterly needs help to buy a ship So to Boston Nancy Drew makes a trip A ruby had been put in A lady that is wooden And Nancy helps find it (before Flip)! #28: The Clue of the Black Keys Nancy and Professor Terry Have part of an obsidian key With two others it unlocks A mysterious box That’s filled with green energy! #29: The Mystery at the Ski Jump Mitzi Channing skates on TV Who steals Nancy Drew’s ID! She sells stock and furs Whose validity is unsure And is caught near a jump for a ski! #30: The Clue of the Velvet Mask Nancy goes to Gloria’s masquerade Where silver objects are displayed Velvet hooded thieves steal The items with appeal ‘Till Nancy Drew lends aid! #31: The Ringmaster's Secret In Nancy Drew Lolita can confide And gets Nancy a circus-job on the inside Nancy investigates the ring-master Who steals money and causes disaster By putting between Lolita and Pietro, a divide #32: The Scarlet Slipper Mystery Nancy studies ballet (not to be a starlet) Henri and Helene in to the U.S. are let Where they teach a class of dance But stolen gems are found (from France) Hidden inside a painting of shoes of scarlet! #33: The Witch Tree Symbol Thieves steal antique furniture with glee And leave frightening symbols when they flee But their plans are soon aborted As Nancy Drew’s not thwarted By a hex sign painted on a tree! #34: The Hidden Window Mystery To Virginia Nancy Drew and her friends go And, in searching for an antique, do not slow In illustrious Ivy Hall Where wild peacocks call Is found Sir Richard’s valuable stained-glass window! #35: The Haunted Showboat In the swamps aboard a river-boat A ghost is heard at night that seems to gloat But Nancy Drew and her friends find What pirates left behind Gold, that is now theirs to tote! #36: The Secret of the Golden Pavilion Nancy Drew and her dad Carson fly To the nation’s newest state: Hawaii Where a ghost hula dancer scares And Kamuela asks if Nancy dares To give translating Polynesian clues a try! #37: The Clue in the Old Stagecoach A western town Nancy and friends approach Where Miss Strook says folks encroach Trying to find What Abner left behind Stamps and an antique stage-coach! #38: The Mystery of the Fire Dragon In Hong Kong Che Chi’s kidnapped, and it is dire By those using the symbol of a dragon of fire But Nancy’s lipstick is also red And she writes an S.O.S. to Ned When she becomes an unwilling flier! #39: The Clue of the Dancing Puppet At a theater Nancy Drew is attacked By a ballerina puppet that is packed With stolen jewels But Nancy’s no fool She catches crooks and still has time to act! #40: The Moonstone Castle Mystery Nancy receives in the postage a moonstone Then to the town of Deep River is flown Where a castle is being used By threatener Rudy, who abused Joanie, who should rightfully own! #41: The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes A magazine article about Nancy is such tripe! And in Scotland nightly sheep are swiped But Nancy hits thieves where they live Greets Lady Douglas, her relative, Wears a tartan, and learns to play bag-pipes! #42: The Phantom of Pine Hill In Ohio the Rorick home on Pine Hill Of a phantom ghost is getting its fill But it is Father Jenkins and Fred Trying to find gold instead Of the family, who searches for it still! #43: The Mystery of the 99 Steps Josette has a dream of Paris France Falling 99 steps in a trance It turns out she as a kid Had seen an alchemist’s shop hid That is fake, and uncovered by Nance! #44: The Clue in the Crossword Cipher On Carla’s wooden plaque a monkey’s tail Points to a treasure of great avail After some sleuthing by Nancy Drew The site is found in Peru Following criminals are captured and put in jail! #45: The Spider Sapphire Mystery To Africa Nancy Drew went, who tried To find where Lillia’s lost sibling may hide Tizam is found, who knows The location of Swahili Joe Who stole a sapphire with an ancient spider inside! #46: The Invisible Intruder Tourist sites that did well now don’t boast And consider selling when haunted by some ghosts Until detective Nancy Drew Connects potential buyers to The hauntings, and shell-theft along the coast! #47: The Mysterious Mannequin Carson receives a rug that when studied shows Woven in the fabric, words of prose: “Bring a mannequin back to Turkey” But the clues are somewhat murky The mannequin is Aisha, who used to pose! #48: The Crooked Banister Rawley Banister makes phony real-estate sales Is arrested, and then escapes on bail Though a robot’s wrath is kindled Money’s found to repay the swindled In a vault behind a crooked hand-rail #49: The Secret of Mirror Bay A green sorcerer scares who would encroach A secret “cold light” formula for to poach Happening near Otesaga lake Where a ghost is found to be fake It’s Anne on stilts, searching for a child‘s coach! #50: The Double Jinx Mystery Apartments rise up from the rubble And a construction company brings a farm trouble With a symbol, fear’s incurred And posion’s fed to rare birds The jinx is seen by Oscar to be double! #51: The Mystery of the Glowing Eye At Anderson museum a glowing eye Tries to sap from Nancy Drew the will to try To find what happened to Zapp and Ned As she is sure they have not fled As over-head heli-copters fly #52: The Secret of the Forgotten City Nancy learns of a lost Nevadan city With treasure, enough to make one giddy Stone tablets she is told Point to sheets made of pure gold If she can but translate petroglyphs so pretty #53: The Sky Phantom Bruce Fisher teaches Nancy Drew to fly Roger Paine is missing and no one’s sure why Turns out that Roger got Too close to a revolution plot Hiding secret weapons did the Sky Phantom try! #54: The Strange Message in the Parchment Junie’s dad shows Nancy a parchment Painted sheep-skin for which much was spent That shows angels at sea Nancy Drew finds to be By the mother of a kid-napped child, sent #55: Mystery of Crocodile Island Roger invests in a farm for crocodiles But hasn’t heard news for a while To Florida does Nancy travel And a scheme begins to unravel Stealing cameras is more the farm owners’ style! #56: The Thirteenth Pearl Nancy Drew and Carson travel to Tokyo To investigate pearl theft and come to know Not only Kampura and Benny’s greed But how a Tamairesa seed Can be implanted in an oyster for a pearl to grow! |