The Mystery of the Lost Painting
In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle, a writer, meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist, whose painting mysteriously disappears from his studio. A young boy provides a clue, pointing them toward the Pont des Arts in pursuit of the enigmatic thief.
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