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Write a story about an eventful evening of trick-or-treating.

Posted in Kids on Mar 30, 2021

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Bark or Treat

Submitted to Contest #13

I asked my mommy and daddy if it was okay and they said “yes” as long as I brought poop bags. So, I was dressed up as a butterfly and was happy. I had on green stalkings, green shoes, a gold shirt, and multi-colored wings, which my mommy made for me. Homi didn’t have a costume, but that’s ok. I would just tell people he was a weird looking bee and we were flying onto daffodils. I live in a suburb. I’m not sure what that means, but it’s nice. So, Homi and I go to our first house and I have an empty pillow ca...

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The Pumpkin Man

Submitted to Contest #13

The Pumpkin Man    It was a dark and thundery night when Lexi, Kate and Avia were having a sleepover, it was one week before Halloween and the girls were planning their costumes. Avia had come up with the perfect idea of being Disney princesses. Avia would be Cinderella, Lexi would be Snow White, and Kate would be Rapunzel. The three of them were part of a drama group at college and were the popular ones. They all met at a very young age and lived on the same street. They were brought up together and were inseparable...

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The Untold Secret

Submitted to Contest #13

The quiet village deterred me to go there to visit this home I have not been there for years. It felt like a theater waiting for the curtain to rise.Heat steamed off the cobbled streets children walked, laughed and screamed in excitement as i stood there and wondered what to do next.Trick-a-treating it is, and a night to remember for everyone following the footsteps of the others I walked along as kids do with their heads down staring at the cobbled stones.The hilltop chapel remained in its shadow while goats trailed the path.It was siesta t...

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Shy Halloweeners

Submitted to Contest #13

It seemed like we would not do anything! I told Jenny, "Forget it!!" How could we become trick or treaters without costumes? People would just laugh at us.It was just past seven, and most little kids were returning from their evening exploration of the neighborhood. Their bags were full of candy, cheap candy, but still candy. I really wanted to go scavenger hunting. Tommy did. too. But we simply could not gather ourselves to yell "Trick or treat!" in our regular clothes."It's too late! " Finally, Joe spoke after wiping a tear which he tried ...

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Two unusual trick-or-treaters

Submitted to Contest #13

It was on a very cold Halloween night years ago in a three level older home that was rumored to be haunted in a very small community of the Midwest.We had the bottom half with two other renters above us.I was well prepared for the town's children that evening with bowls full of candy and a porch light that welcomed so many trick-or-treaters that I had to turn the light off well before 9:00p.m.The next few hours were spent watching a few Halloween classics while enjoying the last few candy bars I put aside for myself.At midnight a loud knock ...

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The blue fedora

Submitted to Contest #13

Tommy placed a bright red X on the calendar square. October 31 was his favorite day of the year. This was the one night he could go outside and mingle with the other kids. Giddy with delight, Tommy did his chores while whistling his favorite Halloween silly songs.He carefully brushed his favorite blue fedora hat then tucked a jaunty pheasant feather under the band. He admired his handiwork, pleased that the hat now looked festive for this special night. He ironed his pillowcase for collecting candy. Tommy then did his chores. He dusted ever...

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I.O.U.

Submitted to Contest #13

Stacy could not believe she had promised her mother she would go trick or treating with her younger sister. She was eighteen now and had nearly begged her mother to allow her to go to Clive Owens Halloween party, but no, she had to accompany her little bratty sister on her trick or treating. Her mother had even dared to get her sister to bring along some friends while not allowing Stacy to spend time with hers. It would have been better if Grandmother would have still been there, she always took Stacy’s side. “Come on now...

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The Ghost Shadow

Submitted to Contest #13

“My name is Kathy,” the littlest girl at the sleepover spoke as everyone gathered around, “and I have a scary story to tell.” All the girls from Kathy's new school had gathered for a slumber party the night before Halloween. With excited chatter, they discussed their costumes for the big day. Kathy had chosen a long, black dress with a black mask and black shoes; her strange costume, however, comes with a story. “Last Halloween, I lived in another town where there were no strangers. On Halloween morning, I dressed into my pretty princess cos...

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Girls Gone Vampire

Submitted to Contest #13

Have you ever gone shopping for a corset?  Soon after I’d started poking around in the real and for true vampire community, I received an invitation to a vampire ball from a fellow called BlackSwamp. To be celebrated on Halloween night, “A Midsummer Night’s Scream” proposed the most diverse, splendid, and confusing dress code I’d ever seen.  “Let the flowers of the night be in full bloom,” the invitation said. “Let Elizabethan gowns and hose mingle with the tight vinyl of the now. Let gr...

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Project Trick-Or-Treating

Submitted to Contest #13

Oh hello, I'm Jake Erikson. I'm eleven and I live at some apartment here at Shining City. Shining City is known as the most cheerful place in the whole world. Every week we celebrate festivals that aren't even important just like (festival), (festival), and (festival) but none of it matters because a few more days Halloween will take over Shining Town.       I mean c’mon everyone likes Halloween except for Principal Dan. You can sense it in his name D-a-n, sounds like a made-up name if you ask me. The guy n...

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THE GRIMLEY GHOSTS

Submitted to Contest #13

                                              It sat in the middle of the block, once a well manicured property, a single two and a half story house with garage and driveway. A small gated front yard along with a small fenced back yard. That's the way it looked before a fire ravaged it's appearance and tak...

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A Butchered Halloween

Submitted to Contest #13

“Mommy, mommy, come here! The old lady will give us lots of candy if we go! Come on!” Kids… They’re everywhere. I love kids. They’re cute. So were my daughters. After I got rid of my “habit” I used to have only on Halloween I wanted to go out Trick-or-Treating too. I wanted to be supervised by my wife. The love of my life. But I couldn’t allow anything to go out of my hands. I couldn’t risk anything. It’s all my fault… I should have protected them! I was the man of the family. My wife was as strong as me and yet… she still died. It should ha...

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We Are All Fallen Angels Here

Submitted to Contest #13

I always loved Halloween. It’s been my favourite holiday since I can remember. I love it all! The decorations, the candy and especially the costumes. I enjoy the idea of being able to be whoever you want. It’s positively thrilling! When I finished high school I started a career as a special effects make up artist. This has allowed me to work on a number of horror films. I’ve always been a sucker for a scary movie and a good jump scare.For the first time in a long time, I don’t actually have any plans for Halloween. My older sister and her hu...

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The curse of the little town

Submitted to Contest #13

  There was no moon this night, just a cool gentle wind. Horteignquas responded to the cool, raised her wart filled chin to enjoy this natural refreshment. It was a mere moment, and then her duty came to chase her revery away. She scanned the hill of marble and plaster grave markings and began to float over a row. At each carved monument, her wrinkled features grimaced, pulling her crooked features close to her nose. A faint light, barely discernible looked to be dropping from her face, down her chest, to hips,...

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Trick or Treat

Submitted to Contest #13

Molly rang the door bell.She pressed the door bell at least five times in a row until her sister Annie told her to stop. Annie told Molly it was rude to ring someone’s door bell more than once.  An elderly woman soon answered the door. She wore a witch's hat and green face paint. “ Trick or treat,” Molly shouted, holding her jack o lantern up in the air.“ Aw, you’re so cute,” the woman told Molly. “ I’m sorry my adorably annoying sister rang your doorbell so many times,” Annie said, rolling her eyes” Molly just loves tric...

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