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Submitted by writers on Reedsy Prompts to our weekly writing contest. Whether you plan to read them aloud or just indulge your own childlike imagination, look no further! The most magical tales live in this collection of free short stories for kids.

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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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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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Halloween From The Point Of View Of An Puerile Minor

Submitted to Contest #13

Ah, Halloween, a spooky season indeed. Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, this celebration is observed as a spooky event usually celebrated by children. Though it’s barely acknowledged by some, some usually celebrate by handing out candy to the young fellows of the neighborhood, trick-or-treating with loved ones in our spooky costumes, or maybe even sharing spine-chilling stories to Tis the season that is quickly creeping upon us. But what truly is Halloween? It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of S...

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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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The Mansion Of Tricks With Treats

Submitted to Contest #13

THE MANSION OF TRICKS WITH TREATS                “This place is a lot bigger than I thought it was.” Jenny parked her bicycle and got off. she pulled her witches had down over a head full of blond hair. The house was decorated from the yard to the porch.  Spider webs with huge black spiders hung from the roof. The yard was full of grave stones and ghosts. Even the trees were decorated with skeletons. “Maybe we should skip this house.” Mike was still seated o...

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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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Old Man Murray

Submitted to Contest #13

"Raisins! What kind of people give out raisins on Halloween?" protested Mark."People with no taste, that's who! Next year we're definitely skipping that house" replied Donny."Without a doubt!" agreed Travis.The three boys had been friends since first grade, but this was the first year they were old enough in the parents eyes to go trick or teating by themselves and they wanted to make the most of it."Remember, we gotta be back by eight o'clock, my parents will ground me if we're late, I don't wanna get grounded" said Travis. He was the young...

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The Halloween Mystery Silver Dollars

Submitted to Contest #13

      The Halloween afternoon block party broke up around five-thirty, and groups of little spooks, dressed in their most creative costumes, started. My Sammy joined six others close to his age and led by another parent. I stayed at home to answer our door since my husband was working late.            Sammy with his friends came to ‘trick-or-treat’ at our house early, thanked me and were on their way.         &nbs...

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Jorby the Jorbeater

Submitted to Contest #13

"He's too old for trick or treating", thought Jordan. He had his suspicions that his mother was behind the arrangement. She could be counted on to stand up for him since she doted on the baby of the family. Cliff resented the idea of spending Halloween night with his annoying little brother, but at least his girlfriend Jenny was tagging along. Or at least he hoped she would decide to be his girlfriend after tonight. "We can't forget to go by Mrs. Flannigan's house, she has full sized Snickers bars this year!" Jordan sensed the excitem...

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911 Call: Neighborhood Fright

Submitted to Contest #13

“911, what’s your emergency?”“Hello, I need someone to come to my neighborhood please”“Okay, what’s the problem?”“I was sitting in my backyard of an apartment complex. Just passing out some halloween candy for trick or treaters. And I see a van come by.”“What did the van look like?”“It actually looked like a blue faded, 1999 Toyota van. Seemed like it was a normal van. At first glance, the windows are tinted.”“What’s the license plate?”“Umm....mentomori.”“Mento mori?”“...Yeah.”“I think it’s Latin for ‘Remember you will die’ but shortened for...

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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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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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Smoke, Strangers and Strobe Lights

Submitted to Contest #11

Papa forgot to tuck me in bed tonight again. Usually Mama does it, but she told me that she will be working during my bedtime. I miss it when she would read Goodnight, Dear Child every night and gives me a kiss on the forehead. Papa just turns off the lights and slams the door shut. “Don’t go outside,” he says coldly. I nod and say “goodnight” in exchange, before the door closes. The loud pang is followed by a welcome of silence and solitude. Normally I shut my eyes and can’t wait to wake up from Mama’s warmth, but I hear laughter outside of...

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10

Submitted to Contest #11

Mama says I’m still too young to come to the party.  Bethie isn’t too young, though. She’s 10, and she tells me that 10 is when you’re really grown up. You won’t understand ‘til you’re 10, Sadie, she always says. Bethie says that when you’re 10, you have to stop playing with toys, and you have to take baths every day and you have to brush your hair and eat kale salad and use perfume.  Being 10 sounds awful.But Mama says that you have to be 10 to come to the party. It’s a rule, she says. It’s a rul...

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Dreams and Reality

Submitted to Contest #11

“Okay, so we are going to discuss your misbehavior in school.”                The language arts teacher sat down in a cushiony black office chair in front of a long rectangular wooden table that stood stone still in the middle of seven other cushiony chairs ready for the principal, other teachers and parents to plop down and talk about important matters.               Ryan sat down opposite the...

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