A Werewolf Halloween

A group of werewolves live high in the mountains. They are known to howl at the moon late in the evening. It begins in the fall and continues into the winter months. They tend to be loud and can be heard by neighboring towns. Every once in awhile, they are chased away and relocate to another area. 

Once the werewolves get situated in a new area, they once again begin howling at the moon. Wolfie, the leader of the werewolves warns the others, “Ssh, not so loud! If they hear us, they may chase us away.”

The following day, Wolfie gathers the other werewolves and says, “The people in the nearby towns are scared of us. They think we will come down from the mountains and into the towns. That’s why we are chased away if they hear us howling at the moon. We need to figure out a way to let them know that we don’t mean to scare them.”

Fuzzy, another one of the werewolves replies, “I have an idea. Halloween is approaching. We can make our descent down from the mountain. There is a pumpkin patch located outside one of the towns. We will stop there, and each one of us will pick up a pumpkin to carry in our mouths. We will then approach people in the town as they are trick-or-treating and give them a pumpkin by placing it near their feet.”

Furry, another werewolf says, “That’s a great idea. But, for it to work, we need to act really friendly. Otherwise, they will be scared of us.”

Grizzly, another werewolf says, “What do you mean?” 

Furry continues, “It’s really important to act like a dog. Wag your tail quickly back and forth, and stand on your hind legs. Wave your paws in the air, and say ‘Woof, woof’.”

Furry demonstrates, and the others join in. After a few minutes, Wolfie says, “Ok, I think everyone knows what we need to do.”

A few days before Halloween, the werewolves begin their descent down from the mountain. They stop at a pumpkin patch located outside one of the towns. Using their sharp teeth, each of the werewolves picks a pumpkin off from one of the vines.

After they pass a sign with the name of one of the towns, Wolfie gathers all of the werewolves around and says, “We have reached the outside of one of the towns. We need to separate. Carry the pumpkin in your mouth, and look for groups of trick-or-treaters. When you see them, approach them slowly, and follow them from behind. When they notice you, wag your tail quickly back and forth, stand on your hind legs and wave your paws in the air. Place the pumpkin down near their feet. Then, quickly run away. Return here and we will wait for everyone to return before making our climb back into the mountains.”

Furry makes his way into the town and looks for trick-or-treaters. He sees a group and slowly approaches them. As they are walking away from a house where they just received a treat, a small boy sees him, and begins running towards him. At the same time, his mother sees him and yells, “Stop, that’s not a dog. It’s a coyote”. She runs toward her son and grabs his arm to stop him from approaching the werewolf. She then turns to Furry, waves her hand, and says “Shoo!”.

Furry is startled by the mother’s action and realizes that she must be afraid of him. He runs away and looks for another group of trick-or-treaters.

Grizzly sees a pair of trick-or-treaters and slowly approaches them. He follows behind as they stop at a few houses, ring the bell, and say “Trick-or-treat”. The trick-or-treaters eventually stop. As they are looking through the treats they have gathered in their pumpkin buckets, Grizzly decides to make his approach. He walks up to them slowly, places the pumpkin down near their feet, and quickly runs away. 

Fuzzy approaches two parents that are trick-or-treating with their child. He follows them slowly behind for a few houses as they trick-or-treat. They eventually see him, and the wife says, “Look, there is a wolf!” Fuzzy does his best to act like a dog. He wags his tail and dances on his hind legs. He then sits down, and places the pumpkin down. He then says, “Woof, woof!” while continuing to dance on his hind legs. He picks up the pumpkin and as he tries to approach the family, they run away from him.

At the end of the evening, the werewolves begin to gather near the town sign. For the most part, the werewolves are chased away. When they were seen, the people screamed “Shoo!” or “Go away!”. Some of the werewolves tried to wag their tails and stand on their hind legs as they waved their paws in the air, but the gesture just seemed to scare the people even more. Most of werewolves just dropped the pumpkins down, and ran away. 

The next day, several people in the town begin talking about seeing coyotes carrying pumpkins. They assume the pumpkins must have been taken from houses where it is customary to keep them outside in celebration of Halloween. There are also accounts of coyotes dropping pumpkins near trick-or-treaters.

Needless to say, the werewolves attempt to help the people in the town celebrate Halloween did not go as expected. They ended up scaring the people in the town and from the town’s perspective, a group of coyotes came down from the mountains.

The following year, the werewolves decide once again to make their descent down from the mountain on Halloween to give the people in town a pumpkin. They are instructed not to stand on their hind legs as it tends to scare people. Wolfie explains, “This time when you see a group of trick-or-treaters, approach them slowly and place the pumpkin down near or towards them. Then, run away.”   

The werewolves are still shooed away, but the town’s reaction is different. They start to notice that the coyotes seem to be trying to give the trick-or-treaters a pumpkin on Halloween. Over time, the people in the town begin to look for the coyotes on Halloween night carrying a pumpkin, and there are always a few accounts of trick-or-treaters being approached by the coyotes. The werewolves also look forward to Halloween night where each year a few more of them are able to give a pumpkin to a trick-or-treater.

As far as howling at the moon, the werewolves still find they are chased away if they get too loud, and climb high into the mountains during the fall and winter months so they are not heard by people in the town.