SPOOKY STORY AT HALLOWEEN NIGHT

SPOOKY STORY AT HALLOWEEN NIGHT
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SPOOKY STORY AT HALLOWEEN NIGHT

ne Hallowe’en a band of merry pixies had been dancing spherical and spherical a brilliant inexperienced ring within the meadow. Within the middle stood the Little Fiddler, enjoying his gayest music, and retaining time along with his head and one tiny foot. The sooner he performed, the merrier the little creatures danced. What sport it was to twirl and twist in time with the fairy music, which the jolly little elf introduced out from his tiny instrument. No surprise the pixies laughed till their sides ached. And so, certainly, did their little musician. Generally he was obliged to cease enjoying for a number of seconds with a view to catch his breath.

Now there was one pixie named Twinkling Ft who was the perfect dancer within the ring, and he might reduce such queer little capers that his companions pretty shrieked with laughter after they checked out him. All of a sudden he thought what sport it could be to play a trick on all of the little dancers. Very slyly he tripped his associate, and the 2 fell down within the grass, dragging with them one pixie after one other till all within the circle had been sprawling on the bottom. There they lay for a number of seconds, a wriggling mass of inexperienced coats and crimson caps. It was a while earlier than they might decide themselves up. Lots of them laughed heartily on the mishap, however a number of had been so badly bruised that they had been obliged to slide away and bathe their shins within the night dew.

“Who tripped first within the ring?”

“Who made us fall on our stumjackets?”

“Who spoiled our Hallowe’en dance?” requested one little pixie after one other.

“Twinkling Ft and I fell first,” stated the perfect dancer’s associate. “I don’t know what made us tangle our toes, do you?” he requested, laughing and turning to his companion.

However Twinkling Ft’s little brown face was so drawn and sober that his associate requested rapidly, “Why, what’s the matter with you?”

“I don’t know,” stated the little elf.

“Why, do take a look at him,” cried one other pixie.

“Does something damage you?” requested a number of little creatures collectively.

“I really feel very queer,” stated Twinkling Ft.

“Have you ever what mortals name ‘ache?’” requested his associate.

“I don’t know what that’s, however I really feel very, very queer. Please ask the Little Fiddler if he is aware of what’s the matter with me.”

The group of pixies that had gathered round Twinkling Ft moved away with a view to let the elfin musician come near the queer-looking pixie. The little Fiddler gazed steadily at him, shook his white head, and stated slowly, “A frightful factor has occurred. Twinkling Ft has misplaced his giggle!”

“Misplaced his giggle!” shrieked all the opposite little elves.

“He has misplaced his giggle!” repeated the Fiddler Pixie.

“Misplaced my giggle,” moaned Twinkling Ft. “Oh, please inform me what to do.”

“There’s nothing to do however go and seek for it. You can’t dance in a pixie ring with out your giggle, and mark what I say, you will need to discover it earlier than midnight.”

“However what if I can’t discover it?” cried the frightened elf.

“Then you definately’ll be a pixie with out a giggle—that’s all,” declared the Little Fiddler.

At these terrible phrases each pixie’s face grew sober. They checked out one another very solemnly and stated, “A pixie with out a giggle! How horrible!”

Then one after one other they cried out. “Seek for it, Twinkling Ft. Maybe you’ll discover it earlier than midnight. Begin now. Assume how unhappy will probably be if you’re by no means capable of dance within the ring once more.”

“The place shall I’m going, Fiddler Pixie?” requested Twinkling Ft.

“Effectively, you would possibly ask Jack-o’-Lantern,” stated the musician. “He’s been flitting about within the meadow all of the night. See, there he goes over by the brook.”

Away ran the little pixie as quick as his legs might carry him. It was no simple matter to return shut sufficient to Jack-o’-Lantern to make him hear. Twinkling Ft was virtually prepared to surrender the chase when the little man stopped, poked his head out of his lantern, and known as, “Do you want to communicate to me?”

“Don’t you recognize me?” cried the pixie. “I’m Twinkling Ft.”

“Why, what has occurred to you?” requested Jack. “You’re the queerest trying chap I ever noticed.”

“I’ve misplaced my giggle. Please inform me, Jack-o’-Lantern, have you ever seen it?”

“Misplaced your giggle!” repeated the lantern man, trying very critical. “No surprise I didn’t know you. I’m very sorry to say I’ve seen nothing of your giggle.”

“Are you aware anybody who might assist me, Jack?” requested Twinkling Ft. “Oh do assist me discover it.”

“Effectively, let me see. You would possibly ask Jolly Little Witch. Her eyes are very sharp. She’s within the ragweed meadow, in search of a very good using stalk. As quickly as she finds one I’m going to mild her to the village the place she’s going to make loads of merriment on the kids’s occasion. It’s Hallowe’en, you recognize. Come, soar into my lantern, and I’ll take you to her.”

Twinkling Ft hopped into the little lantern, and away they went to the ragweed discipline. Once they drew close to the Jolly Little Witch known as out, “I’ve discovered a very good ragweed stalk, Jack, however I’ve misplaced my goggles. Come, maybe you may assist me discover them. I can’t go to the village with out my goggles. Why, who’s that within the lantern with you?”

“A pixie who desires to ask you one thing,” stated Jack-o’-Lantern, opening the door to let Twinkling Ft out. Then the lantern man hurried away to seek for the witch’s goggles.

“Please, Jolly Little Witch, I’ve misplaced my giggle,” stated Twinkling Ft.

“Misplaced your giggle! and on Hallowe’en! Effectively, no surprise I didn’t know you. You’re the queerest trying pixie I ever noticed. Inform me the way you occurred to lose your giggle?”

However Twinkling Ft didn’t reply her query. He stated meekly, “Have you ever seen it?”

“No, my little fellow. I’m sorry to say I’ve not seen your giggle,” stated the Jolly Little Witch.

“A pixie can’t dance with out his giggle,” sighed Twinkling Ft.

“No, in fact he can’t. Pricey, pricey! How sorry I’m for you,” stated the little witch, shaking her head.

“And if a pixie loses something on Hallowe’en, he should discover it earlier than midnight or give it up eternally.”

“I might have helped you on another night time, however you see I all the time spend Hallowe’en within the village with the kids. I shall be late to-night if I don’t discover these goggles.” And once more she started to seek for them.

The pixie checked out her for a second. Then he requested, “Do the kids giggle a very good deal on Hallowe’en?”

“Why, my little man, it’s the time in all of the yr after they giggle most. To-night there may be to be a witch’s occasion. I shall secretly be a part of the kids, and play all kinds of tips for his or her amusement. What a nuisance it’s that I’ve misplaced these goggles.”

“I’ll enable you seek for them, Jolly Little Witch,” stated the pixie. “I suppose I need to quit my giggle, for I don’t know anybody else to ask about it. Please inform me what your goggles appear to be.”

“They’re two spherical glass home windows, which I put on over my eyes once I trip by means of the air,” stated the little Witch.

Away began the pixie to seek for them. He regarded fastidiously round each ragweed stalk within the meadow, however he might see nothing which regarded like “two spherical glass home windows.”

“Maybe one can not discover something which has been misplaced on Hallowe’en,” he stated to himself.

Slowly he walked again to the place the place he had left the Jolly Little Witch. When he reached her he stared sharply at one thing on high of her head.

“Please inform me extra about your goggles,” stated Twinkling Ft. “Are they like the 2 glass home windows throughout the entrance of your hat?”

“Throughout the entrance of my hat!” exclaimed the witch, placing her palms as much as discover out what the little elf meant. Then she burst out laughing, and stated, “Effectively, nicely! What unusual issues do occur on Hallowe’en! Come, Jack-o’-Lantern! Come! The pixie has discovered my goggles. They had been on high of my head on a regular basis!”

And turning to Twinkling Ft she stated, “You shall go together with us to the village, and see the merriment in the event you like. I’m certain Jack will carry you in his lantern.”

“In fact I’ll,” stated the lantern man. “And while you’re enjoying tips on the kids’s occasion, I’ll carry him wherever he needs to go. It’s a lengthy whereas earlier than midnight.”

“I need to see the kids, and listen to them giggle,” stated Twinkling Ft.

The Jolly Little Witch pulled her goggles down on her nostril, and mounted her ragweed stalk. The pixie hopped into the lantern, and away by means of the air the three sailed.

Once they drew close to the village, the little Witch lowered herself to the bottom.

“Meet me right here earlier than the occasion is over, Jack-o’-Lantern,” she stated. “I shall depart earlier than the kids take off their masks. Within the meantime, let Twinkling Ft see the enjoyable the kids could have on the best way to the occasion.”

Away she ran up the village road to a nook the place she joined a gaggle of jolly little girls and boys on their strategy to the occasion. They wore black clothes, excessive, pointed hats with slender brims, and humorous little masks. Not a phrase did anybody communicate, however the sound of their merry laughter reached Twinkling Ft’s ears.

He slipped out of the lantern, and ran towards the group of youngsters as quick as he might go. Earlier than he reached them, nonetheless, the tiniest little bit of a creature, turning somersaults sooner than anybody might rely, got here bounding to him. It climbed up the pixie’s little physique, and disappeared into his mouth. Twinkling Ft burst into the merriest giggle, and ran again to Jack-o’-Lantern, crying out, “I’ve discovered it! I’ve discovered my giggle! My pricey little giggle! Oh, how blissful I’m! Jack-o’-Lantern, please take me again to the pixie ring. I’ve discovered my pricey little giggle!”

He hopped into the little man’s lantern, and away over the fields they flew. As they drew close to the inexperienced ring the place the pixies had been nonetheless dancing, the delighted elf known as out, “I’ve discovered my giggle! I’ve discovered my pricey little giggle!”

“Welcome again, Twinkling Ft,” answered the dancers.

He hopped out of the lantern, and joined the opposite merry pixies. Once they stopped dancing for a short while, the Fiddler Pixie slipped as much as the Twinkling Ft, and whispered slyly, “All the time watch your giggle fastidiously while you’re dancing.”

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