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Very Scary

Lila Ghost knew the assignment.
Hide creepily in dark forests.
Hover spookily over foggy graveyards.
Lurk ghostily in the windows of haunted houses.
Lila was a ghost.
And ghosts were supposed to be
There was just one problem.
Lila found
and
Still, Lila knew what she was supposed to do—
what she HAD to do...
...if she wanted to go to the Halloween party later that night.
So off she went.
In the forest, a ruffed grouse drumming sounded just like the galloping hooves of a headless horseman on his demon horse.
Was that the wind whistling through the trees...
...or witches shrieking as they danced around a fire?
Byyyeeeeeeeeeeee.
In the graveyard, leafy ferns clawed up from between gravestones like zombie hands.
Was that a screech owl calling through the mist?
Or was it werewolves howling in the distance?
Nooooooooooooo!
The haunted house was the worst of all.
The old door banging against the house sounded like monsters and mummies stomping down the stairs.
Was that a window rattling?
Or was it skeleton bones clattering as they lurched across the rotting floors toward Lila?
Gooooooootta go.
But Lila Ghost knew the assignment.
Be:
So she did what any self-respecting ghost would do...
...hid under her blanket, which was where her mom found her.
“Why aren’t you out haunting?” Mom asked.
Lila sniffled and wiped her nose. “Because everything is VERY SCARY.”
And she told Mom about...
the forest,
the graveyard,
and the haunted house.
Mom gave Lila a hug.
“You have an awesome imagination, my little ghost. What if you imagined something funny instead of something scary?”
Lila frowned. “Would that work?”

“Let’s go for a walk.” Mom said.
In the forest, Lila shivered at the sound of the whistling wind. It sounded just like witches...
...singing karaoke! (Very badly).
And you know what?
That was
Lila smiled.
In the graveyard, Lila almost called it quits when she saw the ferns clawing up from the earth. They looked just like zombie...
...jazz hands as they danced (awkwardly) on stage.
And you know what?
That was
Lila snorted.
At the haunted house, Lila braced herself to hear the door banging...
...but all she heard was the sound of monsters playing pickleball (loudly)!
And you know what?
That was
Lila smiled.
She snorted.
And then she laughed.
“See, my little ghost,” Mom said, “The world isn’t so scary after all.”
“Now let’s go to the Halloween party.”
And Lila did.
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