Uninvited Guests

 

By Cyerah, grade 5


      His heart was pounding. He was sure he had seen the doorknob turn on his way out of the basement. He said to himself, “First it was the doorknob. Now it is things disappearing.” 

The town was dead silent like no one was around on Eery St. Danny was wondering what was going on and how come no one was around. All of a sudden he thought he had seen a white figure that looked like himself and he had a vision of that white figure in a house fire.
 

Mrs. and Mr. Maying came over and Danny had forgotten that they were coming over at 4 o’ clock to have dinner with him. When they went inside to sit in the dining room, Danny was getting ready to make dinner. Then, all of a sudden, he saw that white figure again. He froze and the Mayings asked, “Are you alright Danny?” He didn’t reply. Danny had swaorn he had heard the figure say, “You will be there soon.”

   

Danny did not know what the white figure meant by, “You will be there soon.” Danny finally had dinner all ready for the Mayings. They were having Chop-sewy for dinner. Danney said, “Did you guys see that white figure over by the oven? And did you hear it say, ‘You will be there soon’ to me?”


The Mayings said no and they told Danny there was no figure. Then, the stove started to burn all of a sudden! And the curtain by the oven caught on fire! Then, Danny started to disappear!  

Danny said, “What is happening to me? I am not a ghost!”

 

Then the figure showed up again and said, “I told you, you will be there soon.”

 

The Mayings escaped from the fire and ran back home. They called the fire department and said, “We have a fire on a curtain!” The fire chief said that they would be at the house soon. When they showed up, they put out the fire.

 

Danny Prescott was never heard from again.

 

 

 

The House On Maple Street

By Leslie, grade 5
 

       The family was searching for a house to live. The family saw a man in the store. The man asked if they were searching for a house because he had an extra house. Then the family said, “Yes yes!”
 

Then they went to the place that they used to live near the trash. When they got there, the house was big and old.  They were so excited about the new house.  There names were Amy, Cleo, DJ, and Jackob. Now, each of them had their own room.
 

The people that left them there were already gone. Anyone that walked there didn’t get near that house, because they knew that house was haunted.
 

The family was looking at the the front of the house. No one was there. The family was wondering why no one was walking there. They went outside. The people that saw the family ran away because they live there.

 

Amy walked to a girl that was on the other side of the road. She was just standing there. She asked her, “Why didn’t you go running like those kids?”

 

“They thought you were ghosts, because that house is haunted, that’s why! This house is haunted!” the girl said loudly.


        The family heard that. They called the man and told him that they didn’t need the house!

The Haunted School

Eliaylia, grade 5

 

There was a school named Cass Gated Elementary school. The school was over two million years old. It was so old fashion the legend has it people saw ghosts floating around the library. Last year a girl named Moriah saw a ghost floating by the water fountain. The ghost said go down stairs there is a surprise down stairs in the basement. Moriah turned and screamed all the to the classroom to tell the teacher Mr. Huggins and her friends. Mr. Huggins told her she was probably seeing things and hearing things, but he had a worried look on his face. The last time the kids had saw a ghost was when he started to work after the other teacher died of a heart attack. That was twenty years ago. He thought that all the ghosts were gone.

 

After Moriah told Mr. Huggins she told her best friend Anna Marie Lewis the whole thing. She gasp she said that they should tell Joey Sue Finkle, Mary Louise Houston, Patrick Ruth Day, and Stewart Ridge Bird. Moriah agreed. She said we should tell them after class was over. Anna said ok.
 

After class it was lunch recess. They only get it in Elementary. This is their last year because their in fifth grade. They talked about what Moriah had saw. Joey, Stewart, and Patrick said that they should go to the basement. The girls said no, but the boys got their way. So they went downstairs all together. The six of them got a shiver running up and  down their backs. Joey was the bravest he said he will go down first. Anna asked if he was sure. She tried to make sure everyone was safe. Joey said yes without a hesitation. When he went down the stairs. The stairs creaked under him. When the creaking stop Moriah yelled down are you okay? He said you need to come and look at this you guys.
 

They started down the stairs, Stewart came down before Patrick and the girls. He saw what Joey saw. Stewart cried sick thats disgusting. Now they were all down stairs. The girls almost screamed, but Joey, Stewart, and Patrick  covered their mouths. Then they said what is that gooey stuff? Joey said I don't know? I think I have a bad feeling. I think we should go, said Moriah.
 

Wait where is Patrick? said Anna recognizing  that he was gone.

HELP ME!
 

They looked all over the place! Then Patrick came out of a dark corner laughing his head off! Mary said that was not nice we been looking for you something really could have happened to you. Patrick said okay. Later that day Patrick went down stairs without them and never came out. Joey was his best friend and they are  in the same class. When he was not there Joey got  worried a lot. He told the principal. He said Patrick probably went home.. After that day Joey forgot about Patricks disappearance. Stewart saw a ghost by the basement door saying that Patrick was down stairs and should go get him. So Stewart did. He never came up. Mary was the only one that notice that Stewart was gone, but she kept it to her self. The days dragged by and Patrick, and Stewart were still missing.

 

Moriah went down stairs to find the boys, but that was a bad idea because the one that had Stewart, and Patrick was the ghost!
 

Moriah was going down the basement stairs and saw Patrick, and Stewart. She said how long have you been down here? Patrick said We  have been down here the first day you saw that ghost. That was two weeks ago, Patrick said Moriah. Let me help you up stairs said Moriah. They both screamed    NO!!!
 

Then the ghost showed up out of no where. Now it was Moriah’s turn to scream, but nothing came out of her mouth. Then she past out when she woke up she was in a cage.
 

TWO DAYS LATER…..
 

Anna kept bugging Joey about Moriah sudden disappearance. Joey answer   

no one knows where the are at.

 

Now a year has past and they were no where to be found until now. This year Coriena saw the four kids that went missing, but she saw them in a different form. A GHOST FORM!!!

 

The Haunted

Sam  and Briten
 

It all started when Sam and Briten left their house door open. One day Sam and Briten went out side for three hours. They rode ponys deep into the woods. Then they heard a howl and a yell! Their ponys went crazy and ran away. Sam and Briten ran back to the house. The door was open. They ran into the house and it was trashed. Junk was everywhere and the sink was crushed.

 

They heard another howl. They ran into the closet and hid. They heard big foot steps. Briten opened the door. He saw big foot right there and dog man in the kitchen! Briten closed the door and screamed.

 

Then they saw a trap door. They opened it. Briten remembered it was a trap. The hole house xploded. No one was ever heard from again.

 

 

The Haunted School

Blanca  & Taylor

 

It’s the night before Halloween and Holy, Molly, Jake, and their Chihuahua were getting ready for Halloween. The next morning Holly and Molly’s brother was waiting for them as the bus was coming. Jake was calling their names. When they got on the bus there was no one on the bus. Except the bus driver, but he even looked weird. Molly noticed that the bus stopped at a school named Spooky School. There were kids in weird clothes. They went in the school and Holly went missing. Jake and Molly saw zombies, witches, and vampires. They were eating worms and drinking blood. Molly was scared and so was Jake. They were looking for Holly but she was no where to be found. Some zombies looked at them and said HUMANS out loud. They ran as fast as they could but they stayed behind them. They found a small house and went in it. There was a ghost! They ran around the house but the ghost said wait its me Holly. Jake and Molly looked at each other and said, “WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?” Holly said, “I have been attacked by a ghost when you two went in the school. Then the ghost put a spell on me. The only way to break the spell is to find roses and put them around me. I’ll then turn back to a human.” Jake, Molly, and Holly wondered where find a rose? They looked behind the house. There were a lot of flowers but they found some roses. They quickly ran inside and put the roses around Holly and she turned back to a human. Then they heard someone calling their names, “Holly, Molly, Jake wake up! You’re going to be late for school.” They all woke up,  but thought didn’t we just go to school?!?

Mr. Linden’s Library


Eliaylia, grade 5

 

He had warned her about the book. Now it was too late.

 

One day their was a girl named Emily. She was 22 years old. Her favorite thing to do is read. She went to the library everyday when she could get it in her schedule.

 

Today the first thing she did when she got out of bed was go to library. When she got to the library her favorite librarian was there. His name was Mr. Linden. He helped her look for books, but today she knew exactly what book she wanted. The name of the book was The Adventure In The Jungle.

 

The last book she read told that the book was cursed and it will bring you to that place you’re reading of. There are more of the books in the library, but she has not located them yet. She knew only where one was and it’s the one that she is going to check out. As she past the bathrooms the janitor came out and said “that book is cursed you know that right?” Emily said “ ya I know.” She just kept on walk.


 

Then she saw Mrs. Collins she went to go say hi.Then she turned around and said “hi.” Emily said “hi” to. Mrs. Collins asked “ what book do you have there?” Emily showed her the books cover. She almost screaming “get that book away from me!”


 

Emily ran to Mr. Linden. “I want to check this book out please”said Emily. Mr. Linden said “are you sure you want to check this book out?” “This book is cursed.” “Yes “said Emily.

 

“I warn you that you travel to that place when you get to page 22.” “ I want to read the book.” “Ok “said Mr. Linden. When she got home she want some milk, but there was no milk so she had  to go to the store. When she got to the store she started to read the book and walk at the same time.

 

When she got to the milk place she got the milk and went to the counter to pay for it. Then she looked up and saw Mr. Linden. Emily said “hi Mr. Linden.” Mr. Linden looked to see who had said his name. Then he saw Emily and said “hi. You started to read that book?” ”Yes” said Emily. “Its a good book and I'm only on page 10.”Well good bye Mr. Linden.” As soon as Emily got home she started to read the book again, but with a glass of milk. When it got dark out She went to lay down and read. Before she went in the room she washed her dishes. When she went in her room she laid down and read her book. She was on page 21. Emily said aloud “nothing is going to happen.” When she turned to page 22 she read the whole thing and she got knock out!
 

When she woke up she was not in her room any more. She was in the jungle. The jungle in the book she was reading!
 

So Mr. Linden was right the book is really cursed! As she woke up more and more she notice that there were animals. Jungle animals. She was scared to even move. Her heart was pounding so hard the animals could hear it. Finally she got up and ran for life when she saw the lion coming! She screamed so hard that she almost choked. As she ran she saw more people huddling around each other. They looked so scared. Emily finally stopped at a girl who was by herself. She didn’t look scared until I came near her. Emily said “I won’t hurt you.” The little girl said “who are you?” “ my name is Emily, what is your name?” “ My name is Alice, I have been her for so long I lost count 5 years ago.” Emily said “is your mother here?” “No” said Alice. “I came here by myself.” “ Well “said Emily “you can go home with me once I find a way out of here.” “ There is no way out of here.” Your body stays on earth and you become part of the story.” “ I have a life out there I just started my life.” “ There has to be one way out and I’m going to find it.” “ok whatever you say.” Good bye Emily” said Alice.

 

As Emily was walking she saw more families, and she saw one with a baby. She went over there, and the said “ who are you?” My name is Emily, what’s your name?” “Name is Allie, we came here two years ago.” I’m going to find a way to get out of here, you can go with me if you want.” “ No I like it here more then the real world, but there is a wizard named Sam, he will take care of all your problems, like go back to earth.” Ok then, where can I find him?” “ On the other side of the woods now go before its too late!”

Emily ran from her, what did she mean before its too late? She was half way through the forest she thought that she saw some movement near by. She thought to herself I’m just seeing things, I’m just a little tired. So she kept going until she saw it again. The movement said “WHO ENTERS THE GREAT WIZARD SAM’S PLACE?” Emily was scared, but determined to get home so she yelled back “ IT IS ME EMILY HERE TO SEEK THE WIZARD SAM SO HE CAN SEND ME HOME.” Then came out a man. Emily asked are you the wizard I was told of from this girl named Allie?” “Yes” said Sam. “ Now emily did you come all this way just to come home?” “Yes” said Emily. “ I’m afraid It’s too dark out to do magic, you will have to come back tomorrow.” “ok “said Emily.

 

She was so sad that she was too late. She thought that she will sleep outside. She was half asleep when the sun rised. She got up and went to the wizard. The wizard said when she got closer “You what to go to the real world?” “Yes” said Emily. “Ok “ said Sam. “Here we go.”


When she woke up she was at her house. Finally said Emily, I’m finally here. Then she went to the library. Then she said to Mr. Linden “you guys were right about the book, it really is cursed.

 

The House on Maple Street
By Alexia, grade 5

“It was a perfect lift off,” Katie said to Lexi as they walked in a hurry to get home. It was really late and the two girls walked past the haunted house on Maple Street.

“I wonder if anybody lives there,”  Lexi said in a scared voice. Then all of the sudden the lights started to flicker on and off. The two girls started to run home. Finally, they were home. The girls went up stairs to Lexi’s room and talked.

Then Katie asked, “Where are we going to trick or treat tomorrow?”

Lexi said, “Well, if you’re not scared, how about we go to Maple Street?”

Katie whispered, “Sure.” Then they talked themselves to sleep. The next morning the alarm went off and woke both girls up. They got into their costumes and ran down stairs.

Lexi’s mom said, “Don’t stay out too late girls.” They didn’t answer though. They just ran. They stopped at the first house on Maple Street and knocked on the door and yelled, “Trick or treat!”

The guy gave them one sucker and two spider rings. Then they went to the next house and the next. Then we finally reached the haunted house.

“Should we go in there?” Katie said. Lexi said, “Sure.” The two girls walked up the stairs. Then they stopped, not sure if they should go in or not. They then decided to go in.

Lexi rang the doorbell, but nobody answered. The girls opened the door anyway. They started to walk up the stairs. Then they stopped and the lights started to flicker on and off.  The two girls screamed in a panic.

The girls rushed downstairs as fast as they could. Lexi tried to open the door but it would not open! Katie screamed, “Let’s try going out a window!”

Lexi said, “Good idea!” The girls tried opening the window. It wouldn’t open. Then out of nowhere a voice yelled, “You can’t get out! You’re trapped!” The girls screamed even louder this time.

“Let’s go back upstairs and see if there is a phone!” Katie and Lexi ran back up stairs. Lexi yelled, “There’s a phone!” The girls dialed her moms number.

“Hello?” Lexi said into the phone. No one answered, so Lexi hung up the phone. The girls turned around and they both screamed. There before their eyes was this huge, disgusting, slimy, green blob.

It yelled, “You better run!” The girls didn’t waste any time and they both ran. The girls looked behind them and the big green blob was gone.

“What happened to the blob?” Lexi asked. Katie did not answer. That made her more scared. Finally, the lights started flickering. Katie said, “I think the lights start to flicker when something scary happens.”

“I think the same,” said Lexi.

“Whats that noise?” Katie said.

“Not to scare you but I think its the Big Green Blob?!” The girls turned around. This time it was a huge, disgusting, slimy Blue Blob!! The Girls ran! Of course the lights started to flicker. They both screamed. They ran up the stairs. Then they went into some room. It was dark and they could not find the light switch.

Finally, Katie found the light switch. They screamed! The whole room was filled with fake clowns, spiders, and ghosts! Katie frantically asked, “Do you think they're gone?”

Lexi quickly said, “Yes! Lets go!”  Lexi opened the door. The blob wasn't there! They decided to go see if the door was unlocked. They went downstairs.  Lexi tried to open the door. Of course it didn't open.

“Man! I thought it would open.  I wonder where the two Blobs disappeared to?” said Katie.

“Do you want to go look in some of the rooms?” Lexi said.

“Sure,” Katie stated.

“Let’s go look upstairs first,” Lexi stated.

“Ok,” Katie sighed. They slowly walked upstairs. Lexi’s trembling hands reached for the door handle. Surprisingly, the light was already on. The room was completely plain and empty it seemed, but they could feel in their souls there was something in there.

Lexi terrifyingly said, “Help me look for some clues.” Then the girls looked and looked, but stilll could not find anything.

Katie said in amazement, “I found something!” Lexi rushed over to what Katie was staring at. It was a huge dusty book. Together, they blew the thin dust away from the book cover. They opened it slowly and carefully. Inside the book, was a rusty old key.

Katie quietly said, “What do you think it’s to? Let’s hurry downstairs and try the door.” They crossed their fingers. Lexi slowly stuck the key in the lock, and twisted it anxiously. You’re not going to believe this, but the door opened.

The girls screamed in amazement and ran as fast as their legs would move, all the way home. When they got home, Lexi’s mom said, “How much candy did you girls get tonight?”

They stuttered, not knowing what to say. “All we got was one sucker and two spider rings,” Lexi responded. Then they looked in their bags, and surprisingly there was way more candy than they had before. Lexi whispered in Katie’s ear, “MAGIC!”

 

Mrs. Bennett's Language Arts students are entering the Scary Story Contest sponsored by the Manistee Library. Some of these stories are being entered in that contest.

Page 2 of Scary Stories

Mrs. McCarthy's 5th grade Reading class has been working on a writing assignment too, based on the book ...

             The Mystery of Harris Burdick. 
by author Chris Van Allsburg 
(and "solved" by Mrs. McCarthy's
5th Grade Reading Class)

Chris Van Allsburg came across the pictures of Harris Burdick through a publisher friend named Peter Wenders. Mr. Burdick presented the pictures with their titles and captions to Wenders in hopes that Wenders would be interested in purchasing the stories that accompanied the illustrations. Wenders was intrigued by the pictures and asked Burdick to submit the corresponding stories the next day. However, Wenders never heard from Harris Burdick again, so the "true" stories behind the pictures were never revealed.

Students were asked to consider one of the images, its title and its caption, and then to propose a possible story that tells what happened before and after the corresponding image. Because this assignment took place prior to Halloween, many students chose to enter their stories in the Manistee County Library Scary Story Contest.

Enjoy these great tales!

[There are thumbnails for the illustrations that match the stories at:  http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/documents/
mysteries/divmysteries.htm
]

The House on Maple Street

by Coriena, grade 5
 

It was a perfect lift-off.

 

One day Brody, Lauren, Eva, and Jordan were taking a walk down Maple street. When they got back Eva and Jordan went inside and Lauren and Brody stayed outside. When Eva went to go get Lauren and Brody for dinner they weren’t there. Eva called for Jordan and he came running out of the house. Jordan said, “what’s wrong!” Eva said, “Lauren and Brody are missing!” “Oh no they're missing!” said Jordan.” We still need to go trick or treating so we can look for them after that” said Eva. But their our siblings. I know but I really want to go trick or treating. So do I but family is more important then trick or treating. “Ya so” said Eva. “Fine we can look for them after” said Jordan. So Eva and Jordan went inside to get into their costumes. Eva is going as a cow girl and Jordan is going as Batman. Eva and Jordan went down in their basement to get their bags for their candy. So when they head out for trick or treating they hear two people screaming that sounded like Lauren and Brody. Eva and Jordan ran following the voices. When Eva and Jordan got to where the screaming stopped they looked to the left of them and didn’t see or hear anything so they looked to the right of them and saw their siblings hanging by their feet by a rope. “Oh my gosh” said Eva. “Get us down” yelled Brody! “Got it” said Jordan. So Jordan and Eva ran to go get them down. When they got down Eva asked “what happened.” “well” said Lauren an old man said he was lost so we asked if he lived in this area if he knew and he said yes he did so we walked for a little while and then he said that was his house it was big and yellow. The old man asked if we wanted to come in but we said we should be heading home but he said not in a million years. so the old man hung us by our feet. We were screaming so much and he was just laughing. “Well it’s a good thing we got here when we could” said Jordan. “Well I think we should call the cops” said Eva. “I agree to that” said Lauren So they called the cops and the man was arrested. It’s a good thing he was arrested because we don’t want a crazy old man on the loose. Now let’s go trick or treating! “Ya” said Brody.

 

                             

Uninvited Guests  
by Adam, grade 5

It was like that movie I saw, Paronormal Activity. The doorknob had started to turn all by itself!

It all started when my new neighbors moved in, the Blanes. They weren’t, well... normal. They are creepy. They have a little boy about my age.

Last week he started to stare at our house on River Street. Since then, weird things started to happen. Our clock started to run backwards, like today when I got home from school my iphone started to ring. It spelled out GET OUT. I almost whizzed my pants.

Anyway mom was home and she said, “Did you go over to the Blanes today honey?”

“No,” I said.

“Why not?” she replied.

”I don’t know its just, oh, they’re weird.”

“Well guess what?” she said.

“What?” I answered.

“Their little boy is starting at your school on Monday,” mom said.

GULP! That night my friend Ryan called me and said, ”Is that kid still staring at your house?”  

“No,” I replied.

“Look again,” he said. I looked out the window and he was there but he was not looking at our house. He was looking at some other house. I sat there for a moment staring in amazement but then unexpectedly he looked at me!

The lights turned off, the door shut, and it locked all by itself. My heart was pounding. My mind was racing, and then it all stopped.

I was dead.

The Scary Sleepover

Jenna  & Kirstin
 

    Jennifer decided to have a sleepover with her best friends on Halloween.  The girls decided to play a game together.   They went to Jennifer’s room and played Truth or Dare.  Jennifer dared Natalie to go into the bathroom for a minute and say bloody Mary 13 times.  Natalie did it, and on the 13th time she said it, she told the other girls that a bloody Mary face had popped into the mirror. Then Natalie screamed, “BLOODY MARY!’’ Jennifer said, “ What?’’ Natalie told her that there was bloody Mary person in the mirror.  All of the girls at the sleepover rushed to the bathroom to see if bloody Mary was still in the mirror, but she was gone.  The girls laughed and didn’t believe Natalie.  They thought she was kidding.  Natalie said, “Let’s say bloody Mary again 13 times and see if she comes back.”  So the girls all said bloody Mary 13 times, and this time, bloody Mary came running into the bathroom and ran right up to the girls!  “AHHHHH,” screamed all of the girls at once.  The girls ran out of the bathroom as fast as they could.  They could hardly breathe because they were so terrified. They ran into the kitchen and thought they were safe, but bloody Mary came running into the kitchen after them!  Jennifer ran to the phone to try to call 911, but bloody Mary grabbed the phone from her, and unplugged it.  Jennifer and her friends screamed and ran towards the door.  They wanted to get out of the house and away from bloody Mary.  Then they noticed that Natalie was gone.  The girls wondered where she went.  Just then, bloody Mary came running out of the house and was heading straight for them!  They all screamed again, and started to run away, but bloody Mary yelled, “Stop!”  The girls looked back just in time to see bloody Mary grabbing her face and pulling on it.   Underneath the mask, was Natalie.  She had been pretending to be bloody Mary the whole time.  “I really scared you, didn’t I?” said Natalie.  “You sure did,” said all of the girls with a laugh.  “This was the scariest sleepover ever,” said Jennifer.

Not-So-Sweet-Candyland

Moriah  & Ajah

 

Once upon a time there were two little girls. Their names were Asia and Maria. They were best friends.

 

One day they went for a walk in the park and found a candy store.  They went in and saw a new candy called Triple Berry Blue Berry Blast. They asked the sales clerk if they could try it and he said yes. When Maria took a bite she said she felt weird so Asia tryed it. Then they started to shrink. The next thing you know they turned into candy. They were in a candy land it was called Island of the Sweets.  When they appeared they were surrounded by candy and two gummy bears. The gummy bears greeted them and said, “Welcome to Island of the Sweets. My name is Gummy Gro and this is Gummy Grandpa. What is your name?” My name is Maria and mine is Asia. Gummy Gro said, ”Asia your name is boring so is Marias. Your new names are Asia Airhead and Maria Marshmallow.”  At the corner of Maria’s eye she saw a gummy statue. They ran to it and took a big bite. All of the gummy bears started to attack.They saw a Gingerbread house and ran inside. No one was there but they saw a note that said, find the three missing golden gummy worms. They looked all over but they only found one under a rock. The gummy bears came up to Maria and Asia and said, ”I will lock you up in the onion fungin!” OH KNOW NOT THE ONION FUNGIN!!!

 

Then Maria started to scream. Asia asked, “What’s wrong?” Maria said, “They’re handcuffing us with Life Savers.” Then they walked the girls to the onion fungin and put them in it. The windows were all black so they couldn’t see where they were going. Maria and Asia started to feel scared. When they got inside of the onion fungin Maria could not get through the door because she was a marshmallow. So they pushed and pushed then she got in. After that they both got in.
 

After a whole day they started to see more kids going in the fungin. Asia said, “There must be lots of kids eating the candy.” After a while they heard somebody say kacho-ba-blue! Turn those kids back to humans! Then they all turned back to humans. They were still in the candy store and no time had passed. So they went home and told their parents this story and they said, “You girls were probably just day dreaming.”

  

 

 

The Harp
By Sky, grade 5

 

So its true she thought, it’s really true.

 

“I can’t wait for the scavenger hunt today,” Mia said.

 

“Me neither,” Liz said. Mia and Liz were best friends.

 

“Too bad your brother has to come with us,” Mia said. I
 

“ know he always ruins the fun.” It was true Liz's brother always ruined their  fun. Then that was when Chris, Liz’s brother, walked in.

 

“Are you slowpokes coming or what?” he said.
 

“It’s only 9:30,” Liz said.

 

“Yeah, what’s the rush?” Mia said.
 

“I want to get there early,” he said. Chris started stomping his foot impatiently.

 

“Why?” Liz asked.
 

“Just come on,” he said.

 

“No I’m still getting ready,” Liz said, “so you’ll just have to wait.”
 

“Well I’m not waiting,” he said. Then he left. What a pain, Liz thought.
 

When the two girls were done they left. “I am so happy my mom said I could come with you on the scavenger hunt,” Mia said.

 

“Me too,” Liz agreed. The three finally arrived after what seemed like hours of walking.

 

“Hello girls,” a friendly voice said. It was the lady who was running the scavenger hunt.

 

“Hello,” Liz said back.
 

“I am assuming you three are here for the scavenger hunt.”

 

“Yup,” Chris said. It was surprising he answered her. Usually he never answered anyone.

 

“Well it looks like you three get a head start,” the woman said.

 

“Cool,” Chris said. Then he was off. The two girls were just standing there thinking, What is she talking about we can’t go until the rest of the kids come.
 

“Go,” the lady said, “go catch up with your friend.” The two girls just decided to go along. The three were together walking. Mia had the map.
 

“I don’t even get the direction,” Mia said. The woods got dark.

 

“Mia,” Liz said, “does the map even go this far?”

 

“I’m not sure.” Then a speck of light reflected off something.
 

“What is that?” Chris asked.
 

“I don’t know,” Liz said.
 

“Whatever it is, it’s cool,” Chris said.
 

“No Chris you're not even going to think about it,” Liz said. Liz knew her brother was going to head towards the light.
 

“You’re not my boss.” Then Chris was off.

 

“No Chris!” Liz shouted. Chris did not answer. He was in shock. The thing was a harp. A golden harp so shiny.
 

“Wow,” Liz said after she finally reached it.
 

“Can I touch it?” Chris asked.

 

“No,” Liz said as she went to reach for his hand.
 

“Let’s get out of here,” Mia said in a scared voice. “I don’t like the woods.”

 

“Never,” a voice said, “not in a million years.”
 

Liz screamed, “RUN!!!!!!” You did not have to tell them twice at a moment like this. The three scattered all around in panic.

“Ha ha ha ha,” the strange voice chuckled.
 

“Let us go,” Liz said.
 

“Never!” the voice said once again.
 

“Why not?” Mia asked.

 

“Never!” the voice shouted.

 

“I’m not scared,” Chris said.
 

“You're not?” the voice said. “Well, well, well, then you wouldn't be scared to do a test?”

 

“No,” Chris said.
 

“What kind of test?” Liz interriupted.

 

“A simple test.” Chris walked all around trying to find what was talking.
 

“Where are you?” Chris asked.

 

“I am the harp,” the voice said.

 

“The harp?” Mia said. “But haps can’t talk.” The harp did not answer, it did not even talk.

 

“Hello?” Mia said. “Is anyone there?” Still no one answered.
 

“He’s gone,” Liz said. There was a moment then they all started to run. When they were where the the lady that gave them the map and all the stuff, they took a break.

 

“Thank God we’re out of there,” Liz said.
“I know right,” Mia said. Then they all started to go home and tell everyone about their adventure.

 

Under the Rug

By James, grade 5
 

Two weeks passed, and it happened again. The rug moved! Mark could swear he had seen the rug move.

 

Mark picked up a chair. His heart was pounding so hard like a hammer pounds a nail. His hands were shaking like he was dancing. He was so scared that he grabbed a chair ready to whack whatever it was.

 

Carefully he picked up the corner the rug. He looked under it. “OMG!” he yelled. It was a gremlin!  He ran away in fear.
 

Then Mark ran and he pick up the phone and called 911.Then the gremlin ran out the window and Mark chased it and he got lost it in the snow.
 

He found it on his car. He started to run away because it started attacking him.

 

Poor Mark, he was never seen or heard from again.

 

 

The House on Spooksville Road   
By Keely-Shaye , Grade 5
 

A cold wind blew that night as Sara looked out her window. She looked across her yard and saw a mist by the old pond. She heard her stomach grumble so she went stairs. The stairs creaked as Sara went down them. She saw an old man by the old pond with a shovel. There was dirt flying up from one corner to the other.

 

Then she saw a stone. It said: Mrs.Welshington. There was a note carved in it and sara read it. It said, “ I hoped you knew how much I loved you.” Then she went back to bed.The next morning  she heard mom say,”Come on help me with these boxes, they’re heavy.”
 

They got all the boxes in the moving truck and they got in the van. Then her dad said, “Off to our new house. Aren’t you  excited Sara?”  
 

“Yeah.” That’s when Sara saw their new house. It looked old and creepy.

 

“Well this is it,” said dad. “Let’s unpack okay?”

 

Mom got out of the car. She said, “Once we fix it up, it will be beautiful.  Look, there’s your bedroom.” Sara looked in her bed room.

 

“It’s so big,” she said, “and my closet is huge. finally I have a place to store my pictures and shoes.” Then she started unpacking. Finally she was finished.

 

Mom said, “Get in the shower  and get ready for bed.” Sara got into bed. It was nice  to have a bigger bed.

 

Then Sara woke up. It was 1:00 in the morning.  She heard this terrible noise. Then she saw it, these hideous looking creatures. They were ghosts, ugly ones too! Then she woke up her mom and dad and yelled. They came.
 

“What’s wrong?” said dad.

 

“Look!” Mom’s eyes popped out. Sara looked back. They were being lifted up by a bunch of ghosts. She heard the door open. He saw a man.  He walked up and he grabbed her and pulled her in the ground along with her parents. They screamed as they tied them up and put them on leashes and chains around their necks.

 

“No one can hear you now,” he laughed then he laughed.

 

A couple days passed, then a month. They all looked like skeletons. Finally three years later, they found and pulled their bodies out and burned them, and everyone forgot all about them.

OSCAR AND ALPHONSE

                    By: Taylor ,grade 5

 

She knew it was time to send them back. The caterpillars softly wiggled in her hand, spelling out ‘’Goodbye.’’ She started to cry. She did not wat to send them back.

 

The little tiny caterpillars started to climb up her arm and snuggled to her neck. They did not want to go either but they had to go back to their family.
 

So Natalie walked the little tiny caterpillars home and on the way they took an adventure!
 

They first went through a jungle. They met a monkey that gave them bananas to eat. After the monkeys, they met a lion that took them for a ride right out of the jungle into the home of the caterpillars!
 

They were so excited to see their family, but sad to leave their friend Natalie. The little caterpillars climbed up Natalie’s arm and spelled out ‘’Goodbye’’ again. Natalie started to cry and said goodbye back to them.
 

When Natalie was walking home she was thinking about all the parties she has, and she can always give the little tiny caterpillars a card that would say they can come too.


When Natalie got home her parents were listening to her crying. They asked her why was she crying. Natalie said it was because she had to let her caterpillars go. Her parents said that she did a good thing. Now Natalie feels a lot better know that so know she did the good thing.

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