Written By: Cecilia Haynes
In honor of Halloween, we at StoryJungle have decided to write one ghost story each day leading up to the candy holiday. Don't worry parents, these stories are kid-certified fun. If you miss any of the stories, head over to the Story Corner Page and check them out!
Not a very long time ago, there lived a ghost cow. Well, the ghost cow didn't exactly live but it stayed in the mountains around Hong Kong. His name was Fred and he was a very friendly ghost. All of the other ghost animals that are in the mountains like to scare people and were very mean. Fred was different. He wanted to make friends, play in the grass and eat candy.
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| Fred |
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| Mean ghosts |
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| The meanest ghost: George |
Because of this, the other ghost animals made fun of Fred and no one wanted to be around him. There was one ghost named George who was the meanest of them all. He was the ghost of a vampire and loved to scare little kids. If any kids came near him, he used to jump out and shout, "BOO" really loudly! Then, he would pretend to bite the kids, even though he really can't because ghosts can't actually touch or hurt people.
Whenever Fred felt lonely, he used to go to the Peak and watch the people having fun together. No matter how cold it became you could always find families huddled together and watching Hong Kong's beautiful light show. Fred never went near the people because he was afraid they would run away. He knew that all of the other ghosts scared people so much that they would just assume he was like all the others.
Then, something amazing happened. Fred had always noticed that every year, on a certain day in October, kids would come to the peak dressed up as monsters! He was always too shy to go up to them, but this year, while he was hiding in the bushes, one of the kids came up to him! This little girl was dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and she had a great big smile on her face.
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| The light show |
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| One of the kids that Fred wanted to make friends with |
She marched right up to Fred and said, "Hi! My name is Susan and I am Little Red Riding Hood, from the story! What are you dressed up as?"
Fred, very surprised, stuttered, "W-w-w-who, me?!" as he looked around to see if anyone else was around him.
Susan laughingly said, "Yes, you, silly! There's no one else around. I saw you in the bushes and was wondering what you were doing hiding. It's Halloween, don't you want any candy?"
Even though Fred was very scared, he decided to be honest, "Actually, I am a ghost. This is not a costume. But I promise I am really nice and I don't want to scare you!"
Susan's eyes grew very wide and her mouth opened into a great big "O"! "Wow," she whispered, "you are really a ghost?"
Fred nodded unhappily, worried that she would run. Instead, Susan started smiling. "That is so amazing, what is it like to be a ghost? Is it fun? Wow, let's go show my friends!"
Fred was shocked, he never expected anyone to understand. So he followed Susan as she led the way to all of her other monster buddies. They loved Fred and wanted to take him home with them. They took him trick or treating and he ate so much candy that his belly grew to the size of a huge barrel.
Just as the night was ending, Fred saw that George and his friends were about to scare some little kids. So, Fred and his friends decided to teach George a lesson. They snuck up behind them and all shouted, "BOO!" George and all the other ghosts jumped 10 feet into the air, screaming with fear. After they calmed down, they promised never to be mean and scare people ever again.
After that night, Fred and his friends would meet regularly and he was never lonely again.
The End
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