Oct 27 2008
Manic Monday: Ghost
Prompt by Mo over at Manic Monday ! Thanks, Mo!
The Mystery of the Ghost
as told to me by Gus
In a haunted mansion in Transylvania, on a Thursday, in March, there was a weird sound. It was a ghost.
“What an emergency!” one of the people shouted.
First, it threw a rock. The rock was almost thrown into deep space. It wasn’t like it was elementary or something, but the ghost said, “WOOOOOOO!”
“One North America…two North America…” said a voice.
“What was that?” said another voice.
Then another voice went, “Ya ya ya! Ya ya ya!” That was just a bunch of people in daycare. The ghost got confused and went back into the grave until all that, “Ya ya ya! Ya ya ya!” stopped.
The End
P.S. Have you seen Transylvania?
My son, budding mystery/suspense author…or comedian. I swear, I did not change a single word. I’m struck by the fact that the ghost didn’t like noise, and also very amused by the opening line. If only I could remember to have that level of specificity in my own fiction…
Anyway, try having your kids make up some ghost stories & let us know how it works out! Happy Monday, y’all!
Thanks for sharing! Gus has such a vivid imagination. I was very entertained by the story it reminded me that sometime people need a taste of their own medicine. We encounter many ghosts in our lives and sometimes we just have to scare them back!