The Craziest Halloween by Ursula von Hippel c.1957
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The Craziest Halloween by Ursula von Hippel
But when she was four hundred years old they still called her WEENY. The little witch was very sad. She wanted to be called by her real name, HALLO WEEN WITCH. And she wanted to go out with the other witches on Halloween. [pg. 4-5]
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The Craziest Halloween by Ursula von Hippel
So the littlest witch went to the oldest witch and said, “I want to be a real witch now. I want to play TRICK OR TREAT and ride on a broom.” The old witch looked down her crooked nose and wiggled her ears. She always did that when she was thinking hard. “Wait another hundred years,” she said, “then you shall go with us.” The witches saddled their brooms and flew away. [pg. 6-7]
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, illustrated by Stephen Gammell c.1981
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz, illustrated by Stephen Gammell
The Slithery-Dee—The slithery-dee, He came out of the sea; He ate all the others, But he didn’t eat me. The slithery-dee, He came out of the sea; He ate all the others, But he didn’t eat—S-L-U-R-P… [pg.78-79]
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