Spine-chilling or sweet? Write your own Halloween tale

Fill in the blanks to create your own Halloween tale. Use the word bank at the bottom of the story to help!

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It was a dark and stormy night.

Outside, the wind was __________ (animal noise). Inside, the __________ (household appliance) was/were turning off and on. __________ (Person’s name) was __________ (verb).

Suddenly, a __________ (adjective) knock came at the door.

I peered outside and saw it: the __________ (adjective) __________ (creature). I was __________ (feeling)!

“Come quick!” I yelled to __________ (the same person’s name). “What will we do with this __________ (adjective) creature!?”

“Invite it inside,” they said, with a(n) __________ (adjective) look in their eye. “Maybe it’s hungry.”

Inside?! I could hardly believe my __________ (body part). I took a deep breath, trying not to start __________ (verb), and unlocked the door.

The creature took one look at me and started __________ (animal noise). Lightning cracked behind it, and the wind pushed the creature inside. I was so __________ (feeling), I wanted to hide behind the __________ (household appliance).

But the creature walked right past me and into the kitchen. It grabbed some __________ (food), turned around and marched back out into the stormy night.

“Told ya,” __________ (person’s name) said. “I get __________(adjective) when I’m hungry, too.”

Word bank

Animal noise: meowing, howling, quacking, growling

Household appliance: lamp, microwave, boombox, toilet

Person’s name: Your teacher, your best friend, Daniel Tiger, Spider-man

Verb: Crying, break dancing, screaming, fishing, running, dancing

Adjective: Nasty, loud, scary, urgent, lazy, adorable, devilish

Creature: Werewolf, witch, puppy, peacock

Feeling: Disgusted, ecstatic, terrified, confused, miserable

Body part: Ears, toenails, eyebrows, armpits

Food: Halloween candy, tomato soup, sardines, tofu