Once upon a time, in the tiny town of Lonesome Hollow, every Halloween, a mysterious pumpkin patch would sprout overnight. Kids would squeal as sweet, perfect pumpkins appeared, seemingly out of nowhere.
A Grocery store manager named Bob, curious to know the secret, decided to stay awake one fateful Halloween eve. Armed with a thermos full of coffee and a flashlight, he sat on his porch, eyes glued to the empty patch.
As midnight approached, he heard whispers, rustling leaves, then saw a translucent figure floating toward the patch. It started to dance and hopped gleefully around each sprouting pumpkin. To his astonishment, it was a ‘Pumpkin Ghost’!
Amused by the spectacle, Bob chuckled, giving away his presence. The Pumpkin Ghost jumped, then grinned widely, doing one final jig around a mammoth pumpkin before vanishing.
As dawn broke, Bob walked over to the patch. On the massive pumpkin was a note: “Every Halloween, I return to bring joy, for I was the boy who loved pumpkins more than any toy!”
The legend of the Pumpkin Ghost, the little boy forever tied to his favorite Halloween symbol, was then told every year, reminding everyone, Halloween is about happiness after all!