“Pumpkin Nights”
Once upon a time in a forgotten pumpkin patch, a misfit pumpkin dared to dream bigger than his patch mates. He longed for the Halloween night limelight, he wasn’t going to settle for ‘stew duty’.
Then, a mystical raven named Edgar paid him a visit. Edgar had a spell in his mystical bag of tricks that could bring a pumpkin to life – but only on Halloween night.
“Sounds terrifyingly terrific!” said the pumpkin, excited. Edgar warned him about the spell’s limitation: come midnight, the pumpkin would return to his vegetable form.
On Halloween night, the spell was cast. The pumpkin found himself in the center of the village, living his wildest dream! He made sure to spread joy and fun using his limited time, becoming the life of the party.
Midnight came too soon. He was center-stage, leading the monster mash. Suddenly, he felt himself turning back into a pumpkin.
His last thought? “What a grand adventure!” Strangely enough, he remained there, a pumpkin statue in the village square…
You may think this is a bittersweet ending, but if you visit the village on Halloween nights, watch closely. For every year when the clock strikes midnight, the pumpkin comes back alive, ready to party, because the best magic always comes with a twist!
THE END