Once upon a spooky Halloween night, a tiny, grinning Jack-O’-Lantern named Jackey sat atop an old wooden fence. Jackey was not an ordinary carved pumpkin; he came to life at midnight, only on Halloween.
This night, Jackey was particularly excited. A rumour had spread that the \”Midnight Wraith,\” a Halloween spirit, makes an appearance every hundred years. The clock was ticking towards midnight. Suddenly, the moonlight grew brighter, cobwebs swayed dramatically, and the wind carried a bone-chilling howl.
The Midnight Wraith appeared before Jackey, a swirling figure, shimmering and translucent. Jackey, brave and daring, stepped up and greeted the Wraith. The Wraith was surprised, as nobody had ever dared to do so. Jackey expressed his wish to remain a talking Jack-o’-lantern year-round, his plea resonating against the eerie silence.
Enigmatic, the Wraith just grinned, twinkling like a phantom, and disappeared precisely at the stroke of the last midnight chime. Jackey waited in anticipation, wondering if the Wraith had actually heard his wish.
The next day, much to his surprise, Jackey was still animated! He spent the year bringing smiles and spooky giggles, not just on Halloween, but every day. From then on, the once quiet street became the ‘Chatty Lane,’ thanks to the year-round ‘Halloween Treasure,’ Jackey, the talking pumpkin!
However, the surprise wasn’t over yet. As Halloween approached, Jackey transformed, not into a mute pumpkin, but a magnificent Jack-O’-Lantern Castle! No one saw that coming, did they?