It was Halloween night in the little town of Pumpkin Hollow. Little ghouls, witches, and ghosts filled the streets, their laughter echoing hauntingly.
Our story revolves around Jessie, a jovial pumpkineer. Jessie, with his orange overalls and comical pumpkin-top hat, was a sight to behold. Halloween was his night, his stage, and he enjoyed every bit of it.
The legend in Pumpkin Hollow told of ‘The Shadow of Halloween’, a spirit that would award a single wish to the person who could find it. And Jessie believed firmly in this tale.
Roaming the hauntingly jolly streets that night, Jessie stumbled upon a shadowed figure. It was ‘The Shadow of Halloween’, his heart proclaimed. He confidently asked one simple wish, for his pumpkin candies to become real pumpkins.
To his utmost surprise, the shadow granted the wish with a toothy grin. Suddenly, Jessie’s candy bag convulsed wildly, and out rolled perfectly rounded, genuine pumpkins!
But alas! The magic came with an unforeseen repercussion. Jessie’s hankering for candy was left unsatiated – his treat bag was full of pumpkins!
“And that,” the older townsfolk still laughingly share, “was the Halloween Jessie was left without candies.” For even with all his pumpkineering expertise, Jessie had completely forgotten that pumpkins weren’t the tastiest of treats.