Once upon a brooding, All Hallows’ Eve, in the small town of Rumorsville, Old Lady Mabel’s derelict mansion sat at the top of Creepy Hollow Hill, domineering and ominous.
Locals spread tales of haunting specters, mysterious flickering lights, and ghoulish laughter echoing at midnight. Youngsters dared each other to venture near, yet none were brave enough to step beyond the moss-covered gate.
On one particular frightful night, Timmy, the baker’s youngest, mustered courage and tiptoed towards the daunting mansion, clutching his beloved teddy bear. The clock crept towards midnight as Timmy quivered at the entrance, his heart pounding like a drum in his chest.
The derelict door creaked open eerily, a sudden gust of wind blew his bear into the mansion. Timmy bolted and vowed to return at sunrise to retrieve his companion, left behind enemy lines.
As morning dawned, Timmy cautiously approached the mansion. There, by the gate, sat his teddy bear, safe and unharmed. But to Timmy’s surprise, bear was dressed in a miniature costume, looking suspiciously like the one Old Lady Mabel used to wear…
From then on, Timmy wasn’t so afraid and started to believe maybe, just maybe, Old Lady Mabel was more trickster than ghost after all.