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Howard and the Haunted House
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Posted by gorillawriter Mon Oct 27, 2008 13:08:19 PDT
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There was a house at the corner of Black Street and Bidden.

Going there was strictly forbidden.

It was a haunted house or so folks said.

Just passing by it filled people with dread.

 

Billy Blowhard the bully one day just for spite

thought he'd tempt the Dunn kids into going inside.

 

So the boastful Billy Blowhard

told Donny, Daisy, Danny and Howard

that they were all big yellow cowards.

 

Donny said,

"You're a liar, Billy, and you're not fair!"

 

'Billy said ,

"If you were brave, you'd take my dare.

You'd go on up and get in there."

 

Daisy said,

"That house has got goblins and ghoulies

and gremlins galore.

It's got slimers who creep and monsters that roar.

Dead bodies are hiding beneath the floor

and awesome horror's behind the door."

 

Howard said,

"We can't go in there anyway

'cause Daddy Dunn said stay away."

 

Billy said,

"You Dunn kids are all the same.

Coward should be you middle name."

 

Danny said,

"The Dunns are heroes, brave and true.

We will go there. We'll show you."

 

Howard said,

"I don't believe in goblins and ghoulies and gremlins galore,

or in slimers that creep,

or monsters that roar,

or even in dead bodies under the floor.

But I will not go there

because early today

Daddy Dunn told us

to all stay away.

So we should all go home

and not go in there.

It's dumb to do anything

just on a dare."

 

Billy said,

"There's one Dunn diferent from the rest.

The others are more and he is less.

The others are brave, but  he's a coward.

The one with no courage, his name is Howard."

 

Howard said, 

"When you do what is right

like you know that you should, 

that's when you're courageous ,

brave, true and good."

 

Then Donnie, Daisy and Danny three

went to the house at the end of the street.

They walked up the step and went in through the door.

Then Billy and Howard heard a blood-curdling roar!

Howard looked at Billy, who'd gone suddenly pale

and then from the house came a terrified wail!

 

Howard said,

"Billy, get the police and bring them right back.!

Something's after my family.  It's time to attack!"

 

Then Howard ran up the stairs and through the door.

"Is it true?" he asked. "Are there gremlins galore?

Are ther slimers that creep and monsters that roar?"

 

Daisy said,

"Howard, it's time to meet our dreaded host.

It's Gilbert Gravely, the gruesome ghost."

 

The air was chilled and a green mist appeared.

It had a face to see and a voice to hear.

It said, "You better be scared because I am here.

and when I'm around, there's plenty to fear."

 

Howard said,

"I thought there were ghoulies and gremlins galore,

or slimers that creep, or monsters that  roar.

or a least a dead body under the floor.

But if it's only Gilbert, then what's the fuss for?"

 

A mist whirled and swirled and then it did roar,

""I'm Gilbert Gravely, your host into horror!

If your my guest today, you'll see no tomorrow.

When it comes o being ghoulish, grisly and ghastly,

I'm the best there is.  I do excel vastly!"

 

Howard said, "You think you're scary?  Well. we'll just see.

You do your best to try to scare me."

 

Gilbert said,

"I can move furniture!  I'll lift a couch in the air!"

 

Howard said, "While you're moving furniture, put the chair over there."

 

Gilbert said, " Watch me make myself big.  As big as a house!"

 

Howard said, "That wouldn't scare me, or even a mouse."

 

Gilbert cried, "I can howl and scream and pound a big drum."

 

Howard said, "It's boring , Gilbert, and kind of ho-hum."

 

Gilbert said, "This is my scariest face, so how about that?"

 

Howard said, "I've seen worse on TV.  This stuff's just old hat."

  

Gilbert cried and whined,

"I thought you'd be fun guests,

but youi're mean and insulting.

You're really just some pests.

Ghosts are supposed to scare folks.

That's how we play.

And if we can't be scary,

then we just fade away."

 

Howard said,

"Don't fade away , Gilbert,

and don't sit and pout.

Let me think for a minute.

We'll work something out.

You're not as bad as I thought.

That's plain to see.

You're good for something,

but what could it be?"

 

They thought and they talked,

then they all went outside.

Billy Blowhard stood there,

scared stiff and bug-eyed.

When Billy saw Gilbert

he swooned right away.

Then Gilbert felt better

than he had all day.

 

They ran and they rushed to the amusement park.

They had to hurry 'cause soon it'd be dark.

They soon found the manager, a big tall man named Mark.

They said, "Gilbert the ghost needs a job in the park."

 

Mark said, "You're perfect! A natural!

You'll start tomorrow!

You'll be the new host

in our house of horror."

 

Gilbert was happy and joyful!

He had a new haunt!

It was a place he could scare folks

as much as they want!

 

The kids knew Howard was a hero, good, brave and true

because he had done what he knew he should do.

 

The End

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