Children’s writer Susanna Leonard Hill is running ‘The 3rd Annual HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST‘, and Nancy Hatch suggested I should join her in going for it:
‘The Contest: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included in the 100 words), using the words spooky, black cat, and cackle.’
I have done two versions, both with the same wording, but the second one has some bells and whistles added for entertainment.
Plain:
Witch Wotchett taught her black cat Spooky to cackle like her. Then a spell went wrong and she got ‘disappeared’. Poor Spooky became homeless.
Meow-cackles were fun over Halloween. Spooky would sneak from his alleys looking for kids to frighten. Jumping out with eyes glowing greenly, he’d go, ‘Meow-ack-cack-cackle!’
The kids would take off, yelling, ‘Eeeeeeeeek!’
Then a little girl named Debbie wouldn’t be frightened. ‘Cute! Let’s team up!’ she said. ‘We’ll scare everyone.’
They did!
At bedtime, Debbie begged, ‘Please come and live with me?’
Afterwards, she’d only let Spooky cackle at Halloween, but he thought it worth it.
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Fancy.
Witch Wotchett taught her black cat Spooky to cackle like her. Then a spell went wrong and she got ‘disappeared’. Poor Spooky became homeless.
*Cackle* Disappear-ius wart-ius!
Ooooops!
SHRIEEEeeeek …!
Meow-cackles were fun over Halloween. Spooky would sneak from his alleys looking for kids to frighten. Jumping out with eyes glowing greenly, he’d go, ‘Meow-ack-cack-cackle!’
The kids would take off, yelling, ‘Eeeeeeeeek!’
Then a little girl named Debbie wouldn’t be frightened. ‘Cute! Let’s team up!’ she said. ‘We’ll scare everyone.’
They did!
At bedtime, Debbie begged, ‘Please come and live with me?’
Afterwards, she’d only let Spooky cackle at Halloween, but he thought it worth it.
© Colonialist October 2013 (WordPress)
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I love the name “witch Wotchett”. . . Clever! And you were able to fit all the words in your title.;-}
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Witch Wotchett got the Granddaughter Seal of Approval.
I thought I’d better make quite sure I had a ready reference for words to be used!
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Cute-and I love the illustrations!
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“Meow-ack-cack-cackle!” How fun is that?!
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The absolute super-ideal Halloween Night partner!
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Poor witch, I wonder what happened to her. Great story 🙂
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Ha ha! Love this! “…a spell went wrong and she got ‘disappeared’”
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Cool story. Loved the bells and whistles version especially.
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The problem with that version is that it does cheat by having extra words in captions!
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You had me at Witch Wotchit – brilliant name!
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I don’t know where it came from – I simply sat down and wrote it!
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OH! I vote for the fancy version. so clever! 🙂
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The grandkids enjoy that one – they have no sympathy regarding the predicament of the poor witch!
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Ha ha! 🙂
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Nice! This is my favorite part-Meow-ack-cack-cackle! That’s hilarious.
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I have rather a chore doing a convincing job of it when reading the story aloud, though!
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I LURVE the illustrated version! That is a winner in my book. Wish I had a child around to read it with,
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Glad it gave you fun! Can’t you quickly adopt a handy honorary granddaughter?
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I must remove my witches outfit before I go searching….. Cackle, cackle . . . BOO!
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Eeeeek!
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A partner to scare children and a new home, sounds like Spooky has it made!
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I do like providing happy endings! Of course, I’m not sure that moralists would approve … 🙂
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Very cute, Col. I’ll read it to my little girl 🙂
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Thanks! I hope she asks for repeats – a sure test!
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You do so well in these type challenges…
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I am gratified that you think so!
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Not one, but two! Lots of fun…and I loved the second with the graphics. Susanna’s contests are always fun…and it great to connect with you again.:)
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They are, aren’t they?
And vice versa!
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I love how you just got all the required words out of the way in the the very first sentence!
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I thought I’d better be on the safe side!
In fact, when I did another one, I very nearly left out one of the required words!
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What a fun story, Col. I’m sure your two will love it. 🙂
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They did ask for many repeats, which is always a good sign!
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How clever! A super tremendous job!
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Very kind of you to say so!
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I’m glad Spooky found a home with Debbie – I think they were made for each other 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing your fun story with us, Col, and for joining in the Halloweensie fun! 🙂
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Thanks for providing such a fun challenge, enabling us to view the considerable talents of all those out there. After reading your excellent pair, I wasn’t sure whether to put mine in at all – but then I got a rush of blood to the head and added the illustrated version and another one! :).
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Very fun. I like both versions.
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Thanks for saying so! After putting in the words, I thought the kids would like some illustrations.
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Aww, the “meow-ack-ackle” cat found a home! love it!
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I do love a happy ending to my cat tails!
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Oooh I am scared, I am feline like a real scaredy puss.. well done very clever like this alot. 😉
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Just paws fur deep breaths … thanks! 🙂
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Fun, fun, fun. Then even more fun too boot! (Sorry that I haven’t been able to comment much recently. ;0)
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Thanks, and good to have you visiting again!
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So sweet. I’d love to have that cat!
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Debbie got there first! 🙂
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BTW were you the 100K visitor? It seems likely as you were around a lot that day. If so, email me your address.
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I forgot to look on subsequent visits. It is a pity that not all visitors leave comments, or it would have been possible to work it out!
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Pawesome! Love it! =^.^=
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I’m sure you would have been good at the cackle and frightening bit, too!
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Terrific, Col! So glad you played along!
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Thanks for again drawing my attention to it.
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This is great! What a sweet and fun story. I really like the added art. Well done! 🙂
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Thanks! The grandkits do like something to look at with their stories, and the disappearing witch went down (out?) well! 🙂
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I’m loving all these variations you guys are coming up with on this prompt!
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People are really entering into the ‘spirits’ of it! 🙂
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