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The Jack-o-Lantern Scare

I pointed and Mom started laughing hysterically.

“Jason, calm down those are shadows being cast by
the tree branches moving in the wind! I think you

spent too much time listening to Grandma’s

stories,” she said after she composed herself.

I looked closely and realized she was right.

My heart was suddenly at ease. I gave mom the
pudding and we sat and finished my homework,

thoughts of the Jack-o-Lantern far gone.

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