Image Information: Old Hag
Web Source: Somebody, Pinch Me
“Ello! Vy name is Vanda! I bet you vandering vhy I’m dressed dis vay, no?! Vell, I’m normally not dis scary but today vappens to be alloween... Oh! I’m so sorry. I forgot to take out my vampire teeth. Don’t be scared. I’m not actually a vampire. It’s just that Halloween is my favorite holiday. I just adore children. They are so good. I just love seeing those dear little ghosts and goblins waddling up to my door. Their faces so round and plump and their little bellies too. They are so cute I could just eat them up! I have been waiting all year for this day. I have been stockpiling candy for a month and today is the day. I am so excited. I can’t wait for tonight; however, I still have so much to do. I have to put the finishing touches on the haunted house and instruct my staff on their duties for tonight. You are more than welcome to stick around. There is plenty of punch and cookies to tide you over until the main course!” Wanda flutters about the room spreading cob webs and sprinkling plastic spiders everywhere. Members of the staff help her with the rest of the decorations and they all wait with anticipation for the first trick-or-treater to arrive. “It won’t be long now!” assures Wanda. A few minutes later the door bell rings and Egore the butler reaches for the door . “No, I will get it,” exclaims Wanda. She reaches for the candy bowl and then for the knob. A boy and girl stand at the doorway. “Trick-or-Treat” yell the kids. “ Oh my, look at these two lovely darlings. Why aren’t you the sweetest things?” replies Wanda as she hands the children their candy, “Why don’t you come in and go through my haunted house? It’s free and at the end you can have cookies and punch. What do you say?” The children agree and step inside. “Right this way, you two! Just go straight through the foyer and follow the jack-o-lanterns through the haunted house and into the kitchen.” urges Wanda. The children wind their way through the house but don’t seem scared at all. In fact, they laugh at how lame it is. They finally reach the kitchen but there are no cookies nor punch in sight. The kids walk into the kitchen to have a better look. They finally locate the cookies which are still warming in the stove. They walk over and open the oven door. Wanda creeps up behind them and pushes them in. “Who wants kiddos to dunk in their punch?” cackles Wanda, “I told you I could just eat them up and now I will! He!He!He!”
Author's Note: This story is based on Hansel and Grethel. I thought it would be fun to tell the story from the point of view of the witch. In the original, Grethel pushes the witch in the oven but in my story the shoe is on the other foot. The witch pushes the kids in and then jokes to the audience about it. The purpose of the story is to act as a cautionary tale for children. It is to warn them about the dangers of Halloween and strangers.
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