from Rocklady (Jean)
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HALLOWEEN FUN
FABULOUS FRIEDA, SASSY SUSAN, and WICKED WANDA asked MAMMA CALLIE if they could go for a MIDNIGHT SAIL on BLUE LAKE with their cousin, CHICAGO ROSIE, visiting after the CHICAGO FIRE. MAMMA CALLIE said no, and the girls asked why. BECAUSE I SAID SO, answered Mamma. “Oh, please,” pleaded the girls. “If you are out that late neighbors such as JEALOUS JAKE might start MALICIOUS RUMORS.” LITTLE AUDREY begged to go trick or treating with her sisters but MAMMA CALLIE said, “READ MY LIPS, no.”
As the AWAITED HOUR approached the girls watched the SUNSET OVER TWO RIVERS and heard the mournful whistle of the train headed for the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Finally they were on their way with this warning, “You girls stay on ADAMS STREET and keep away from SMOOCH HOLLOW. If you see the BLACK EYED GYPSY, stay away from her, too. And don’t let me hear about you hitchin’ a ride in DOUG’S RED MERCEDES!”
They stopped at the first house, where the CRABBY OLD MAN lived, related to BONIBRAE WITCHES AND WARLOCKS, who grudgingly gave them some STRAWBERRY CANDY.
AUNT PITTY PAT was next, an ATLANTA SOUTHERN BEAUTY in her day, but was MARRIED TO MR. GRINCH, a VAMPIRE. It was a BLESSING that the ATLANTA DRESDEN DOLL herself answered the door with a “Happy Halloween y’all,” and a handful of HALLOWEEN TAFFY for each.
IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT, they walked on, joined by DELIGHTFUL DAVID, (BELLA LUGOSI), CHARMING CHARLIE, (RODEO CLOWN), and AWESOME DAN looking AWFULLY FLASHY in ELVIS’S CAPE, protecting them from GHOSTS AND GOBLINS. or if THERE BE DRAGONS lurking in the DARK PASSAGE between homes.
THE MILKMAN’S BROTHER met them carrying THE MILKMAN’S BABY, a little girl with ADORABLE CURLS wearing a PINK TUTU. He had a TWINKLE IN THE EYE as he handed the group HALLOWEEN CANDY.
DIZZY MISS LIZZY who was always IN A TIZZY opened the door with a lamp BURNING SO BRIGHTLY that it was hard to see her RAPID EYE MOVEMENT, counting out LEMON LIP SMACKERS.
When a headless horseman approached, all of them decided to HUNKER DOWN, but now there was a COOL MOON RISING and they realized that the headless horseman was none other than LITTLE RICKY, one of their classmates with whom they had promised to be FRIENDS FOR LIFE.
The door at the next house opened and there stood a RED EYED SHOCKER, whose eyes glowed like DARK RED EMBERS. Shrieking in terror, all of the kids clutched their GOODIE bags tightly, each carrying an OVERSIZED LOAD of candy and fled back to their homes trembling all the way. MAMMA CALLIE carefully checked the candy and secretly stashed the SHERRY CANDY for herself but left the remainder for the girls. Soon all were asleep, their heads tucked safely under the covers, dreaming of their ONCE IN A LIFETIME Halloween adventure and looking forward to FUN IN THE SUNSHINE tomorrow
