‘Tis the Night of Halloween
Written by A Fox in the Wild
Witches fly high in the dead of night,
if you look up you will be filled with fright,
Vampires come close to get such a bite,
be wary for they only fly in at night,
Ghosts come at you from behind,
if you turn around beware,
fear is what you will find,
Goblins, ghouls, monsters and dark beings,
they come out when the silver moon is high above and have meetings,
So, go to bed early and count your candy tomorrow,
for the beast may come to get you and bring upon you great sorrow
The Scary Clown Statue
Urban Legend
A teen female was babysitting for a wealthy family with a very large house, location – Newport Beach, California.
The parents planned on dinner out and a late movie. Wanting to ease the babysitter’s concerns about being in such a large house, the father directs that the babysitter use a certain tv room after putting the kids to bed, so she can hear the kids easily should they awaken before the parents’ return. After the parents leave, the babysitter visits with the children, and they all share a nice supper that was prepared ahead of time by the kids’ mother. Afterward, the babysitter spends time with the kids doing various activities before their bedtime. Nothing is amiss and all are having a pretty good time and enjoying each other.
After the babysitter puts the kids to bed, she goes downstairs to the room mentioned by the father of the household. She understands that this is the best room to be in so that she can hear the children should they stir in their sleep and need her to come and comfort them, but she is bothered by the clown statue in the corner of the room. To her, it is very unnerving! She tries to ignore the clown statue and watches a little television, but finally, her nerves get the better of her and she dials the father’s cell number. She knows she shouldn’t disturb the couple she is babysitting for, but under the circumstance, she felt it best to phone and ask permission to go against the prior directions to stay in the father’s room of choice. Perhaps he would be able to suggest a similarly convenient place in the home for listening for noise from the children. Of course, she also wouldn’t want to get in trouble for directly disobeying, either.
When the father answers his cell phone, the babysitter asks, “Would it be alright with you if I find a different place in the house to sit – or if I go read quietly with the little lamp in one of the kids’ rooms while I wait for you to get home?” When the father asks if it might not be better for her to just read from the tv room, she admits, “I know this sounds very silly, but I’d rather read upstairs and don’t mind not watching tv until you get home because this big clown statue in the TV room is really creepy!”
Immediately, the father says, “Go upstairs, get the kids – quickly – ” and he outlines a quick route through the large house to the back door. “Go directly to the neighbor’s house – phone me once you’re there – go do this now!” Alarmed, the babysitter asks, “Wow, what’s going on?” The father just repeats, “Go now, follow my instructions exactly – go!” The babysitter does exactly as instructed, and once she gets the kids to the neighbor’s house, she calls the father back. “What was all that about” the babysitter asked. “We do not own any kind of clown statue!” the father replied. “I have already phoned the police and they are on their way over to the house…you stay put with the kids – we are on our way to meet you at the neighbors.”
The Adventures of A Fox in the Wild 