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The First Halloween Night

Once upon a time, in a small town, Sarah was excited about her first Halloween.

Introduction to Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat's first Halloween in a small town setting

Her parents bought her a bright, shiny witch costume with a pointy hat.

Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat receives her Halloween witch costume from her parents

Sarah's big brother, Tom, dressed up as a brave knight with a shiny sword.

Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat's brother Older brother, protective stance, knight armor and a toy sword shows off his knight costume

They met their friends at the park, all dressed in fun and spooky costumes.

Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat and Older brother, protective stance, knight armor and a toy sword meet costumed friends at the park

Sarah felt a little scared but also thrilled to knock on the first door.

Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat is both scared and excited about trick-or-treating

An old lady opened the door and gave them candy with a warm smile.

The first house visit results in candies from a kind lady

Each house had different decorations; some had jack-o'-lanterns, others had ghosts.

House decorations display a variety of Halloween themes

At one house, a man in a werewolf costume made Sarah jump but then laugh.

A spooky encounter with a man in a werewolf costume

The moon shone bright as they walked, their bags of candy getting heavy.

Under the moonlight, Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat's candy bag becomes heavy from treats

After hours of fun, they shared stories of their adventure and ate some candy.

End of trick-or-treating leads to sharing stories and enjoying candy

That night, Sarah went to bed, her head filled with magical Halloween memories.

Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat falls asleep with happy memories of her first Halloween

She dreamt of flying on a broomstick, across the sky, over her friendly town.

Young girl, excited eyes, wearing a witch costume with a hat's dreams take her on a magical Halloween flight

Reflection Questions

  • How do you think Sarah felt about Halloween before and after trick-or-treating?
  • Why do you think the old lady's warm smile made Sarah feel at ease?
  • How can dressing up and meeting friends have an effect on Sarah’s experience of Halloween?

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