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The Giggly Ghosts of Goofy Gulch

Way down south, in Goofy Gulch, lived three little ghosts with a spooky sulk.

Three cute cartoon ghosts with bored expressions in a spooky gulch

Their names were Boo, Hoo, and Shoo, and they spent their days feeling blue.

Three cute cartoon ghosts with name tags, A small, white, cartoon ghost with a blue bow tie, big eyes, and a surprised expression, A small, white, cartoon ghost with a red bow tie, big eyes, and a happy expression, and A small, white, cartoon ghost with a yellow bow tie, big eyes, and a mischievous expression looking sad

"It's no fun being a ghost," grumbled Boo, "All we do is say 'Boo!'

Close up of a cute cartoon ghost with a name tag that says A small, white, cartoon ghost with a blue bow tie, big eyes, and a surprised expression, looking sad

"Yeah," sighed Hoo, "We try to scare, but people just stare."

Close up of a cute cartoon ghost with a name tag that says A small, white, cartoon ghost with a red bow tie, big eyes, and a happy expression, looking sad

"It's true!" cried Shoo, "Being scary is hard to do!"

Close up of a cute cartoon ghost with a name tag that says A small, white, cartoon ghost with a yellow bow tie, big eyes, and a mischievous expression, looking sad

One day, Boo had a bright idea, "Let's try something new, my dear friends, hurray!"

Close up of a cute cartoon ghost with a name tag that says A small, white, cartoon ghost with a blue bow tie, big eyes, and a surprised expression, with an idea bubble above his head

"Instead of spooky, let's be funny! We can giggle and wiggle, oh so sunny!"

Three cute cartoon ghosts giggling and wiggling, with a bright sun shining

Hoo and Shoo jumped with glee, "Being funny sounds like fun, you see!"

Three cute cartoon ghosts jumping with glee

So, they practiced their giggles, high and low, "Hee-hee!" "Ho-ho!" "He-he-ho!"

Three cute cartoon ghosts, practicing their giggles, high and low

They tickled each other, they danced and they swayed, laughing out loud, all worries frayed.

Three cute cartoon ghosts, tickling each other, dancing, and swaying

When they felt ready, they flew through the night, giggling at shadows in the moon's soft light.

Three cute cartoon ghosts, flying through the night, giggling at shadows in the moon's soft light

People they passed didn't shriek or shout, instead, they smiled and laughed right out!

Three cute cartoon ghosts flying past a group of laughing children

The Giggly Ghosts of Goofy Gulch became a delight, spreading joy and laughter, day and night!

Three cute cartoon ghosts flying through the air, leaving a trail of sparkling laughter

Reflection Questions

  • How did the ghosts feel when they were trying to be scary?
  • What made the ghosts decide to try being funny instead of scary?
  • How did people react when the ghosts were giggling and laughing?

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