The amazing Susanna Leonard Hill has, once again, organized the Halloweensie Contest for Children’s Writers. The challenge: write a Halloween story for children no longer than 100 words! The words candy corn, monster, and shadow must be included in the story (candy corn will count as 1 word). This was not an easy feat. Here is my entry. Click here to read all of the other amazing stories!
The Candy Corn Caper
By Jenna Grodzicki
CRASH! Evan popped out of bed. His eyes went to the nightstand. The candy jar was gone! On the floor, leading out of his room, was a trail of candy corn.
He grabbed his pirate sword and followed the trail.
MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH! It was coming from the kitchen. He crept closer and noticed a monster-shaped shadow on the wall.
Evan’s knees wobbled, but his love of candy corn gave him courage. He rounded the corner and…
“KATIE!”
It was just his little sister, shoving fistfuls of candy corn into her mouth.
Relieved, Evan giggled and enjoyed a midnight treat with his sister.
What fun, Jenna! Wonderful that brother & sister share a love of candy corn.
Thanks, Patricia!
Jenna, what a cute sibling story. Nice job. Good Luck! 🙂
Thank you, Maria!
A lovely story with a simple ending. You jumped right into the dramatic element and hooked you right in.
Thank you!
A case of mistaken identity! Perfect for Halloween. And a terrific sibling story. Good luck in the contest!
Thanks so much!
Jenna, I love that the thief was his sister and instead of being angry, he shared the treat with her. Candy corn giving courage….hmmm… for me it’s chocolate but maybe candy corn works too!
Ha ha, it would be Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups for me! I don’t even like candy corn!
sharing Halloween candy with someone you love…sweet and yummy 🙂
best of luck
Thank you,Vicki! Now, if I can just get my two children to share all of their Reese’s with me… 🙂
Great ending to your story. Good luck!
Thank you!
Very sweet! What a good brother to share. And I love that the candy corn gave him courage!
Thank you so much, Delfina!
Jenna-
Looks like you and I were channeling during this contest. Lol. Nice job and good luck in the contest.
Ken
Jenna,
I’m a little surprised you didn’t stop by my blog to check out my entry entitled Candy-Corn Caper, which I submitted before you did. I thought it was ironic. That’s all.
Ken
Ken, I just saw your comment. Of course I’m going to check out your story! 🙂 I didn’t read any of the entries before I wrote my story, so I didn’t even know we had the same title. I guess we are both fans of alliteration!
Such a fun story, Jenna! Love how brave Evan is to grab his pirate sword and creep out into the darkness to face a potential monster! Amazing what we’ll do for candy, isn’t it? Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!