Story 31. Monster Dad.
October 31st of every year is a special day.
It is called Halloween.
On this night, kids dress up as scary monsters.
They knock on doors and yell, Trick or treat!
This is a fun way of saying, Give us some candy or we will play a trick on you.
My dad loves Halloween.
Sometimes he dresses up as a scary monster too.
When the doorbell rings, he throws the door open and yells, Ah!
This Halloween, my dad got his own special surprise.
The doorbell rang.
As usual, he threw the door open and roared.
But guess who was standing there?
A little girl.
The little girl was so scared that she burst into tears.
This made my dad feel very bad.
My mom was mad.
She lifted the little girl onto her knee and gave her an extra big helping of candy.
Now, my poor Monster Dad has to put away his costume forever.
He'll just have to think of a new trick for Halloween.
But he had better be careful because Monster Mom will be watching very closely.
