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Moffee Moth and the Ghost

by Stephen Solomon

Sandlot and Feathers are telling Moffee Moth about the ghost. “What’s the problem?” asked Moffee Moth. “There’s a ghost at the old park,” said Sandlot Stinkbug. Moffee Moth will take them to the Circle K Park to find out. “Let’s go,” said Moffee Moth. Here they are at the park. Moffee, Sandlot and Feathers are in a dark forest. All of the sudden, they heard a spooky sound. “What’s that noise?” said Feathers the Parakeet. Something right behind Moffee Moth, and it’s a ghost. “Let’s get out of here!” shouted Moffee Moth. The ghost was chasing them. But suddenly, the black branch grabbed the white sheet, and they stopped. It was Max Mosquito. “Surprise!” said Max Mosquito. “So you’re the ghost.” said Moffee Moth. Max Mosquito had drawn a scary face on the white sheet. It was a joke.

colored pencil drawing of Moffee, Sandlot, and Feathers, eyes wide in fear, fleeing a pointy-nosed ghost. Moffee is a black creature with green wings wearing green sneakers; Sandlot has two prominent tan antennae. Feathers, a yellow and green parakeet, flies above Moffee and Sandlot, just ahead of the stern-faced ghost.