WARNING COTTAGE

• Paw Jackson, Grade 7
• Short Story
• 2014

WARNING COTTAGE
One morning Johnny’s family was moving in a small cottage where no one had lived there. “The house was really spooky” said Johnny. Johnny ask his dad “Dad did you find out all about this house yet?” His dad replies “no son”. The family got to the house and started to settle down. One night when all the family was sleeping they heard a spooky noise and all woke up at once and hurried to each other. Johnny mum Marry was really worried about Johnny and his dad Tommy so she was really panicking and said “are you guys alright?” Johnny and his dad reply “yes were fine”. Tommy said “come on guys let’s find out what’s going on”. The family check everywhere in the house but not in the kitchen, Marry want to scream but Tommy said “don’t scream you’ll scare the ghost” so Marry didn’t. Johnny said to his dad “I thought ghosts aren’t real so how come there is a ghost in our house”? Tommy replied “sometimes things are real such as ghosts like the one in our house right now”. Marry said Tommy “Tommy the ghost is getting out in our back yard” Johnny said ‘WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW?” Tommy said “we should follow the ghost in case it goes somewhere around the backyard”. Johnny’s family followed the ghost outside and just found out that the ghost was very lonely. The family just looked at the ghost and just were wandering whether to go out there and play with the ghost
But they were too scared to go so; the family just hid and watched as the ghost played miserably alone in the backyard. But something happened before the sun rises, the ghost went into the backyard forest, miserably head down and tears were dripping down the ghost’s face. Johnny thinks and thinks and the third one he finally got it. Johnny was thinking of inventing a machine to release the sad miserable ghost into the sky. Johnny couldn’t invent it himself so he asked his dad Tommy to help him out, so his dad did. WhileTommy and Johnny were inventing the machine, Marry, Johnny’s mum was looking forward for the sad ghost to come back again. Marry asked Johnny and his dad “do you two boys want to eat something special?” Johnny replied for his self and his dad “yes can we have hamburger and cold drink please?” Marry replied “yes of course darling”. When Marry had done making the food, Johnny and his dad also finished inventing the machine. Marry took the food and drink to her son and husband, but when she saw the machine she was so surprised her eyes nearly popped out of her head. The family went outside and waited for the ghost. The ghost came out of the garden and straight away Johnny sucked the ghost up and released it to freedom in the sky.

THE FAMILY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER IN THE SMALL COTTAGE