The Great Hoax
By Angie Bromeland
“Is it time yet, Mama?” Trina asks. “Yes, girls. Hurry to the radio.” Trina and Marcy squeal with delight and scamper to the radio. Trina coaxes their cat, Posy, to come cuddle with them. It’s time for one of their favorite weekly broadcasts, called “Great Hoaxes.”
The radio show is all about stories of giants and other creatures that probably aren’t real. The girls had tuned in each week for the past month. The last time, they left off right at the climax of the story. Tonight, they would find out if Willard meets the abominable snowman or not!
The radio announcer begins:
“We last left off when Willard was walking on a moonlit night and saw something huge out of the corner of his eye. Was it the abominable snowman? Let’s find out.”
The story continues:
“Willard goes back into his cabin and waxes his skis. He pets his dog goodbye, and leaves. Willard feels nervous. The night is quiet and still. He follows the twists and turns until he gets to a hill. He coasts down. There’s the shadow again. It’s huge! Willard skis closer and claps his hands. The shadow’s head turns. Willard is confused. If it was the snow monster, surely it would have attacked. Willard inches closer. That’s when he sees three tiny creatures sitting around a tiny fire. Now, he sees the shadow doesn’t belong to a huge monster, but instead to these tiny…‘Pixies?’ he says aloud. One of the pixies takes some dust from her pocket and throws it on the fire. In an instant, the fire is out and the pixies are gone.
Now, Willard insists this story is true. But do you think so? Join us again next week!”
With sleepy smiles on their faces, the girls nod off. And all night, they dream of pixies in the snow.
“Is it time yet, Mama?” Trina asks. “Yes, girls. Hurry to the radio.” Trina and Marcy squeal with delight and scamper to the radio. Trina coaxes their cat, Posy, to come cuddle with them. It’s time for one of their favorite weekly broadcasts, called “Great Hoaxes.”
The radio show is all about stories of giants and other creatures that probably aren’t real. The girls had tuned in each week for the past month. The last time, they left off right at the climax of the story. Tonight, they would find out if Willard meets the abominable snowman or not!
The radio announcer begins:
“We last left off when Willard was walking on a moonlit night and saw something huge out of the corner of his eye. Was it the abominable snowman? Let’s find out.”
The story continues:
“Willard goes back into his cabin and waxes his skis. He pets his dog goodbye, and leaves. Willard feels nervous. The night is quiet and still. He follows the twists and turns until he gets to a hill. He coasts down. There’s the shadow again. It’s huge! Willard skis closer and claps his hands. The shadow’s head turns. Willard is confused. If it was the snow monster, surely it would have attacked. Willard inches closer. That’s when he sees three tiny creatures sitting around a tiny fire. Now, he sees the shadow doesn’t belong to a huge monster, but instead to these tiny…‘Pixies?’ he says aloud. One of the pixies takes some dust from her pocket and throws it on the fire. In an instant, the fire is out and the pixies are gone.
Now, Willard insists this story is true. But do you think so? Join us again next week!”
With sleepy smiles on their faces, the girls nod off. And all night, they dream of pixies in the snow.
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