It’s that time again when goblins, witches, clowns, celebrities, fairies, demons, werewolves, mummies and all manner of costumed beings descend upon us to extort candy.
Trick or treat. Give the treats or suffer the tricks.
I don’t know about you, but I’m giving up the sweets.
Fabulousfables.com has some treats for you, given in the Halloween spirit.
There is the story of “El Chupacabra.“
Maybe you haven’t heard of El Chupacabra, the goat sucker.
It is a mythical creature about 3 feet when standing erect, but it prefers to stoop.
It’s eyes are red, evil and alien, not of this world.
The creature hisses sulfur when agitated.
Two popular theories are the animal is an extraterrestrial, or it was created in a military lab.
What happens when the chupacabra graduates from sucking goat blood to a taste for human nectar?
This story addresses that grisly phenomenon.
The next story is “The Dreamcatcher.”
The dreamcatcher was a gift a grandfather gave to his grandsons to protect them from bloody nightmares, from danger in the night.
The relic, though, held power beyond the capture of the dreams of little boys; it had power unexpected and severe.
The Lonesome Werewolf is a story about a young werewolf whose greatest wish is to have friends.
It’s Halloween; can he fulfill his wish tonight?
If so, what does a friendship with a werewolf look like?
La Llorona: The Story begins: Once upon a time in Mexico, there lived the most beautiful woman in the world.
That woman became La Llorona. (Pronounced La Yoydona) The Crying Woman. The Wailing Woman. The Wailer.
Whatever you call her, La Llorona’s story is a tale of a malevolent spirit that wanders the Earth, forever cursed.
It is said her scream has such power that it can kill the weak-hearted.
Some will swear they have seen her; she is well-known in the Latino community, though many dispute her existence.
Maybe she does exist.
Who knows, except those people who swear they have seen her; they insist she exists.
The Spider and the Fly is not a story, but a poem by Mary Howitt, (1799–1888.) The poem was published in 1829.
It is a cautionary tale about the use of flattery and charm.
Although written long ago, the poem is as relevant today as the day it was written. The poem’s lesson is timeless.
David Madrid
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