Here’s my entry for Susanna Hill’s 12th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest.
The rules: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children using the words slither, treat, and scare.
Title: Sally the Slug has a Sweet Tooth
By Eleanor Ann Peterson
WC 99
Sally slithered down the slippery, slimy slope looking for another special sweet stuck on the sidewalk.
“Sally!” said Spug. “What are you doing?”
She burped loudly and blew a balloon.
Spug savored the sweet. “It’ll ruin our teeth, but it’s divine!”
“We DON’T have teeth! We have a radula, “said Sally. “Let’s go trick or treating.”
“No! They’ll stomp and squash us,” said Spug.
“We’ll have to come up with a plan, then.”
On Halloween, a scary mound of sticky, slimy slugs slowly made its way through the neighborhood, snatching all the sweets with their gooey slime.
Good luck to everyone! A big thank you to Susanna and the prize donors.
Read the entries and leave a comment even if you haven’t submitted a story.
Lots of great alliteration here. Plus a satisfying solution. Well done.
Well done, Eleanor. Such a fun entry. Good luck!
Thank you Norah.
That’s cute! Slugs going trick or treating.
Different I guess. Fun prompt this year and there were many entries with slugs.