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The Old House | Short Story for Kids | Elijah Wee | Singapore

Here's a really short story about an old house ... 


            A creak reverberated through the old, ramshackle bungalow, as Frank and Justin opened its door as stealthily as mice. Rumours that this house was haunted was rife in the neighbourhood. Stories of a murderer’s restless soul unrelentingly plotting to kill any resident dwelling in this house had caught the boys’ attention. They decided to prove this rumour to be ludicrous.

            Crossing the dusty floor of the huge living room, the boys crept into a nearby vacant room. Frank’s hair stood on end. The room was cluttered with broken pottery. Old, silvery cobwebs, big and small, hung precariously from an old chandelier, stretching down to reach the cabinet and oakwood table beneath it. On the table … lay a bloodstained knife. Utterly shocked, the boys’ initial bravado vanished without a single trace. At that juncture, a low menacing voice echoed through the house, “It seems like you do not believe in the rumours, my little ones!” With pale-looking faces, both Frank’s and Justin’s mouths opened and closed like goldfish, unable to put together any words. After a deliberate pause, the unknown voice hissed, “Shall we proceed with the killing, my dear little ones?” On seeing the bloodstained knife rise on its own accord and glide towards them, Frank promptly regained his composure and whispered urgently to Justin, “Let’s get out of here!” Together, the boys took to their heels from the dark bungalow and fled, all the while accompanied by devilish strains of laughter trailing behind their frantic footsteps.

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