Once upon a time, in a little town called Malmeo, there lived a brother and a sister called Theo and Kleo. They always played together nicely, apart from the times when they fought terribly and were mean to each other. Their parents taught them to be good to one another and helpful in times of need. However, sometimes, the children just couldn't be civil and some negative energy surrounded them. Then, they couldn't help themselves but be mean and spiteful.
On the last day of October, the children woke up and decided to carve some pretty pumpkins. They each picked a huge one, shining with an orange glow, and gave it an extraordinary face. Theo was in good spirits that day, so the face he created was full of positive, creative and lively energy. Kleo, however, got up on the wrong side of the bed. She was angry, malicious and stubborn and her artwork was full of that energy, too. The pumpkin Kleo made had a crooked smile and scary eyes. Both children were happy with their crafts so they displayed the pumpkins proudly in the window and went to the town with their mum.
They went shopping for Halloween treats in Malmeo. It was a beautiful sunny autumn day. The sun was shining and the leaves shimmered with the warm purple and auburn colours on a cool breeze. They had delicious ice-creams which came in beautiful Halloween shapes of a ghost, a vampire and Frankenstein. Suddenly, they heard a commotion so they turned their heads with curiosity in that direction. Unfortunately, they couldn't see what was going on so they returned their attention to their Halloween ice-creams.
In the meantime, in the other part of town strange things started happening. Somebody turned the football square to the bewilderment of the players. Somebody else had given the family of black cats purple stripes they've always dreamt off. On one side of the street, the wind seemed to blow leaves into people's faces making everyone furious. On the other side though, the leaves falling from the trees seemed to form beautiful twirls and dance in the sunbeams bringing joy to the world. And so, the day continued with the most peculiar of events. One side of the high street was filled with amazing things, the other side with the most malicious of tricks.
The dogs tried to climb trees. People started dancing in place of walking in the streets. The cars could only drive backwards causing consternation among drivers indeed. The benches, with a smile, invited passersby to take a seat. Of their own accord, telephones played rather spooky tunes and beats. If you thought of someone, him or her you were bound to meet! When you had reached in your bag you'd have only taken out, no, not a rabbit, but a beet! Kebab and panini started tasting sweet!
A tree stole grandma’s hat. Toby’s tiny ice-cream magically turned huge and he forgot he was sad. The rooster's melody suddenly changed to resemble the barking of a dog rather mad. The bird at first was startled so it stopped its song, but then realising how beautiful his new voice was he started barking furiously glad. He barked all day from the rooftop of the town hall, to the misery of the townsmen’ all. Money started falling from the sky. Everyone manically started collecting them without asking how or why. People started hugging others without being shy, enjoying this shower of money hoping it wasn't a mirage or a lie.
When our friends came back home they realised that their pumpkins vanished. They were puzzled at what could have happened to them and wondered how on earth they could just disappear. Kleo regretted less because she was now in a good mood and her pumpkin was rather evil looking, but Theo was rather sad. His pumpkin was so lovely! Their mum stopped their musings reminding the kids that they had a costume party to prepare for.
‘Chop, chop! You will get there late. Dress up, paint your faces and look scared! For today is a special day when we invite witches and ghosts. We celebrate the dead and the spooky, most of all we frighten those who like to boast!’
When the kids were ready and leaving their flat for the party they suddenly heard a thundering voice:
'What you do or make, takes a life of its own. It creates ripples of energy like those on the water surface of a pond. "What you sow, you reap," people used to say. And it's certainly still true today!
