Halloweensie Contest: The Witches of Fairy Top Hill
Hurray! It’s time for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Halloweensie Contest.
If you love to write, there is still time to enter…click on the link above…a children’s story, poetry or prose, 100 words or less, including the following three words: bat, trick-or-treat and witch. Blog about your story and then link it to Susanna’s Wednesday post.
I love creative writing prompts…give me a title or a subject, explain the rules and away I go! One never knows what little rhyme or story will turn into a great picture book.
Children love to dress up…pretend play and role-playing is a great way for children to express their feelings. One day they want to be astronauts, another time doctors or princes and princesses. They don’t need a holiday like Halloween to want to play pretend…but on Halloween, we often see lots children dressed as witches.
I began to think about what costumes witches would put on if they went trick-or-treating to get candy when their spells to produce candy failed.
And did you know that in England, Scotland and Ireland, trick-or-treating is known as ‘guising’?
The Witches of Fairy Top Hill
On Halloween eve up on Fairy Top Hill,
A trio of witches, Pam, Tamsin and Lil,
Were practicing magic and chanting out loud,
“Bat-candy, bat-candy…rain down from that cloud!”
“Kaput! and Kabob!” Pam invoked with a shout
The sky quickly filled with a hover of trout.
“Kibosh! and Pish-posh!” Tamsin yelled with finesse.
A chorus of frogs joined the fish-slippy mess.
Then bold Lil spoke up, “This is Trick-or-Treat night,
And children get candy and Turkish delight.”
Costumed as young children…with treat bags to fill,
The trio went guising, Pam, Tamsin and Lil.
Hope you all enjoyed my little Halloween story…and don’t miss reading all of the other wonderful submissions. Just go to www.SusannaLeonardHill.blogspot.com
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Posted on October 31, 2012, in Children Stories, creative writing, Halloweensie Contest and tagged children's author Susanna Leonard Hill, Costume, Creative writing, England, guising, Halloween, Pretend play, trick-or-treat. Bookmark the permalink. 51 Comments.
Very fun story. You had me hooked before “fish-slippy mess.”
Thanks, Stacy! Glad you liked it.
This is FANTASTIC, Vivian! Creative, entertaining, delightfully silly, and even educational (I never knew it was called ‘guising!) Thank you so much for joining the fun!
The pleasure is all mine, Susanna…what fun! Can’t wait to click on your links and read all the others. Thank you for providing the framework for all of us to participate!
Great story Ms. Krkfield!
Thanks for teaching me something new! 
Thank you, Erik! I was learning at the same time as well…I didn’t know ‘guising’ (short for disguise or going around in a costume) was the word that is used overseas. Glad you liked it! I’m excited to read all the others in the contest.
So creative, Vivian! And I learned new information witch (which) is always a treat!
Hahaha…yes, I was also the student on this.
Thanks for stopping by, Penny…can’t wait to read the others!
Very original, Vivian. And I love the fun vocabulary you use. Great entry!
It was a blast to write it…I’m so happy you enjoyed it…I especially loved the costume switch…kids dressing up as witches…and witches dressing up as kids..all for the love of CANDY! (Make mine Chocolate, please:)
Love Kibosh and pish-posh!
Thanks, Julie…that means a lot…seriously…I really value these comments. When we write stuff, sometimes it’s hard to divorce oneself from the ‘amazingness’ we hear in our head.
It’s good to hear what others think!
I just keep one of my first stories close by to remind me of how far I’ve come, and how far I have to go! I still can’t believe how many people I asked to read it – yikes!
Tonight is our dog Maggie’s time to shine. She waits on the floor, looking out the front door. She doesn’t bark but wiggles and wags her tail profusely (that that’s a lot for a 62 lb. dog). She gets hugs and giggles and pats from the neighborhood children, and I give out the treats. She would love wagging her tail at your adorable grandson, Vivian.
Thank you, Marylin! Sounds like your house is having lots of Halloween fun…glad you like Jeremy’s photo.
Eurgh! That “fish slippy mess”, I can just smell it! I love your entry, Vivian. Good luck!
Oh! My preschool teacher friend loves your Show Me How! book and has used it in her classroom several times
Oh Heather…I’m so happy…that you love the ‘fish-slippy mess’ and that your preschool teacher friend loves Show Me How! Thank you for letting me know.
Your story was creative and fun. Nice work!
Thank you, Loni…I’m excited to read all the others…glad you liked mine…it was so much fun writing it.
I plan to work a little in the coming year on my ‘artistic’ side…I love being creative…but am one of those who probably had art teachers who weren’t impressed with my art work.
Love the twist of the witches dressing up as children!
Teehee…yes, that is one of my favorite parts…and it kind of felt authentic…because that’s probably what little witches who wanted lots of candy and couldn’t master the candy-making spell would do.
Great fun and nice twist!
Thanks for stopping by, Charlie! Glad you liked my little Halloweensie tale.
FANTASTIC, Vivian! You’re going to give Dr. Seuss a run for the money.
And thanks for letting me know about the contest. It’s been tons of fun.
Hi Nancy…glad you are checking out the entries…I’m excited to see what everyone submitted…there is such UNBELIEVABLE talent out there!
And thank you so much for your kind words…I’m having a ball this year…and thrilled about how 2013 is shaping up.
You have some fabulous sounds and images in this one, Vivian! Good luck!
You are very kind, Joanna…thanks to Susanna and Julie, these sounds and images that were swirling around in my head are now, hopefully, entertaining others.
Pish-posh indeed. I love all your wonderful words, Vivian! Great entry.
Yay! So glad you didn’t put the ‘kibosh’ on my entry, Carrie! I’m off work tomorrow and will get a chance to read all the others…and Sunday I will work on the critiques for pb writers.
How are you, by the way…my daughter in NH said they didn’t get much of the storm…were you in harm’s way in MA?
Someone MUST illustrate “a chorus of frogs joined the fish-slippy mess” because the words and image are marvelous. So fun!
Cathy…how kind! I’m excited that the words invoke strong pictures in your mind. Thanks so much..I’m glad you enjoyed it.
You told a great little story. Loved the fabulous words you used, like Pish-posh!
Thank you, Tracy…the words were fun for me…and I think kids would LOVE them…listening to them and then saying them along as the story was reread!
Excellent! What kid doesn’t like to think of slippery fish? And bat candy? I want to see!
Thanks, Milka…happy you liked it…I also loved the image of the fish slippy mess.
This was a fun entry. I think you wrote what my kids will be dreaming about after a night out gathering candy
So happy you liked it! Thanks for stopping by and commenting…hope your kids had an awesome Halloween and lots of SWEET dreams.
I just LOVE your entry, Vivian. So creative and I think every syllable rhymed just right. the meter was spot on. Well done.
Love all the images and made up words, too. You could just be the next Dr ? (Can’t spell his name but hope you know who I mean lol)
It was one of the best days in my entire life when I joined Susanna’s Perfect Picture Book Friday group, Clar! Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words…someone else mentioned me and Dr. Seuss in the same sentence.
What a compliment! This was lots of fun…I’m already looking forward to the next contest. 
Yes! DR. SEUSS! that’s better. that’s who I meant.
How fun! I enjoyed the witch’s spells. Very fishy, I must say.
Yes, maybe they need to stir up a fish stew.
Glad you enjoyed it, Romelle!
Love your wordplay Vivian! Oh man! Fish-slippy mess, guising, Kaput and Kabob, Kibosh and Pish-posh. Bodacious! What a fantastical entry. *waves* (Thanks for making me feel better about my entry)
Mega-thanks! You are a wonderful champion for me as well, Robyn. I love Susanna’s contests…they encourage me to extend myself creatively.
Very cute. My favorite part is when it rained trout!
Thanks so much, Katie! Glad you liked the raining trout…perhaps the illustration could show the witches holding umbrellas upside down so they could catch the fish.
This is so fun–I love the language! And I’ve had a great time looking around your blog too!!
Hi Carla…glad you came by…and thank you so much…the poem was so much fun to write…and I, too, enjoyed visitng your blog.
Great halloween celebration Vivian beautiful post my friend
Hi Jake…thank you so much for the kind words…glad you enjoyed it our Halloween celebration!.
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