[ WP ] Write a bed time story

Once upon a time there was an short, little man named Pumpkin Jack. He lived in an old, dusty house on the outskirts of Spookville. All of the people of Spookville feared and avoided him. `` There goes Pumpkin Jack,'' they would say, `` I hear if you're not careful he'll eat your children!'' No one wanted to be his friend. He walked down the streets with a low hanging cloud overhead. `` Why does n't anyone want to be friends with me?'' he wondered. `` Maybe! Just maybe if I try to be like them they will like me! Yes!'' Pumpkin Jack decided to go to the local store and buy some new clothes. He had the store lady help him pick out a nice green suit and sold him a nice top hat to go with it. 
 
 After putting on his new clothes, Pumpkin Jack felt like a million bucks! He walked down the street with a strut a smiled, bearing his big and yellow rotting teeth. `` Eww!'' women said as they walked by him. `` Look at those nasty teeth! He needs to go to a dentist'' And just like that, Pumpkin Jack's confidence was shattered. He ran behind the nearest building with tears in his eyes and wept. `` Why do I have such ugly teeth?!'' he cried. `` I did n't WANT to be this way.'' 
 
 After a while, Pumpkin Jack finally calmed down. Then, he had another idea! `` I know!'' he shouted, I'll go to the dentist and get my teeth fixed! Then EVERYONE will like me!'' And with that Jack used the rest of his savings and went to the dentist. The dentist did his best work. Fixing every crack, cleaning every stain. When he was done, Pumpkin Jack was transformed. His smile was now as white as could be. Proudly he marched onto the street his shiny new pearly whites and his green, pin-stripped suit. He felt like he was on top of the world. 
 
 Then, as he was walking, the women from before passed by once again. 
 `` Eww! the women said, `` Look at that big, crooked nose! He looks like a bird!'' 
 And with that, Pumpkin Jack's confidence fell once again. But, this time, he sunk lower than he ever had before. The world around had grown dark. Everything now felt meaningless, hopeless. He began to walk home with his gaze held to the ground. 
 
 Suddenly, he heard a little boys voice calling from the woods on the road leading to his house. `` Somebody help me!'' the voice cried out. Pumpkin Jack quickly headed into the woods towards the voice. There he found a cute little boy caught in a net meant to trap wild animal. `` Help me mister! Help me please!'' the boy pleaded. Pumpkin Jack stopped to think. `` This could be my chance!'' he thought. `` If I save this boy the town will think me a hero! Then everyone will love me!'' Thinking that his plan was fool proof, he began to try to save the boy, 
 
 However, as his eyes met the boy's face, he started to remember. He started to remember all of the townspeople mocking and shunning him. He remembered the women who made fun of his nose and his teeth. He became filled with frustration, anger, and hate. In that moment, Pumpkin Jack changed. He would never be the same from that point forward. He had found his calling. 
 
 The next day, the villagers searched and searched but the child was never seen again. And, that night, as the villagers mourned the loss of an innocent young boy, Pumpkin Jack had one of the most delightful feasts of his life. 
 
 The end. 
 
 
 

