[ WP ] write a scary story that can be read to kids and also scare adults

Once upon a time, a Mommy Bear and a Daddy Bear took their Little Baby Bear to the mall. The Little Baby Bear did n't much care for the mall -- or at least, the boring parts of the mall where Mommy Bear and Daddy Bear spent all their time arguing -- and so it was n't long before he wandered off, distracted by the bright colours and flashing lights that all the other stores had to offer. 
 
 Until, of course, he got lost. 
 
 He searched far and wide for Mommy Bear and Daddy Bear, but to no avail. For all the world, it seemed that they had vanished. Suddenly the Little Baby Bear felt a great sadness welling up inside of him, and a panic unlike anything he had ever known. Mommy Bear and Daddy Bear had always been around to keep him safe? Whatever would he do without them? 
 
 But in the mall, in among all the other customers who were too busy to notice the lost Little Baby Bear, there was also a Wolf. 
 
 And the Wolf had noticed. 
 
'Hello, Little Baby Bear,' said the Wolf. He smiled a big smile, being very careful to hide his teeth.'Are you OK?' 
 
 The Little Baby Bear did n't say anything at first, because he had been told not to speak to strangers, but the Wolf's smile was so big that he could n't help but trust him.'No,' said the Little Baby Bear.'I ca n't find my Mommy and Daddy.' 
 
'My, my,' said the Wolf.'That *is* a shame. Why do n't you come with me instead? I have a nice big house in the woods, filled with all the candy a Little Baby Bear could ever hope to eat. What do you say?' 
 
 The Little Baby Bear did n't know what to do.'I need my Mommy and Daddy,' said the Little Baby Bear eventually, just as he had been taught; it was n't right to go off with strangers, even if they *did* offer you candy. Mommy Bear and Daddy Bear had been quite strict on that.'I need my Mommy and Daddy.' The second time he said it, he felt a small tear run down his face. 
 
'That's very wise of you,' said the Wolf softly.'Very wise indeed. But I spoke to your Mommy and Daddy, and they said it's fine. They said you were supposed to come with me. They'll be waiting there, in fact.' 
 
'Really?' asked the Little Baby Bear. 
 
'Absolutely,' said the Wolf.'You do trust me, do n't you? And you do want to be a good Bear and do as your Mommy and Daddy said, do n't you?' 
 
 The Little Baby Bear nodded. When the Wolf put his hand out, the Little Baby Bear reached up and took it. The Wolf's grip was strong and painful, but when the Little Baby Bear complained the Wolf just ignored him. *Oh dear*, thought the Little Baby Bear. *Perhaps I've made a mistake. * 
 
 But instead he just smiled, and thought of everything the Wolf had promised: the house full of candy, where Mommy Bear and Daddy Bear would no doubt be waiting for him. 
 
 And the Wolf lived happily ever after. 
 
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