Are you ready?
To meditate.
With Kari.
Climb into your bed.
Make sure that you're super,
Super comfortable.
The lights are just right in your room.
You're wearing your cozy,
Comfy pajamas.
And all is well in the world.
So you can relax your body.
And let go of your busy.
Busy day.
Stephanie.
Was laid on her bed,
All snuggled in her most comfy pumpkin-patterned pyjamas.
And bed robes.
She loved her pyjamas,
They had little black cats on them,
And little prints of pumpkins everywhere.
And they were so soft.
They were made of flannel.
They were her favorite.
October.
Pyjamas.
They weren't her favourite.
Halloween.
Pyjamas.
It was that time of year,
And she was super,
Super excited to go to Moonbow Forest.
The last time she visited,
Luna said there was going to be something very special taking place for Halloween.
There was no way Stephanie was going to miss it.
No way.
She decided that she would just put on a pair of comfy sneakers and keep her festive pyjamas undone.
Her bedrobe on.
Just in case it was cold in Bone Forest.
Her robe was soft and fluffy and felt super,
Super cozy and warm and warm.
It made her feel.
I don't know.
Just like Sheik,
Like she should be.
All stumbled out reading a book.
While the leaves fall out of the trees.
All autumn.
Oddness going on outside.
Yeah,
She's gonna leave her robe on.
She went over to her dresser in her bedroom.
And she took out the earring.
From her jewelry box.
Her magical earring.
The ones that,
As soon as she put them on,
Made her tingle.
And turn into.
Something.
That took her somewhere else.
Somewhere far,
Far away.
Another world called Moomba Forest.
Stephanie put the left earring in first.
And then she plays the right ear again.
And then she closed her eyes and took a big,
Deep breath as if she was welcoming me.
Transformation that takes place.
As she took in the big,
Deep breath,
She melted into the smell of her pumpkin candle in her bedroom.
Everything was just right.
Just enough October-ness to be going on in her world.
It was her favourite time of year after all.
Stephanie felt the tingles.
The tickles.
Tiny little shivers up her spine.
She felt her nose itch.
She moved it and twitched it.
Trying to stop a sneeze.
This time she actually did sneeze.
And then when she come back into her normal position.
With our eyes closed.
She saw the veil.
Curtain between the two worlds there in front of our face.
All transparent.
Magical Akim.
Sparkles of silver.
And light running through it.
Stephanie reached up with her left hand and pulled the curtain.
To one side.
And she stepped into.
Mood bow.
Alright.
She was grateful.
Very grateful.
That she had her sneakers on.
Because what she landed in.
Was really,
Really disgusting.
It wasn't her grass.
It wasn't the sweet,
Sweet,
Pungent,
Fresh grass smell that she got when she hit the land.
It was a deep,
Deep,
Even deeper smell of pumpkin pie.
She looked down at her feet.
And then looked around.
And there were so many unicorns,
Little friends and creatures,
All the different beings from Mubo Forest.
Flopping their feet up and down.
In what looked like Kissed.
Biggest pumpkin pie she'd ever seen.
Luna said.
Daphne Welcome,
My sweet girl.
He plopped his way over to Luna and leant down so that Stephanie could put her forehead on his forehead.
She closed her eyes and inhaled and all she could smell was Luna.
And a sweet fragrance.
And pumpkin pie.
Smell,
Shook her to make her eyes open once again and she looked down and said,
What are we all doing mushing in pumpkin pie?
This is the weirdest,
Grossest feeling ever.
It was like being in quicksand,
Like being in a big giant mud pie.
And every time she pulled her feet out,
It felt as if she was going to pee.
Loser sneakers,
Like our sneakers were going to get sucked off our feet.
Very,
Very,
Very strange sensation.
Oh,
Don't worry,
Said Luna.
We don't eat this pie.
This pie is just the celebration pie.
This sets off the Halloween festival.
Everybody gets in.
And trudges away in the pie.
But what's happening below the pie?
Is the magic.
Stephanie.
Thought a little bit confused.
Catch me up.
She said to Luna,
What do you mean?
What's happening under the pine?
The more everyone on top squishes their feet in this pumpkin pie.
The more that down below.
The crank that's attached to the mushiness of the pumpkin pan.
The crank moves around.
I don't.
And the more the crank moves around and around.
The ball.
The gates open to that.
She pointed over.
To an area.
Where there was a few people mulling around outside.
It was gated.
And it looked like.
What Luna was saying was right.
The gates were slowly opening.
But what was behind?
The gates.
It was quite amazing.
Because.
.
.
Entrance.
To amaze.
That she'd ever,
Ever seen.
That's a maze,
She said.
She knew she could tell.
Just look in a tip.
Yes.
Said Luna.
That's the ghost maze.
Ghost Rays said Stephanie.
Is it scary in there?
There's nothing in there that will harm you.
Definitely don't.
That's scary!
That's another thing.
And also,
I'll just warn you.
Be very careful of the candy snatchers.
Stephanie said.
That doesn't sound nice.
Who are the candy snatchers?
Luna said.
Oh,
You'll see.
Y'all see?
But trust me.
It's fun,
It's fine,
And all will be well.
Just keep mushin'.
Stephanie.
Started mushing her feet again.
Watching eagerly.
The door.
The giant gate.
Sliding slowly.
More and more open.
Freaking.
Across the Earth.
Have seemed to be.
What looked like.
You are.
Coming out of the maze.
Which made it look very scary and spooky and intriguing.
Stephanie was up for a little bit of a scare,
You know,
Nothing too dangerous.
Obviously,
Nobody wanted to do with anything that was dangerous,
But Good old Halloween scare.
She could do that for sure.
It looks very ominous.
She said.
I think I just said omnibus.
Luna giggled and said,
Animus.
I mean,
On,
On,
On universe.
I don't know that either.
On Anibus.
Animus.
Animus.
It looks very scary.
Said Stephanie.
Luna said,
I'll be with you the whole time.
Oh look,
She said.
The gates are finally open.
Stephanie climbed out of the pumpkin pie.
Along with many,
Many,
Many other creatures and unicorns.
Gosh knows what.
Everybody was stomping their feet on the ground trying to get all the pumpkin mix off their clothes and their shoes.
Everybody started to run towards the gate.
There was a lot of funny looking beings.
Stood at the gates.
They were all dressed in black.
With black?
Hats.
And red smiles.
Painted on their faces.
Big mouths like the Joker.
When Stephanie got closer.
Faces weren't painted on.
They were.
The real now.
Giant bee.
Bright red lips.
It reminded her.
Off those cherry candies that you can get,
You know,
The jellies that are lips.
That's what their lips looked like.
But their eyes were soft and happy.
What a scary looking man.
Scary looking things.
They looked happy,
As if to say.
Welcome.
Fun Fest!
They will put in.
What looked like bangs on the back of everybody.
With Stephanie Lee.
When Stephanie and Luna got closer.
A bag on her back,
Turned her around and put a bag on her back that was basically just the shape of a pumpkin.
It was a soft pumpkin,
Like a soft.
.
.
Pumpkin.
Lunasat.
That's your pumpkin pie.
The pumpkin didn't have a zipper or anything,
It was just open at the top.
Stephanie thought that maybe everything would fall out of it.
It seemed a bit precarious.
What was she to know she'd never done this before at Moonbow Forest?
Luna got her backpack.
Right there on the back.
Started to walk inside.
It was really,
Really,
Really foggy.
There was so much screaming and laughter going on.
Noises all around that told her.
People were having fun.
Also being very scared.
And Stephanie's adrenaline started to pump through her body.
She was excited and scared at the same time.
Taking tentative steps forward,
Not knowing where to go.
Luna said,
You can grab hold of one of my straps on my pumpkin pack if you want,
And that way we'll stay together.
Stephanie was grateful for that,
Grateful that her friend was close by.
Seemed to be walking around.
Got quiet like maybe they'd gone the wrong way.
And all of a sudden.
.
.
Too often.
The beings at the front of the gate that were dressed in black with the big big big jelly red lips.
Jumped out.
And through candy.
In their backpacks.
Like,
Literally.
Attacks them with candy.
Stephanie just screamed.
Screamed from the shock of being scared.
They made her jump.
Luna did a little screen.
And then she lied.
Stephanie said,
What on earth?
What's happening?
It's the candy snatchers.
But they're not taking candy from us!
I thought,
When you call them candy snatchers,
That.
.
.
They snatched your candy!
Stephanie.
Very confused,
Luna said.
Oh no!
They snatched you!
And put candy in your pumpkin Candy Snatchers!
Stephanie giggled.
What a great concept!
What a good idea!
Okay,
Yeah,
I like this.
They went through all.
The maze and every single time those candy snatchers scared the bejeebers out of her.
It was like they just came from nowhere.
And,
Of course,
All the fog and the night sky and everything was just perfect.
There was little orange twinkle twinkle lights in the maze,
You know,
The maze part of the maze.
She couldn't tell what it was made of,
Probably corn husks or something like all of them.
There were little lights so sometimes you could see more but then sometimes some of the parts were very,
Very dark.
Some of the corners were super dark and creaky and there was like spider cobwebs everywhere.
So you would get them in your face and then Stephanie said,
Are these real spiders?
Lunasat.
Yes,
But they're very friendly.
You've met them before,
Remember?
Stephanie thought about that time when she met the spiders.
Oh yes,
I think so,
I think yes.
They were just fur,
Right?
Which was a little bit weird.
Especially when their little feet ran over your body.
But it all added to the excitement of the whole place.
And she kept getting snatched all the time,
Like pulled back and snatched,
And she'd go,
And scream,
Her biggest scream,
And then she could feel the weight of candy being dropped in her pumpkin patch.
She was quite excited to find out how much candy was in that thing.
It was getting heavier and heavier and heavier.
Eventually.
They did find the end of the maze and they came out the other side.
And when they came out the other side,
It looked like a giant family picnic.
There was picnic tables with food all over and it smelled so good and there was children running and playing and everybody was sat around on the floor looking at their candy,
Munching away.
Stephanie went over to an area where there was a bunch of unicorns.
Luna said hello to everyone and introduced her.
Some of the unicorns she knew,
But some of the unicorns she'd not met before.
They all stood around.
Checking out what was it.
Pumpkin pie.
Stephanie.
And what look like.
A piece of red bubblegum.
She popped the bubblegum in her mouth.
It was quite big,
So it's hard to bite at first,
But a little bit like a jawbreaker.
But then she bit into it and started to chew it.
And all of the unicorns laughed hysterically.
Stephanie.
Was looking around,
Thinking.
Not so funny.
She looked behind her thinking that she was going to see something very,
Very funny.
But all the unicorns were laughing at home.
Why are you laughing at me?
Stephanie.
Stood there.
Popped a bubble again.
She was popping bubbles out.
Popping big bubbles out and then the bubble would pop and then she'd chew it for a minute and then she'd pop another bubble.
It was one of those gums that was so good for bubble popping Little did she know that every time she blew a bubble,
Two more popped out of her ears and she looked like a monkey.
That was very funny.
Luna said,
You have bubbles coming out of your ears.
They're ear bubbles.
The ear bubbles.
Stephanie went like this to feel and then she blew a big bubble out of the front and two big bubbles come out of her ears at the sides.
She imagined them looking like giant pink monkey ears.
Fun gum.
Definitely fun gum.
If that was just a gum.
What else was in this cannonade?
I was very excited about it.
She wanted to take it home.
Could she take it through the veil?
Could she take it back?
To the other side.
Would it keep all of its magic?
Would it survive the trip?
Stephanie.
Put some of the gum.
In the front pocket of her pyjamas and in the pockets,
In the pockets.
Her dressing gown.
She stayed for a few hours.
It was lovely.
It was very Halloween-y.
She decided it was probably gonna be the best Halloween that she'd ever had.
And then.
.
.
For me.
Found herself on her bed.
Looking up at the fan.
Watching it go round and round and round.
On the ceiling and for a moment she forgot where she had been.
The familiar sight of her fan started to make her feel sleepy.
And then she jumped up.
Satu.
And felt in her pockets.
It was not the end.
Magical candy.
No magical pup will come.
Don't yabble.
That's it.
Like everything had stayed on the other side.
Like it couldn't exist.
In her world.
You had to be there.
To get the magic of it.
She was sad for a moment,
But then she realized that She was a very,
Very lucky girl because she could go back there.
Halloween,
After Halloween,
After Halloween.
And that made her feel very,
Very special and very,
Very happy.
She rolled over onto her side.
She put her arms up by her face and before she closed her eyes,
She stared at the pumpkins and the little cats on her pajamas and thought about that awesome ghost maze.
And the pumpkin packs and the pumpkin packers.
That weird.
Jelly looking bright red lips.
Start about.
The spiders.
And the disgusting feeling of the pumpkin pie on her legs,
Trapped around her sneakers She looked down at her legs,
Thinking there would be pumpkin pie all over the bottom of her pyjamas.
That didn't make it through either.
It was as if she'd never been there.
She fell to sleep dreaming about you.
That wonderful place.
And her best friend Luna.
And then she started to think about.
.
.
Having a pumpkin latte.
When she woke up tomorrow.
The end.
Go to sleep,
Okay?
