The ghostly white light looked like the one Courage had seen earlier.
Courage watched the light for a few seconds until another brilliant flash
of lightning lit up the entire landscape. Courage looked up at the sky
then back to where the light had been. The light was gone without a trace.
Courage decided he didn't really want to take the chance of seeing that
light again so he left his attic room and went into Muriel and Eustace's
bedroom.
Both Muriel and Eustace were already asleep so Courage quietly climbed up onto the bed and curled up in his favorite spot at the foot of the bed. He had been asleep for about an hour when the loud rumble shook the house. Courage opened his eyes to see the room lit up with a bright light. At first, he thought it was just lightning but the light didn't disappear. He felt a chill run down his spine as he lifted his head and looked around the room. There it was standing by Eustace! The bright ghostly figure that Courage had seen outside! The ghostly light was getting closer to Eustace when Courage screamed. Instantly the light disappeared.
"What's the matter with you stupid dog!!!?" Eustace yelled.
"Courage! Is something wrong?!" Muriel sounded more concerned than angry.
Courage went through an elaborate series of charades trying to tell them what had just happened. Of coure, neither Eustace or Muriel understood what he was trying to say.
"If I hear one more peep out of you dog you're going to sleep outside for the rest of the night!" Eustace had made up his mind despite Muriel's protests that Courage should not have to sleep outside in weather like this. "The stupid dog can sleep in the barn!" Eustace snapped and rolled over to go back to sleep.
Courage whined pitifully at Muriel who just said, "I'm sorry, Courage. There's nothin I can do. Ye shouldn't be making so much noise while we're trying to sleep,"
Courage sighed and settled down by Muriel's feet. There was no way he was going to get any more sleep tonight. He couldn't even close his eyes after what he just saw floating next to the bed. Courage found himself nervously looking around the room every few seconds. What would he do if he saw one of those things again? What could he do?
He sighed again. He wished there was somebody he could go to for help. Then he remembered! He jumped off of the bed and went back to his attic room. After searching his pockets for a few seconds, he pulled out a piece of metal with some words inscribed on it. Courage hesitated for a few seconds then slowly, carefully read the words out loud.
Then he sat down and waited. A few moments later, he heard a familiar ghostly laugh. Then a white form appeared in front of him. Instead of being afraid, Courage smiled and his tail started wagging. The white form was joined by two more and they began to take shape of three children - two boys and a girl.
"Hi Courage!" One of the boys said, "You called?"
"Uh-huh." Courage nodded.
"What's wrong?" the girl asked. The girl's question was answered by a brilliant flash of lightning and the loud rumbling of thunder.
"Look at that storm!" The second boy had gone to look out the window.
Courage excitedly tried to tell the children about the other ghostly lights but they couldn't understand him. Finally, he went to the computer and turned it on.
"Not again." the voice from the computer sounded very grumpy.
Courage quickly typed in a few words and, after a few minutes, the computer voice explained everything to the children.
"We need to tell Mr. Worth. what's happening." the oldest of the boys said. The other boy and the girl both agreed.
The three children held hands and began to chant something. Soon the room was filled with the ghostly shapes of several children and one very tall adult.
The three children quickly told Mr. Worth and the other children what Courage had told them through the computer. Mr. Worth listened carefully to their story. "Have any of you seen these ghostly lights that Courage told you about?"
All three of the children shook their heads.
"Courage, can you tell me exacly where you saw these things?"
Courage pointed out the window to the place where he had seen on of the lights. Then he pointed back toward Muriel and Eustace's bedroom.
"You saw them in the house?" Mr. Worth seemed very concerned.
Courage nodded and began an elaborate game of charades, turning himself into a bed and then mimicking one of the ghostly lights.
Mr. Worth just stared at him with a slightly amused expression on his face. "How do you do that?"
One of the children spoke up. "I think he is trying to say that he saw one of them nex to a bed."
"Uh-huh!" Courage nodded.
"Who's bed?" Mr. Worth asked.
Courage quickly mimicked Muriel then Eustace.
Mr. Worth could help but smile despite the seriousness of the situation. "It's going to take me a while to get used to that." Several of the children laughed. Mr. Worth grinned back at them then looked back at Courage.
"So this thing appeared next to your owner's bed?"
Courage nodded.
Mr. Worth said something to one of the children who led several of the others into one of the other attic rooms. Courage could hear them chanting something but he couldn't understand the words.
Mr. Worth explained. "It's the prayer of protection - the same one that is written on this pendant." He looked down at the pendant that was attached to the necklace that Courage had returned to them just a few weeks ago. "If there is anything evil about those things, the prayer that the children are chanting should keep them out of this house."
Courage smiled and wagged his tail.
"But we still need to find out exactly what is going on here." The rest of the children gathered around Mr. Worth has he continued. "I'm fairly certain that those things you saw are spirits but this is definately not a normal haunting."
Both Muriel and Eustace were already asleep so Courage quietly climbed up onto the bed and curled up in his favorite spot at the foot of the bed. He had been asleep for about an hour when the loud rumble shook the house. Courage opened his eyes to see the room lit up with a bright light. At first, he thought it was just lightning but the light didn't disappear. He felt a chill run down his spine as he lifted his head and looked around the room. There it was standing by Eustace! The bright ghostly figure that Courage had seen outside! The ghostly light was getting closer to Eustace when Courage screamed. Instantly the light disappeared.
"What's the matter with you stupid dog!!!?" Eustace yelled.
"Courage! Is something wrong?!" Muriel sounded more concerned than angry.
Courage went through an elaborate series of charades trying to tell them what had just happened. Of coure, neither Eustace or Muriel understood what he was trying to say.
"If I hear one more peep out of you dog you're going to sleep outside for the rest of the night!" Eustace had made up his mind despite Muriel's protests that Courage should not have to sleep outside in weather like this. "The stupid dog can sleep in the barn!" Eustace snapped and rolled over to go back to sleep.
Courage whined pitifully at Muriel who just said, "I'm sorry, Courage. There's nothin I can do. Ye shouldn't be making so much noise while we're trying to sleep,"
Courage sighed and settled down by Muriel's feet. There was no way he was going to get any more sleep tonight. He couldn't even close his eyes after what he just saw floating next to the bed. Courage found himself nervously looking around the room every few seconds. What would he do if he saw one of those things again? What could he do?
He sighed again. He wished there was somebody he could go to for help. Then he remembered! He jumped off of the bed and went back to his attic room. After searching his pockets for a few seconds, he pulled out a piece of metal with some words inscribed on it. Courage hesitated for a few seconds then slowly, carefully read the words out loud.
Then he sat down and waited. A few moments later, he heard a familiar ghostly laugh. Then a white form appeared in front of him. Instead of being afraid, Courage smiled and his tail started wagging. The white form was joined by two more and they began to take shape of three children - two boys and a girl.
"Hi Courage!" One of the boys said, "You called?"
"Uh-huh." Courage nodded.
"What's wrong?" the girl asked. The girl's question was answered by a brilliant flash of lightning and the loud rumbling of thunder.
"Look at that storm!" The second boy had gone to look out the window.
Courage excitedly tried to tell the children about the other ghostly lights but they couldn't understand him. Finally, he went to the computer and turned it on.
"Not again." the voice from the computer sounded very grumpy.
Courage quickly typed in a few words and, after a few minutes, the computer voice explained everything to the children.
"We need to tell Mr. Worth. what's happening." the oldest of the boys said. The other boy and the girl both agreed.
The three children held hands and began to chant something. Soon the room was filled with the ghostly shapes of several children and one very tall adult.
The three children quickly told Mr. Worth and the other children what Courage had told them through the computer. Mr. Worth listened carefully to their story. "Have any of you seen these ghostly lights that Courage told you about?"
All three of the children shook their heads.
"Courage, can you tell me exacly where you saw these things?"
Courage pointed out the window to the place where he had seen on of the lights. Then he pointed back toward Muriel and Eustace's bedroom.
"You saw them in the house?" Mr. Worth seemed very concerned.
Courage nodded and began an elaborate game of charades, turning himself into a bed and then mimicking one of the ghostly lights.
Mr. Worth just stared at him with a slightly amused expression on his face. "How do you do that?"
One of the children spoke up. "I think he is trying to say that he saw one of them nex to a bed."
"Uh-huh!" Courage nodded.
"Who's bed?" Mr. Worth asked.
Courage quickly mimicked Muriel then Eustace.
Mr. Worth could help but smile despite the seriousness of the situation. "It's going to take me a while to get used to that." Several of the children laughed. Mr. Worth grinned back at them then looked back at Courage.
"So this thing appeared next to your owner's bed?"
Courage nodded.
Mr. Worth said something to one of the children who led several of the others into one of the other attic rooms. Courage could hear them chanting something but he couldn't understand the words.
Mr. Worth explained. "It's the prayer of protection - the same one that is written on this pendant." He looked down at the pendant that was attached to the necklace that Courage had returned to them just a few weeks ago. "If there is anything evil about those things, the prayer that the children are chanting should keep them out of this house."
Courage smiled and wagged his tail.
"But we still need to find out exactly what is going on here." The rest of the children gathered around Mr. Worth has he continued. "I'm fairly certain that those things you saw are spirits but this is definately not a normal haunting."