KNOBBY TWIG MEETS A GHOST

IT WAS GETTING CLOSE TO VALENTINE'S DAY AND LEAFY TWIG ASKED KNOBBY IF HE WAS GOING TO SEND VALENTINES TO SOME OF HIS FRIENDS.

KNOBBY WAS QUICK TO REPLY, "VALENTINES ARE SILLY AND I DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH VALENTINE'S DAY. ALL THAT IS JUST A LOT OF BALONEY!"

LATER THAT DAY KNOBBY WAS WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN HE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND. AT FIRST IT WAS VERY FAINT, ONLY A SOFT WHOOSSSH. THE SOUND GREW LOUDER AND SOON IT WAS A VERY LOUD AND STRONG, WHOOSSSSH! KNOBBY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS MAKING THE SOUND AND HE WAS AFRAID.

IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE KNOBBY FOUND OUT WHAT WAS MAKING THE SOUND. IT WAS A GHOST AND IT WAS FLOATING TOWARD HIM OUT OF THE TREES.

AT FIRST KNOBBY WAS TOO FRIGHTENED TO RUN AND HE JUST STOOD THERE AS THE GHOST GOT CLOSER. HE SAID “WHA, WHA, WHAT KIND OF A GHOST ARE YOU?” THE GHOST SAID IN A FEARFUL VOICE, "I AM THE GHOST OF VALENTINE'S DAY AND I HAVE FOUND OUT YOU THINK VALENTINES ARE SILLY BALONEY. I AM GOING TO CHANGE YOUR MIND!"

THE GHOST REACHED FOR KNOBBY BUT KNOBBY STARTED TO RUN.

THE GHOST FINALY CAUGHT UP WITH KNOBBY AND THREW HIM TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING TO DO. KNOBBY YELLED, "I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND. I AM GOING TO SEND VALENTINES TO ALL MY FRIENDS. EVERY ONE!"

THE GHOST VANISHED AND KNOBBY WENT HOME.

WHEN KNOBBY GOT HOME HE TOLD LEAFY HE WAS GOING TO SEND VALENTINES TO ALL HIS FRIENDS. LEAFY ASKED WHY HE HAD CHANGED HIS MIND AND KNOBBY SAID, "OH, I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DID."