BILLY BALDERSNOOK LIVED with his mother and sister in a very small house. It was so small, in fact, that after his mother picked her room and his sister picked her room, there weren’t any rooms left for Billy—except for up, up in the attic. But Billy didn’t mind because it was almost like sleeping in a tree house. (Almost.)
One night, after Billy had put on his pj’s and brushed his teeth and had a goodnight kiss from Mom, he clump-clump-clumped up the stairs and got under the covers as usual. Then, right before he fell asleep— Thump.
He sat up. “Mom? Did you hear that?”
“Hear what?” said his mother, her voice muffled from downstairs.
“That thump!” he shouted. “Are you thumping down there?”
“No!” she yelled back.…
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Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites And Puzzles For Children And Kids (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024