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As every kid knows, Halloween is both spooky and sweet. It’s spooky because there are witches and wizards about, and it’s sweet because children go in search of treats.
This story is about a little girl who is a witch, and it’s fair to say that it’s more sweet than spooky. Her name is Katie, and her school mates think she is rather odd, and don’t really believe that she can do magic. She’s afraid of Halloween, because she thinks they will tease her more than usual, but in fact she has quite a few useful tricks and treats up her sleeve.
And while you are in witching mood, you may also enjoy a special Bertie story from our archive called Halloween on the Pond.
Read by Natasha. Duration 8.52
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Katie.
Katie was seven.
And she lived in nice house with her mum and dad, and her little brother Joey, and a dog called Muffin.
And it was all quite normal really.
Except for one thing.
They were witches.
Well, except for her Dad, who was a Wizard.
And the dog, Muffin, who was a D-witch, which is a dog who casts spells.
Anyway being a witch wasn’t so bad.
Mum would just twitch her nose and all the cleaning would get done.
Dad would wave his stick, and the lawn would cut itself.
Muffin would click his paws, and a few dog treats would tumble out of the sky.
They’d even taught Katie some magic.
She knew how to make her homework do itself.
And her room got tidied just by twitching her ear.
But there was just one thing Katie really didn’t like.
Halloween.
Once a year, when the leaves were falling off the trees, and the nights were getting longer, all the children in her school and along her street would get terribly excited about Halloween.
They made costumes of horrible looking witches.
With long pointy noses, and spots, and nasty black hats, and broomsticks.
And Katie said in school: “Witches aren’t like that, really. My mum looks quite nice.”
And all the other girls fell about laughing.
“Katie thinks she’s a witch,” they laughed. “She’s ugly and horrible, just like a witch.”
And when Katie went home that day, she was really upset.
She cried and cried and cried. And when her mum asked her what the matter was, she said: “Everyone hates witches. And they especially hate them at Halloween.”
And her mum tried to explain that although some people didn’t like witches, it was also quite useful sometimes, like when the washing up got done all by itself.
“I don’t ever want to have anything to do with witch-craft again,” said Katie angrily.
But on Halloween night, all the girls from her school were organising a trick or treat tour of the street.
And Katie didn’t want to go, because she’d decided she didn’t want to have anything to do with witch-craft.
Never, never, never….
But her mum said she had to.
Because a witch can hardly stay in on Halloween.
And she whispered something in Katie’s ear.
Do you know what it was?
Well, I’ll tell you in a minute.
Anyway, Katie went to join the other girls.
And some of them started laughing at her.
“Katie doesn’t have to dress up, because she’s already a witch,” they laughed.
And Katie felt cross.
And embarrassed.
But she decided to say nothing.
At the first house, they got a load of sherbet lemons.
At the second, a jumbo pack of sweeties.
At the third, loads and loads of crisps.
And at the forth, a giant packet of chocolate biscuits.
But at the fifth house, there lived a man called Mr Bones.
And Mr Bones didn’t like children.
He certainly didn’t see why he should give them any treats.
“Buzz off, you stupid kids,” he said when they knocked on the door.
“Trick or treat, trick, or treat…” cried the girls.
“Yes, well, I think I’ll take the trick, if it’s all the same to you,” said Mr Bones.
And a horrible smile creased up his face.
“Because you’re just a bunch of stupid little girls, and you don’t scare me.”
“But one of us is a real witch,” said Amelia, the biggest of the girls.
“Yes, yes, Katie’s a real witch,” they all cried.
But Mr Bones just laughed and laughed.
“That’s the stupidest thing I ever heard,” he said.
“Go on, Katie,” said Amelia. “Let’s see if you really are a witch.”
And so Katie stepped forwards.
“You don’t look scary to me,” said Mr Bones. “You’re just a stupid little girl.”
But Katie remembered what her mum had whispered in her ear.
Do you know what it was?
A special spell.
So right then, Katie recited the magic words.
And she wriggled her ear.
And all the girls gasped in amazement.
Because suddenly Mr Bones wasn’t Mr Bones anymore.
He was a little brown, fluffy hamster. Inside a cage. Running around and around on a wheel.
All the girls laughed and laughed.
Katie leaned into the cage. “Is it fun being a hamster?”
The little creature squeaked and shook its head.
And Katie spun the wheel, so that he had to run faster and faster.
And then she recited the magic words and Mr Bones was turned back into a man again.
“I’ll get you some treats, girls,” he said very quickly and nervously.
And he came back with tons of chocolate bars, fizzy drinks, biscuits, and even a new Barbie DVD for each girl.
“Please come back next year girls,” he said. “I’ll have even better stuff for you.”
And he went back inside, looking very nervous.
And as they went down the rest of the street, everyone had heard that there was a real witch out trick and treating tonight, so they all gave the girls even more sweets and biscuits than usual, and even some toys.
And Katie was the most popular girl in her class.
“You know, maybe it’s not so bad being a witch after all,” she said when she got home. “And I think I’m going to enjoy Halloween from now on.”
196 Comments
I love this story. It’s really good!
i liked it a lot. really a lot
it was GREAT !!!
I’m a nanny..and my kids love to hear stories.. This one was fun!
Great to share with kids!
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i like it
i love the story very much
i like the story….
I LOVE THIS STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It is great!!!!
I love this storynory!!!!!!
there is something wrong with the audio
~love the story ~
i think this story is just wounderful i read it 2 younger siblings and they just love it i hope other children caRRY on to use it though i go to the local libary and i have never senn it before:)
i love the story a lot
Loved it. Waiting for the next one!!!!
We greatly Like this story … It is fantastic … Aconcelhamos everyone to read it …
It was okay. It would have been better if there were more sound effects.
Thank you for all these stories!!! They are more than wonderfull!!!
I love your story. I hope you make another story about Katie.
This story was ANWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was very funny.
We like the story but thought it was a little bit scary!
Thank you for the Story
You are so kind
This story was good. We really enjoyed listening to it!
I liked it…it would have been better if it had more variation in it…not just ‘they laughed and laughed’ and ’she cried and cried and cried’
it could have been ‘they laughed and giggled’ and ’she cried and sobbed and sniffed’
but, you cant change the story, so other then that is was OK..
This is a really good story. It was really cool she turned Mr Bones into a Hamster.
i really liked it because i like witches & it was a great ghostly story
It was cool. I want to be Katie and turn Mr.Bones into a hamster!
i like it story it is funny and it is good u shde read it i love it i lafed
i love it it is funney lol haha
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it wus omg ha ah lol lolrotfloljk i luv it it is lol jk ha ha idk
i didn’t like it was okay because it was a little funny but i still didn’t like it
it was ok…
That was a good story and I love hamster!!!!!
i lol it it is omg lol ha ha lolrotflolomgjk it iscool andu shud read it ha ha p.s go to candy mounten !!!!! lol so be nicec it is cool lol read it
IT WAS VERY GOOD I HOPE YOU MAKE ANOTHER BOOK ABOUT KATIE
the story was okay, even for me as an adult.
better than the story itself is this page!! think it is a wonderful idea to have some stories told in englis.
i love it!
all of these stories are the most amazing,exciting,fuuny,and very interestingto me
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Thanks for the story! I enjoyed it
THAT WAS GREAT I LIKED THIS STORY I AM GOING TO SAY
THAT KATIE SHOULD NO T PUT SPELLS ON PEOPLE JUST CUZ THEY ARE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY WANT LIKE MR. BONES
BUT U NEED TO USE UR POWER FOR NEEDS ONLY NOT FOR FUN AND TO GET WHAT THEY WANT MONIQUE THANK YOU NATASHA FOR THE STORY I AM GOING TO FID ANOTHER STORY THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH I LIKED THE STORY SO MUCH
ME AGAIN LAST 1 THEN I AM GOING TO READ A STORY THE PART WHERE KATIE’S MUM TOLD HER JUST CUZ U ARE MADE OF DOESN’T MEaN UF UR A WITCH THAT DOESN’T MEAN U R NOT GOING TO BE IT EVER AGAIN
MONIQUE
I can’t beleive a witch was afraid of halloween!But it was still cool story.
IT WAS GREAT
great story whi do so many schools, classes and groups leave comments?
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I love that story.
Love it!Waiting for the next one!
Hi I like thr sory.
But it seems it is not scary.
it’s a good story! I like this. but, not scary.
i love that one it rocks!
I like this story!
it’s a good story!
I loved that story
very good,I like this story.
i LIKE THE STORY A LOT BUT……I WONDER WHY M.R BONES WAS SO NERVOUS,WEIRD,HUH ?.Aoife
That is good story , I like it so much.
This story is very interesting
i did not like it very much.this was very teribble reading.
This story is the fantastical!I love how Katie wasn’t popular in the begining. that just gose to show that being yourself is the most popular thing in the world, and if knowbody in your school can see that then they don’t know what their missing. Just be yourself and you will get more friends is the lesson of this story!
Sincerly
MIranda Ceiri
new york, newyork the age of 10
A very interesting story!The trick is funny.Hence,I’ll like Halloween.I want there will be a witch knock at my house’s door.How fun!!
This story is soo good!!! It is funny that a witch doesn’t like Halloween. They are supposed to like it.
NICE STORY
it was to good but fun that the wich was sarerd
it was to good but fun that the wich was sarerd
i love it thank you ok
thank you all
i luv it.
OMG that story rocked my socks off!!! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!
LETS DO THAT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!WoooHoooooo!!!
i like this story becus eneything can happen
she can do all sorts of magic stuff but she is still normal she can get hurt feelings and
she still goes to shool and she still learns important lessons that evryone needs to learn
like you cant get evrything you want even when
you are a wich!
that story really isn’t teaching a good lesson, but it’s okay.
I want to be a witch:)
i like~ it and i would like being a witch
I really like
there are something wrong with the audio
i lurve it <3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its great!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3<3<3
i love this
i lyk dis story…its a real good story
i love this one!!!!
This is a great story!!:)
yes i like it
yes i like it
I like this story even better than the first one about Katie.I just love stories about witches.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
it was great
This story was funny and I had olot of connections I hadolojjuw9ojoijoiy0p0pt0o;lhpy;vt[;bot
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I LIKE THE STORY PRETTY MUCH, BUT I SUGGEST: USE MORE PICTURES THAT COULD SHOW THE MAIN DETAIL OF IT. THANKYOU
you rock.
stupid
nohemi i agree you should but some more pictures in it or make it like a movie it would be more interesting for the yonger children like my kids they get board but they probley wouldnt if there was a vidio and you would get more people and fans on!!!
Oh and bernie you should put some older storys one for the children who are 10 to 12 my daughter would love it hey you should also post a add on t.v. too i bet youll get at least 1000 more viewers Please answer me i thank you or you can email me at rilethursty@yahoo.com
Thanx Riley
Dear Riley
We are commissioning more pictures and you will see some very soon on some of the stories. But we do have to pay for the pictures, and as our stories are free, our funds are limited. If anyone would like to sponsor some original pictures on their favourite stories we would be very happy about that.
If you are looking for stories for older children, you might try Gladys and the Chix about a girl band. The Greek myths might also appeal. But our facebook group shows that some older children enjoy storynory anyway. The fairytales for instance can be understood on all sorts of levels.
As for the TV ad, well if we had the money, we might do that. But a TV programme…. A Bertie Animation… well that would be lovely.
Hello!
I’ve met Natasha and Katie before and I am enjoying it. I hope there is a another Katie story soon. See you soon Natasha and Katie!!!
Good Bye~♡
dude everybody loves this story i did 2 i guess it was 4 little kids but i enjoyed reading it 2 im 14 im in 2 more scary stuff tho this story caught my eye 4 some reason really COOL ill probly share it with my younger sibblings thanx 4 a cool story *sarah*
It was really fun!!!
see you again Natarsha and katie!
I will visit you soon????~
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The story is exciting especially when Mr Bones was turned into a hamster. Haha!
okayyy this one is creepy
or given me the heeby jeebees
na jus kidden
ps. how do u get your
voice like that?
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I agree with you it is so NICE!!!!!!!
Jemma
English
Anyone for tea and biscits…….
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Jemma English
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WOW ;; That was amazing i think im looking forward to halloween already and well still In September :L
Really good book ill have to read it again;; thank you x
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That was great! Katie got a treat alright. And Mr. Bones got a trick.
This is very fun story!
I’d love it!^^
great.
The story gave me the chills on my spine!
I love this creapy story!
It was awsome, I realy liked it!!!
Such a sweet story..I love it
We loved the story. It was fun and scary. We specially liked the Mr Bones turned into a hampster.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean really cool
It was a good story. My favorite part is when all the girls see the hamster.
I think it’s tooooooooooooooo long for a little child,like me.You may make it a bit short.But the story is really good to hear adout.Try on!Try onec and agian.
I did be sooooo sleepy when read story.
good and funnie
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i soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooloved that story…………………………….because im in 4th grade
WHEN IT IS REALLY DARK IN HALLOWEEN KIDS GET CANDY I REALLY LIKED THE STORY THE WITCH PART WAS SCARY I GOT IT WAS A GOOD STORY.
Its a good story but if katie’s a witch why didn’t put a spell on the others kkk
Natasha x x x x x
It was not scary.
i like this story &THZ!
this is the best story ever. did you know I myself am a witch. and I proud to be one.
hey you are so cool how do you know that we are raising money for charity!!!!
I enjoyed this very much because……
it was cool
it was cool
This is a wonderful fantastic story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It was fantastic!!!
I loved it!
This is the best story I have ever read!!
Thanks Natasha!! Archita 3G
it was brilliant!!!!!!!
it was the most fantastic thing ever!
I liked the story because it was funny when Katie turned mr. Bones in to a hampster and witches arnt usually scared of Halloween and it was a happy ending.
I like it, but it is very kiddish !!!
aswemome it was cool like omg lol idk !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 siker
Great story, super fun
I love it it is so fun and interesting! good
happy halloween!!!!!!!!!!!
BBBOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so have fun on halloween
im talking to u
I think it was an awsome story. I’m putting my thumbs up right now for thumbs up. Later.
Shannon, 10, VT USA
I loved your story
I LUV THE STORY!! SHORT AND AWSOME + ITS SHOWS THAT YOU MUST BE YOURSELF!!! THATS HOW EVERYBODY LIKES YOU!!! BE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the story!
its fun and intresting and SHORT!
i don’t like halloween or candy, rite back Bertie
Dear Boo to Candy – you don’t have to like Halloween or Candy … but once a year they don’t do any harm.
Katie, you’re EXTREMELY lucky!!!!!! Do you think you could teach me something?
LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry Ribbit Girl, magic spells are top secret
thats a good story a funny 1 too and its good because in my school u have too dress up as a witch from a witch story and this is the best 1 x
SO GOOD IT IS AMAZING
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I belive in witches
It was good that Katie was a witch because they would be doomed
Holaween Isint All That Spooky
this is a sweet website
loved it
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halloween scaryyyyyyyyy it is funnn
it is fun to read
it was a very cool storie but the acint did sound so cool
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it was a great one i have to listen to it because that what we do for school reading groups i have already heard pretty much all the stories on storynory
THIS STORY IS COOL!
IT IS A BRILL STORY
I love~~ it!
you are cool and amasing
i just got a hamster today. Can you make hamster stories?
Ashley it’s late on the pond, and I’m off to sleep, so don’t be offended if I don’t reply anymore today. But It’s lovely to hear that that you got a hampster, and I’ll try and dream up some hampster stories… but I can’t promise, because it depends on what comes into my little brain !
Please….I really want hamster stories.
It was a Awesome story!!!!!!!!
We are too old for it!
that story was awsome make another one
nice story booooooooooooooo! scare the man good witch
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I like this story!!!!!
This was my favourite one yet
lol its comady
its a brill story
I’LL BE SURE TO KEEP THIS ONE FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN..
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Such a sweet story
A very nice story!!!!!!
thank u so much and go on
it was good
it was good i love
it was good
the story was amazing.
I think I dont like it
My brother and i LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very nice 2nd favorite story yet