Fun Campfire Ghost Stories by Bradshaw John

Author:Bradshaw, John
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: funny stories, ghost stories, campfire stories, stories for boys, stories for girls, short story humor, fun ghost stories, camping stories, fun short stories
Publisher: John Bradshaw

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Chapter 17 - A boy’s best friend forever

It was a beautiful sunny fall Saturday. The air was crisp with fluffy clouds and the sky was bright blue. My Mom and Dad told me to load up into the car because we were going to take a little ride. We drove for about a half hour when Dad pulled the car into a dusty parking lot. Looking out the window, I could tell it was a big flea market. Dad and Mom said we were just going to look around for a few minutes. I had never been to a flea market before so I looked forward to seeing what was there.

I was having a great time. There were all sorts of booths, with all sorts of stuff that people were trying to sell. We kept moving through the covered sheds when we happened into an area where they were selling pets. There were all sorts of cats and dogs, lizards, birds, turtles, hamsters and such. We stopped at one booth where the man was selling a litter of Labrador puppies. He had two cages with several puppies that were black and chocolate in color in one cage and another cage which housed just one white puppy. I had always wanted a dog. Mom and Dad talked to the man at the booth and then talked to each other and then the next thing I knew the puppy was in my arms and we were heading home.

When we got home, my first job was to name the puppy. What name should I use? I thought about calling him Snow, but then the name Ghost popped into my head. That was the right name, I thought.

Ghost and I grew up together over the years. Every morning we went for walks before school and Ghost was always waiting for me at the door with a wagging tail when I got home. We played ball in the yard and went into the woods in the state park that bordered our property to chase squirrels. Ghost never left my side and even slept on the floor next to my bed.

Our neighbor, Mr. Hamilton, had a big garden and, every once in a while, he would invite Ghost and me over to munch on some fresh produce. Ghost would try anything and liked most things when it came to eating.

Late one summer day, when Mr. Hamilton had invited us over to the garden to pick strawberries, Ghost and I were heading down a row of berry plants when, all of a sudden, Ghost started barking and jumped in front of me just as I was reaching down to pick a particularly large strawberry. Just at that moment, I heard the sound of a rattle and backed up. I realized that Ghost had saved me from being bitten by a large rattlesnake hiding under the strawberry plant. Ghost came over to me and started licking my face while Mr. Hamilton killed the snake with a hoe.

Ghost and

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