When the Ghost Dog Howls by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-09-20T04:00:00+00:00

The huge ape smacked the tire swing as he stomped past it. The tire rocked back and forth so hard, the whole tree shook.

“Give that tooth back!” I shouted.

The furry ape turned and raised the tooth in the air.

Was he going to toss it out of the cage?

I froze.

In my panic, I knew I had to get that tooth back. If I didn’t, I could spend the rest of my life in this zoo cage.

The big ape held the tooth up close to his face, like he was studying it. He held the tooth out to me.

Then he pulled back his arm and tossed the tooth over the cage bars.

No. He only pretended to toss the tooth. He held it up to show me the tooth was still gripped tightly in his paw.

The creature was teasing me with it!

What could I do?

Fear paralyzed my brain. I couldn’t think of anything.

A gust of wind blew through the cage. The beach ball bounced against my legs.

With a sigh, I started to kick it out of my way.

But then I stopped. I had an idea. I picked up the big ball in both hands.

Was the huge ape ready for a game of catch?

I raised the beach ball over my head — and heaved it at the ape.

The ape caught the ball in midair.

And the tooth fell from his hand to the ground.

I made a wild dive. Into the dirt. My hand scraped the ape’s foot. My fingers wrapped around the leather cord.

Wet. The tooth had landed in a puddle of water.

I snatched the tooth up. Raised it to my face.

The ape leaned down — and made a wild grab for me with both paws.

I rolled out from under the big creature. Squeezed the wet tooth.

And screamed: “I wish I was back home safe and sound!”

ZZZZZZZAAAAAPPPPPPP!

A powerful current shocked my body. My arms shot up over my head. All my muscles tensed, then throbbed with pain.

Another electrical shock.

My teeth clamped together. I bit my tongue.

My throat closed. I couldn’t breathe.

And still the current jolted through me, making me toss and spin and dance, a dance of pain and terror.

The last thing I saw were those big black ape eyes … gleaming black … staring at me in surprise.

The creature’s eyes seemed to grow … to inflate to the size of black balloons.

And then, everything went black.

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