Gracie O'Ghoul Goes to School

Gracie O'Ghoul Goes to School — page 5 — their jobs and moved out of the city They turned the abandoned farmhouse into Phantom Hill Farm There they raised Gracie on their own CHAPTER 2 Phantom Hill Farm 8 After Gracie's arrival the O'Ghouls quit Having a ghost for a child was surprisingly useful Gracie could lower the temperature of any room just by walking into it It was a bit creepy of course but very helpful in cooling down the house during hot summer months Gracie could also hover off the ground and soar

Gracie O'Ghoul Goes to School — page 6 — GRACIE O'GHOUL GOES TO SCHOOL through the sky When Mrs. O'Ghoul needed to mail something Gracie could zip to the post office in a flash Mr. and Mrs. O'Ghoul chose to homeschool homeschool Gracie For help they went back to the bookstore and found a self help book on raising undead daughters With its guidance they taught Gracie how to make herself visible or invisible at will They also taught her how to become more present This meant becoming more body than spirit Gracie was getting better at it Mostly Concentrate Gracie Mrs. O'Ghoul hollered hollered from the front porch Out in the yard Gracie was attempting to 9

Gracie O'Ghoul Goes to School — page 7 — THE SPIRIT HAUNTINGS feed the chickens She carried a bucket of seeds in one hand With the other hand she tried to scatter them onto the ground But her concentration concentration slipped The bucket clattered to the ground and seeds flew everywhere Chickens dashed from all directions toward the ruckus Squawking and squealing they ran through Gracie toward the food The chickens started pecking at the seeds Oops Gracie said She tried to scoop the seeds back into the bucket But when she concentrated concentrated hard enough on her hands Oww The chickens pecked her too Never mind that Mr. O'Ghoul called Why don't you come inside 10

Gracie O'Ghoul Goes to School — page 8 — GRACIE O'GHOUL GOES TO SCHOOL But what about my other chores Gracie asked Don't worry Pops I can help Gracie moved on to her next task filling the pig trough Inside the barn Gracie grabbed the pail of slop then brought it outside to the pigpen pigpen She was carrying the pail so easily that she grew overconfident She tried walking on the ground instead of hovering Careful Mr. and Mrs. O'Ghoul cried Gracie's foot slipped in the mud She fell back and the pail went flying Scraps of food and heaps of slop flung every which way Gracie Are you all right dear Mrs. O'Ghoul asked Oops Gracie sat up Streams of mud 11

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