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Misconceptions In The Woods Book Report

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WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WOODS... Once there was a girl named Malarie. She lived in an old rickety house outside the woods. She always thought her house was haunted. One day, she found a book about her house, and discovered that it wasn’t her house that was haunted, but the woods. She was terrified because she always went into the woods to escape the ghost she thought was in her house. The book said that whoever went into the woods on Friday the 13th would be the ghost’s next victim and would be left to roam the woods alone forever. She started hearing a little voice, ”Malarie,” it said. “Come out to the woods.” Malarie was almost to the woods when she realized today was Friday the 13th. She tried to pull away from the ghost’s calling, but it was …show more content…

The ghost retreated a couple steps. Malarie thought the ghost was scared because she wasn’t dead. But the ghost was just getting ready to repeat the process. It produced an even longer and more lethal-looking knife than the first time. Malarie had once again lost the ability to move. The ghost, knowing it wouldn’t fail this time, approached Malarie even slower than before. The ghost took this knife, pushed into the bottom of her stomach and pulled it up until it hit her throat. The ghost backed away from the bleeding body of it’s victim, laughing. Malarie woke again, but this time she was able to stand easily. There was no sign of the ghost. She looked around and saw her body lying on the forest floor. She didn’t know why she could see her body, but then she realized she must be a ghost. She tried to fly away, out of the woods, but wherever she went, whenever she reached the edge of the woods, something would push her back. Malarie knew there had to be some sort of explanation, but she just couldn’t figure out what. Suddenly, a memory flashed into her mind. The article! It had said that if you were the victim of the ghost you would stay in the woods, alone,

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