Transcript
"There was a haunted house where supposedly, every
night, a bloody head fell down the chimney. At least that’s what people said. So
nobody would stay there overnight. Then, a rich man offered two hundred dollars
to whoever would do it. And a boy said he would try if he could have his dog
with him. So it was all settled. The very next night the boy went to the house
with his dog. To make it more cheerful, he started a fire in the fireplace. Then
he sat in front of the fire and waited, and his dog waited with him.
For a
while nothing happened. But a little after midnight he heard someone singing
softly off in the woods. The singing sounded something like this: "Me tie dough-ty
walker…” "It’s just somebody singing,” the boy told himself, but he was
frightened. Then his dog answered the song! Softly and sadly, it sang: "Lynchee
kinchy, colly molly, dingo dingo….” The boy could not believe his ears, His dog
had never uttered a word before.
Then a few minutes later, he heard the singing
again. Now it was closer, and louder, but the words were the same: "Me tie
dough-ty walker…” This time the boy tried to stop his dog from answering, he
was afraid that whoever was singing would hear it and come for them. But his
dog paid no attention, and again it sang: "Lynchee kinchy colly molly dingo
dingo…” A half-hour later the boy heard the singing again. Now it was in the
back yard, and the song was the same. "ME TIE DOUGH-TY WALKER!” Again the boy tried to keep his dog
quiet. But the dog sang out louder then ever: "LYNCHEE KINCHY, COLLY MOLLY, DINGO
DINGO!” Soon the boy heard the singing again. Now it was coming down the
chimney and yelled: "ME TIE DOUGH-TY WALKER!” The dog sang right back: "LYNCHEE
KINCHY, COLLY MOLLY, DINGO DINGO!” Suddenly a bloody head fell out of the
chimney! It missed the fire and landed right next to the dog. The dog took one
look at it and fell over–dead from fright! The head turned and stared at the
boy and slowly it opened its mouth and screamed…”
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