The Christmas Thingy
“Mrs. Murgatroyd says, bending to pick up the pieces of the plate she just dropped.
“A monster,” Jessica Atkins says, nibbling on her toast. “Not a big, mean monster. I want a friendly little one to play with when I come home from school, and maybe keep me company at night.”
“Don’t you wish for no monster, Miss Jessica,” Mrs. Murgatroyd says, her accent getting thicker with each word. “Not for Christmas! ’Specially not in this ’ouse!”
Jessica is sorry for upsetting the plump old housekeeper, but... now she’s very curious. “What do you mean, Mrs. M.?”
“You just might get your wish!”
“Really?” Jessica claps her hands with glee. “Oh, I wish, I wish, I wish!”
“You’ll be very sorry, you will,” Mrs. Murgatroyd says in a grave tone. “Very sorry if the Christmas Thingy decides to pay you a visit.”
“‘Thingy?’” Jessica laughs. “‘Thingy?’ What a funny name!”
“You won’t be thinkin’ it’s so funny when you wake up Christmas morning and find out what’s ’appened to all your presents.”MoreLess
“A monster,” Jessica Atkins says, nibbling on her toast. “Not a big, mean monster. I want a friendly little one to play with when I come home from school, and maybe keep me company at night.”
“Don’t you wish for no monster, Miss Jessica,” Mrs. Murgatroyd says, her accent getting thicker with each word. “Not for Christmas! ’Specially not in this ’ouse!”
Jessica is sorry for upsetting the plump old housekeeper, but... now she’s very curious. “What do you mean, Mrs. M.?”
“You just might get your wish!”
“Really?” Jessica claps her hands with glee. “Oh, I wish, I wish, I wish!”
“You’ll be very sorry, you will,” Mrs. Murgatroyd says in a grave tone. “Very sorry if the Christmas Thingy decides to pay you a visit.”
“‘Thingy?’” Jessica laughs. “‘Thingy?’ What a funny name!”
“You won’t be thinkin’ it’s so funny when you wake up Christmas morning and find out what’s ’appened to all your presents.”MoreLess
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