The Yellow Duck Goes Trick-or-Treating

"I get to go trick-or-treating!" the Yellow Duck cried.

"We know," Ms. Fish and toad said at the same time.

"You've been saying that all day," Ms. Fish said, yawning.

"But we get to go trick-or-treating!" the Yellow Duck exclaimed.

"It's not that big of a deal," Toad said. "We go every year."

"Not that big a deal!" the Yellow Duck was shocked. "Not that big of deal!"

"Here he goes again," Ms. Fish commented.

"It's the biggest deal! It's the only day of the year we get to go around wearing costumes and collecting candy! For one whole night, we get to run up and down the streets carrying pumpkins and wearing elaborate costumes. How is that not a big deal?"

"We're excited," Ms. Fish said. "Just not like you are."

Not even his friends disdain could dampen the Yellow Duck's enthusiasm. He could hardly eat his dinner, he was so excited. When it finally became dusk, the Yellow Duck pulled on his costume. He put on his big white shirt, his eye patch, and his head scarf. He placed the sword on his side with a big red sash. He was now officially a pirate.

"Aar!" the Yellow Duck growled, jumping in front of his mother. "I be needing my bucket for trick-or-treating."

"Now Yellow Duck," his mother said sternly. "Remember to always carry your flashlight and stay with me and Toad's mother. No running and don't eat any candy until Toad's mom and I can check it at the house. Never point your sword at anyone."

"Ok," the Yellow Duck sang, his tail wiggling. He was impatient to begin trick-or-treating.

The group set out down the Pond, with Ms. Fish dressed as a princess and Toad as a bump on a log. Ms. Fish was being pulled along by the Yellow Duck in a wagon, and she complained everytime they hit a bump. The Yellow Duck was too excited to notice.

"Trick-or treat!" they cried at the first house. Sir Owl opened the door and held out a bowl. Inside the bowl were squirming bugs. Toad was absolutely delighted!

"Caramel covered flies!" he exclaimed. "My favorite!"

Even though the Yellow Duck and Ms. Fish didn't like caramel covered flies, they thanked Sir Owl politely.

At Miss Fox's house, she was offering chocolate dipped bird wings. The three friends said thank you politely and decided they would trade them with some other trick-or-treaters.

The last house they came to was Sally the Salamanders. When Sally opened the door, the three friends could tell she was upset.

"Sally, what's wrong?" the Yellow Duck asked.

"Someone stole all my candy," she sniffed, "And my Mom doesn't have anymore. She gave it all to the trick-or-treaters."

The Yellow Duck looked at Toad and Ms. Fish. They both nodded at him.

"We'll share our candy with you," the Yellow Duck offered.

"Really? Are you sure?" Sally looked much happier.

"Sure," the Yellow Duck said. "We'd love to."

The three returned to the pond and divided up their candy. They gave most of the caramel covered flies to toad and Sally, and the chocolate covered bird wings to Ms. Fish. The Yellow Duck took most of the candy fishes, while Sally and Ms. Fish wanted the gummy guppies.

At the end of the night, the Yellow Duck put all his candy next to his bed and his mom came to kiss him goodnight.

"I'm very proud of you for sharing your candy with Sally," she said. "You're a sweet trick-or-treater."

That made the Yellow Duck's tail wag a lot. He fell asleep dreaming of candied fish and trick-or-treating.