THE BOOKSTORE GHOST

Mr. Brown liked three things; ghost books, cheese, and cat. “I will buy a bookstore,” said Mr. Brown. And he did! He sold only ghost books. Then he said, “I need a friend. I will get a cat.” And he did! His cat was not like other cats. She did not like fish but she loved cheese. They lived above the bookstore. Mice lived in their house, too. One day, a woman came in to buy a book. She saw a mouse. “Eeeek!” She screamed. She ran out of the store. A man ran out, too. “The Black Cat Bookstore has mice,” they said. Nobody wanted to come to the store. “This is your job,” Mr. Brown told his cat. “You are the cat. You catch the mice.” But the cat said, “I am not like other cats. I like mice.” The cat and the mice played together. “If they do not come in to buy my books, I will have to close the store down. You have three days to catch the mice,” Mr. Brown told his cat. “Tomorrow is Day One.” The cat and mice have a plan. “This is a ghost bookstore, so it should be scary.” Day One came. A boy was walking by the store. CRASH! A book fell off a shelf. THUMP! Another book fell on the floor. He went into the store. CRASH! THUMP! More books fell. “The Black Cat Bookstore has a real ghost,” he said. Then his friends came into the store. Day Two came. The ghost was very busy. So was the store. Everyone wanted to see the ghost. The cat purred. Her plan was working. On Day Three, the store was busier than ever. At the end of the day, there was only one book left! “I will not have to close the store down after all,” said Mr. Brown to his cat. “Tonight, we will celebrate. We will have a cheese feast.” “I like my ghost, but I still don't like those mice. Have you caught them?” The cat purred. She rubbed against Mr. Brown's legs and waled away. “Shall I follow you?” he asked. He followed her to a bookshelf. “Maybe I will see my ghost,” he said. The mice waited for him and they pushed the last book off the shelf. CRASH! “I see,” said Mr. Brown. “Do ghost like cheese?” he asked the mice. Now they all live together. The store is always busy and Mr. Brown likes four things; ghost book, cheese, his cat...and his ghost! (422 words)