Page 1: The Legend Grows

Scene: The Treehouse

The boys sat in a circle, flashlight in the center like a campfire. Ham leaned in, eyes wide.

“They say the Beast once swallowed a kid’s whole glove. Just like that—POOF—gone.”

Smalls listened, frozen. The shadows on the walls made the tale even more chilling.

Benny shook his head, half-smiling. “Man, you guys don’t even know if that stuff’s true.”

“Well,” Squints said, pushing up his glasses, “there’s only one way to find out.”