Billy Duffy and the Devil

This story explains the origin of the will-o'-the-wisp, or ghost light that looks like a flickering lantern, as also in the jack-o'-lantern. As you will see in this story from Wales, the "Jack" of the lantern was originally named Billy Duffy. You can read more about the will-o'-the-wisp and the jack-o'-lantern at Wikipedia.

The story is 1700 words long, so it will take about 8 or 9 minutes to read, or about 15 minutes if you read out loud.

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