The Friendly Ghost

A nice woman 1 ________ by a large river. She 2 _______ children. She wanted to
help them in any way. She loved her 3 ________, and everyone in the community
loved her. She lived a very long time and became very 4 __________.

When she died, she became a ghost. She was dead, but every night she 5 ________
to her community. She wanted to help children and not to 6 _________ them fright.
But she had a 7 _______ voice. Children were afraid of her, but the ghost was a
good one. She only 8 ________ them to help them.

One night, some 9 _________ and a dog were playing by the river. They were having
fun with their 10 ________. But they were far from home. Then the 11 ________
became bad. It rained and 12 _______. The river was 13 _________. It was very dark.

The children 14 _________ they were lost. They needed to go north, but they didn’t
know which 15 _________ it was. When the moon came out, they saw a ghost by the
river. The ghost said, “Go away!”

The children felt great 16 _________. They knew it was a ghost. Then the ghost 17
________ closer. She 18 ________ again, “Go away!” The children became very 19
_______. Some of them began to cry. The children knew they had a choice: they
could 20 _______, or they could stay and face this scary 21 __________ in the dark.
The children ran a long distance away. The ghost 22 _________ them all the way.

Finally, the children 23 _______ home. The ghost was very happy. Soon the river 24
___________ higher and higher. It was very dangerous. The ghost had helped the
children 25 ________! She had saved them from the 26 _________ water. She also
used her power to lead them home. Sometimes, meeting a ghost has 27 ________. A
ghost can save your 28 _______!

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