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<v Speaker 1>The Magic Pumpkin Patch At the Maplewood Orchard, Sarah and

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<v Speaker 1>Ben heard a pumpkin whisper their names. They were walking

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<v Speaker 1>through the Halloween maze with Aunt Rosa when a vine

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<v Speaker 1>lifted a curtain of leaves. Beyond it glowed a small

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<v Speaker 1>patch that was not on the orchard map. Two pumpkins

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<v Speaker 1>sat beneath a silver tree. A sign between them read,

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<v Speaker 1>One Halloween Wish Each Be Exact. Sarah wished for a

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<v Speaker 1>costume nobody could overlook. Her jacket became covered in moving stars.

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<v Speaker 1>A tall crystal crown appeared on her head. Ben wished

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<v Speaker 1>for a bag that would never run out of candy.

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<v Speaker 1>His paper sack filled instantly. They hurried back through the leaves.

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<v Speaker 1>Aunt Rosa blinked at Sarah's crown but only said,' We

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<v Speaker 1>have been looking for you for four minutes.' and your

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<v Speaker 1>brother appears to be carrying a sweet shop. The maze

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<v Speaker 1>exit had changed while they were gone. Sarah's stars lit

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<v Speaker 1>three painted arrows at once. Ben tried leaving peppermints as

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<v Speaker 1>trail markers, but his bag replaced each sweet and then

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<v Speaker 1>rolled the new ones in the opposite direction. Aunt Rosa

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<v Speaker 1>finally followed the ordinary muddy footprints they had made on

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<v Speaker 1>the way in. At the first house, everyone admired Sarah. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>her stars flashed whenever anyone said her name. By the

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<v Speaker 1>fifth house, she could not see the steps through the sparkle.

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<v Speaker 1>The crown also grew an extra point whenever someone complimented it.

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<v Speaker 1>Soon it scraped low branches and collected two paper bats

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<v Speaker 1>from a porch display. Sarah had to walk sideways through gates,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben's bag refilled after every handful. It grew heavier and heavier,

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<v Speaker 1>dragging along the pavement and collecting three leaves, a plastic fang,

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<v Speaker 1>and somebody's toy wheel. He gave candy to four friends,

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<v Speaker 1>but the bag immediately replaced it with twice as much.

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<v Speaker 1>Chocolate bars pushed out the top. Wrapped sweets rolled behind

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<v Speaker 1>him in a bright trail, and three costumed toddlers followed

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<v Speaker 1>At a respectful distance, at the costume parade, Sarah's crown

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<v Speaker 1>flashed so brightly that the judges held their scorecards over

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<v Speaker 1>their eyes. When the announcer called her name, two new

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<v Speaker 1>points sprang from the crown and caught the banner above

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<v Speaker 1>the stage. Ben tried to help, but his candy sack tipped.

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<v Speaker 1>Wrapped sweets poured across the pavement, refilled. and poured out

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<v Speaker 1>again while six children chased the same rolling caramel. Aunt

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<v Speaker 1>Rosa freed the crown from the banner with the handle

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<v Speaker 1>of her umbrella. I am beginning to suspect these wishes

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<v Speaker 1>were written by pumpkins, she said. Exact wishes would have helped,

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah said. They returned to the orchard before the maze closed.

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<v Speaker 1>The silver tree was visible above the hedges, but the

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<v Speaker 1>wish patch had moved. Inside the maze, Sarah's crown caught

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<v Speaker 1>on a wooden moon. Ben's bag wedged between two hay bales.

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<v Speaker 1>They left a heap of candy at the entrance for

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<v Speaker 1>the orchard party and continued with the stubborn bag bumping

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<v Speaker 1>behind them. The magic made every wrong turn look inviting.

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<v Speaker 1>One path glittered with Sarah's stars but led back to

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<v Speaker 1>the ticket booth. Another was lined with Ben's chocolates and

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<v Speaker 1>ended beside a wheelbarrow. They stopped following what the wishes

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<v Speaker 1>produced and looked instead for the silver branches they had

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<v Speaker 1>seen above the original patch. Sarah noticed her stars flashed

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<v Speaker 1>brighter whenever she faced it. Ben discovered that candies rolled

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<v Speaker 1>from his endless bag toward the hidden path. Following flashes

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<v Speaker 1>and rolling peppermints, they found the two pumpkins again. The

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<v Speaker 1>sign now read, Returns Accepted Before Midnight. Sarah placed the

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<v Speaker 1>crystal crown beside her pumpkin. Ben poured the endless candy

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<v Speaker 1>back into his. The magic unwound, but not completely. Sarah's

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<v Speaker 1>ordinary witch costume disappeared kept three quiet stars on one sleeve.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben's bag retained exactly enough candy for the walk home.

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<v Speaker 1>As they left, the wish pumpkins rose on their vines

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<v Speaker 1>and floated above the maze like lanterns. Their light showed

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<v Speaker 1>every family the way out. Aunt Rosa looked up. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you wish for that? No, said Ben. Good, she replied.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems far too useful. The end. As always, visit

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