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Speaker 2: Welcome to micro Terrors, scary stories for kids where it's
always the spooky season, full of chills, the rills and
spine tingling spooks. Micro Terrors are family friendly frights for
those ages eight and up, and while our stories are
for younger years, we are still talking about things that
go bump in the night, and some children may not
be able to handle what others can. Parental consent is
recommended now fort to nights. Micro Terror.
Speaker 1: The Ghost Dog by Scott Donnelly in the quiet village
of ash Hollow, Edie and her best friend Millie were
soaking up the remainder of the summer. School would be
starting after the weekend was over, and their freedom to
explore and hang out until the street lights came on
was coming to an end. Over the summer months, they'd
been inseparable, spending their time together riding bikes, playing hide
and seek, and exploring the dense wooded areas of ash Hollow.
Ash Hollow was known for its serene beauty it's off
the beaten path isolation, but it held a chilling secret
that most of the local kids only whispered about. On
the last day before school started, Evie and Milly decided
to venture into the woods that bordered their neighborhood to
the north for one last exploration. Technically the woods belonged
to old man Kettering, but he was such an antisocial
hermit that kids seemed to get away with venturing into
his woods all the time. Evie and Milly had heard
whispers of a ghost dog that haunted the woods, but
they were convinced it was just a silly old legend,
a myth started by other kids or even old man
Kettering himself in a desperate attempt to keep people away
without having to confront anyone. But even having a ghostly
story about a canine didn't seem to keep anyone away.
If nothing else could only enticed them more. As ev
and Milly rode along the winding dirt path that snaked
through Kettering's woods, and ominous mists rolled out from deep
within the trees and obscured their vision, they stopped where
they were and studied the change in the atmosphere. It
was something they'd never seen before. The once familiar woods
now appeared eerie and unfamiliar, filling with a blowing fog
and dimming the daylight beneath the canopy. And just when
they thought about turning back, a faint spectral howling echoed
through the trees. Goosebumps erupted all over their bodies as
they exchanged a nervous glance with one another. Maybe we
should go back, Evie gulped in a quivering voice. Milli nodded, yeah,
I think you're But before Millie could even and finish
her words, a ghostly figure emerged from the rolling fog,
and now there was no doubt in their minds that
the legend, the local myth was true. It was the
ghost dog. It had a translucent, ethereal glow, and its
eyes shined like twin orbs of blue moonlight. Its mournful
howls filled the woods, sending rapid shivers down the girl's spines. Panicking,
they tried to pedal away, but the ghost dog was relentless.
It chased them through the foggy, lustreless woods. Its paws
barely touched the ground as it glided uncannily behind them.
The girl's hearts pounded, nearly rupturing out of their chests
as they desperately tried to escape the supernatural entity. As
they reached the edge of the woods, the ghost dog
lunged forward, its teeth bared and snapped at them with
a vengeful snarl. But just as it was about to
catch them, old Man Kettering stepped out of the fog
with a lantern, its flickering light illuminating his face. He
raised to the lantern high, casting a protective glow over
Evie and Milly that forced the ghost dog to heal
and whimper, before shamefully retreating back into the fog, where
it vanished. Children You're lucky I found you in time.
Old Man Kettering said that ghost dog is bound to
these woods, but it cannot harm you as long as
you stay close to the light. Thank you, mister Kettering,
Evie said, between heavy gulping breaths. Evie and Milly followed
old Man Kettering out of the woods. They vowed never
to venture into the haunted region again, where the ghost
dog would remain solely in eerie, mysterious presence. The next day,
during their first day of school, Evie and Milly shared
their encounter with the other students. The story spread around
from student to student, taking on a life of its own.
In some friend circles, the ghost dog breathed fire, and
others it was the size of a tractor trailer. But
only Evie and Milly knew the truth about what happened
to them, and they knew that some stories were not
meant to be cold shouldered or ignored. Even in the
face of terrifying legends, there are those who protect and
guide us from the shadows. Old Man Kettering was that
protector for ash Hollow. He tried to warn everyone, He
tried to keep people away, to keep them safe. Inevitably,
there would come a time when mister Kettering wouldn't be
around anymore. And if people chose to ignore the legend
of the Ghost Dog in a time when mister Kettering
was nothing but a memory, who would be there to
save them? Coming up next week on micro Terror's Scary
Stories for kids, a house sitting gig goes horribly wrong
when something comes out from behind one of the upstairs walls.
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Thank you all for being such dedicated micro terrrist listeners.
I'm your narrator, Darren Marler, and we'll see you next week.
Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to micro Terrors. Join us each
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