I had lots of fun with the Chautauqua Campers today! After reading about the jinni in Bogeyman 101, the kids wrote 2 great bogeyman stories. Here they are!
Once upon a time
in Chautauqua there was a bogeyman named Crystal and if a person stepped on her
head she would jump up and scare them. Salaman was a bogeyman who lived near
the creek. Salaman liked Crystal very much.
They were not
alone. There was also a lumberjack bogeyman named Axel. He haunted those
mountain men who liked to tell stories about him. He also liked Crystal. Axel had many bandages. Only his eyes, nose
and mouth could be seen. He also didn’t like Salaman.
Salaman loved the night
and he needed to be close to the water to keep his skin wet. Crystal lived at
the top of Celo knob. Salaman could never make it all the way to the top to see
Crystal without getting too dry. He only could get close enough to see how
beautiful she glistened in the moonlight.
Salaman had to go
through the forest to see her but Axel was always there trying to get him. One
night Axel was bothering Crystal when a thunderstorm struck the mountain. Axel
ran for safety. Crystal was afraid.
Salaman heard her
cries. He ran as fast as he could. The rain kept his skin moist. When he
reached Crystal a lightning bolt struck her. The colors that came from Crystal
were more beautiful than 1000 rainbows. When she saw Salaman they fell in love.
She used the power of the lightning to roll them to the creek where she lives
to this day with Salaman. Axel was never seen again.
The End
By Whitney and Ric
The Chautauqua Legend
Once upon a time
at Chautauqua there were many bogeymen. Also, in the haunted Chautauqua woods there
was a cabin.
One bogeyman was
made of rocks so he could hide himself by standing next to the mountain. His name
was Rocker.
Another bogeyman
was named Crystal. When she hid in the caves, people only saw a pile of crystal
on the ground. They didn’t know it was a bogeyman. When they stepped on Crystal
she sometimes pulled them down underground or she would pop up and haunt them.
There was a
lumberjack bogeyman named Axer. He had a torn-up hat and a big axe. He had
bandages all over his face except for his eyes, nose and mouth. He also had a torn-up
coat and torn up shoes. His skin was ghost like. He haunted those who went out
late at night and whoever told legends about him. Sometimes he killed with his
axe. He thought he could never die, but since his axe was actually his heart,
people could get rid of him.
The last bogeyman
was the most powerful. He was a combination of a tengu and a jinni.
He traveled in a cloud of smoke so
you couldn't see his red eyes. He haunted the people who lived in the Chautauqua
cabin. Because he was made of smoke, he could sneak inside thorough cracks
under the door and through the cracks in the windows. People knew he was coming
when smoke came inside with a whistling noise. The, it was too late for people
to save themselves, because as soon as they saw he smoke and heard the whistle,
they turned into bogeymen, too.
No one knows, but
there are other ways to kill this bogeyman. The children of Chautauqua knew of
a bogeyman who was good. Her name was Good Crystal. Whenever bad Crystal popped
up out of the ground, good Crystal sparkled and got rid of any bad bogeymen
with her light, that was very bright.
The children of Chautauqua
knew that Rocker the bogeyman was vulnerable. The children were very smart. They
planted moss on Rocker so eventually, he would erode.
The End
