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Spooky (not too scary) · ages 3 to 7

The Pumpkin That Grew Too Big

A girl plants a pumpkin seed for Halloween. It grows, and grows, and grows, until the whole village can live inside it.

The Pumpkin That Grew Too Big

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The story in four scenes

  1. 1

    The start

    In the picture: A girl planting a single seed in a garden

    How it moves: She pats the soil and waters it

  2. 2

    The problem

    In the picture: A pumpkin growing bigger than the girl's house

    How it moves: It swells up bigger and bigger

  3. 3

    The try

    In the picture: Villagers carving windows and a door into the giant pumpkin

    How it moves: They carve and wave from the windows

  4. 4

    The ending

    In the picture: The giant pumpkin glowing at night with a Halloween party inside

    How it moves: Light flickers through the carved windows

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Not scary at all, so it suits younger children.

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