Hubert’s job is haunting houses. There is only one problem: he is terrified of the dark.
About this story
Hubert is a ghost who sleeps with three nightlights. While the others practice their Boos in the shadows, he buys neon green pajamas with lightning bolts and ties a flashlight to his sheet. Then he is sent to haunt an attic where a boy called Leo is looking for his ball.
Ages: 3–7 · Reading time: about 3 minutes
Moral: You don’t have to be afraid of the dark if you carry your own light.
Hubert was a ghost. He was supposed to be scary, pale, and fond of dark corners. But Hubert had a secret: he couldn’t stand the dark!
“It’s just too… dark out there!” Hubert would say, hovering nervously near a streetlamp. Every time the sun went down, Hubert’s knees (well, his ghostly mist) would start to shake.
While the other ghosts were out practicing their “Boos!” in the shadows, Hubert was busy shopping for the brightest pajamas he could find.
He eventually found a pair of neon green pajamas with glowing lightning bolts on them. He also bought a tiny flashlight that he tied to his sheet. Now, Hubert didn’t look like a ghost anymore—he looked like a floating lime!
The Brightest Haunting in History
One night, Hubert was tasked with haunting an old attic. He floated in, his flashlight beaming, and his pajamas glowing so bright they could be seen from space.
A little boy named Leo was in the attic looking for his ball. When he saw Hubert, he didn’t scream. He cheered! “Wow! A disco ghost!” Leo shouted, dancing around Hubert’s neon light.
Hubert quickly realized he wasn’t scary at all; he was a walking party. Instead of haunting the attic, he and Leo spent the night using Hubert’s glow-in-the-dark pajamas to play “Laser Tag” with the shadows.
Hubert realized that being silly and having fun was much more rewarding than being scary. He didn’t have to fear the dark if he carried the light with him.
___From that day on, Hubert was known as the “Guardian of the Nightlights.” He would visit children who were afraid of the dark and show them that even ghosts need a little glow sometimes.
Hubert fell asleep in his glowing lightning bolts, knowing that the only thing you should be afraid of is a night without a good laugh.
