The Great-Gramma Mystery
by CJ Heck

I was with Great-Gramma,
she doesn't walk that fast at all,
so something scary found us
when we shuffled down the hall.

Every time she took a step,
I heard a funny sound.
We stopped and I couldn’t hear it.
It was quiet all around.

I peeked over to the left,
then I looked to the right,
but we were all alone, 
not a monster was in sight.

Maybe it was gone then
and I thought it was safe to go.
(I wished she would go faster!
Great-Gramma walks SO slow!)

I told Great-Gramma we should RUN,
the monster could come back.
Great-Gramma said that she’s too old
and running hurts her back.

So we started walking slow again.
Sure enough, the sounds were back!
With every step Great-Gramma took
I could hear the thing attack!

The monster's getting closer!
I heard it there, and THERE!
Nine, or ten, or maybe more?
Oh no, they're EVERYwhere!

And then I started giggling ...
I knew what was chasing us.
Great-Gramma, don’t walk faster.
It's 'barking spiders' with hiccups!