Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Article: There's A Nightmare In My Closet

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There used to be a nightmare in my closet.

Before going to sleep,

I always closed the closet door.

I was even afraid to turn around and look.

When I was safe in bed, I'd peek...

sometimes.

One night I decided to get rid of my nightmare once and for all.

As soon as the room was dark, I heard him creeping toward me.

Quickly, I turned on the light and caught him sitting at the foot of my bed.

"Go away, Nightmare, or I'll shoot you," I said.

I shot him anyway.

My nightmare began to cry.

I was mad...

but not too mad.

"Nightmare, be quiet or you'll wake Mommy and Daddy," I said.

He wouldn't stop crying so I took him by the hand

and tucked him in bed

and closed the closet door.

I suppose there's another nightmare in my closet, but my bed's not big enough for three.

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Bootsie Barker Bites

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My mother and Bootsie Barker's mother are best friends.
When Mrs. Barker comes to visit, she always brings chocolate donuts, fresh strawberries, and Bootsie.

First, we have a tea party.
Then, my mother tells Bootsie and me to play in my room.

I try to get Bootsie interested in my book about turtles, but Bootsie hates turtles.

"You're a turtle!" howls Bootsie. "And I'm a TURTLE-EATING DINOSAUR!"

My mother calls, "Play nicely, girls!"
Bootsie yells, "We are!"
I can't yell anything.

It's time for the Barkers to go home.
"We'll be back tomorrow!" says Mrs. Barker.
I tell my mother I don't like playing with...

Tugford Wanted To Be Bad

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Tugford Wanted To Be Bad

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Tugford loved outlaws. In the movies, outlaws always had the most fun.

Playing outlaw was Tugford's favorite game. He liked pretending and played outlaw every day.

One afternoon Mother and Father went visiting neighbors, leaving Tugford home to play. Tugford had an idea. Wouldn't it be fun to be a real outlaw instead of just pretending? he thought.

Tugford rummaged through his toy box and found everything he needed for a costume.

He put on his costume and looked at himself in the mirror. "I'm Tug the Terrible," he said, "and I want to be bad."

Tug the Terrible tiptoed through the house looking for...

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There's Something In My Attic

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I was never afraid of anything when we lived in the city, but now we live on a farm.

At night when the lights go out, I get scared,

because I can hear

a nightmare in the attic

right above my head.

It doesn't seem to bother Mom and Dad.

They say it's probably mice.

But it sounds too big to be mice.

I decided to lasso that nightmare and bring it down to show them.

I'd just be brave and sneak quietly into the attic with my lasso ready.

It wasn't there.
But I noticed a bunch of toys I though were lost lying in a pile behind some boxes.

Something weird was going on for sure.
Then I heard it creeping up the stairs....

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Little Penguin's Tale

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Shhh, little penguins. Now don't make a peep, and Grand Nanny Penguin will tell you a tale of long, long ago.

Once there lived a little penguin just like you. Just like you, except Little Penguin didn't listen to his Grand Nanny's tales.
One morning, at the break of dawn, he snuck off by himself to find some fun in the snowy, polar world.

Up one hill and down another, he soon left all his friends behind.
"Look at me!" Little Penguin cried. "I'm sliding on my tummy far, far away from home!"

Now everyone knows a little penguin can get lost far, far away from home.

But he didn't.
Right away, Little Penguin...