Pwf & The Goblins' Revenge pdf (16 page)

"So you are, so you are. And with that costume and your looks, I'm sure you'll have

no hesitation in awarding yourself first prize in the fancy dress."

"Oh I will," agreed Sharkadder confidently. "Thanks, Pong."

"You're welcome," said Pongwiffy. "Er — any chance of breakfast?"

POST SCRIPT

For those of you who like to know these things, here are a few details.

The Witches’ Party

Highly successful. Unanimously voted Best Hallowe’en Party Yet. Here are the results of the

Fancy Dress Competition:

1st Prize:

The Wicked Queen from Snow White and her Faithful Cat (Sharkadder and Dudley)

2nd Prize:

Little Bo Peep (Sourmuddle. Snoop declined to be a sheep)

3rd Prize:

Joan of Arc and her Trusty Steed (Macabre and Rory)

Runners up:

Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Ag and Bag)

Highly Commended:

Gaga, for her highly individual interpretation of a storm in a tea cup.

No mention at all of:

Happy the Dwarf (Ratsnappy)

The Good Witch Glinda (Sludgegooey)

The Witches on the Blasted Heath (Greymatter, Bendyshanks and Scrofula)

Sleeping Beauty and Friend (Bonidle and the Sloth)

The Sweet House Witch (Pongwiffy)

Judges:

Sharkadder, Ali Pali (who was uncorked for the evening) and one of the Witchway Rhythm

Boys (a small Dragon named Arthur).

Sharkadder, Sourmuddle, Macabre, Agglebag and Bagaggle and Gaga thought the results

exceptionally fair. Everyone else disagreed. So, as well as all the other lovely things that

were laid on, Pongwiffy's famed Hallowe'en Party included an enjoyable little punch-up

towards the end. Everyone agreed that the bonfire wasn't quite up to scratch this year,

though.

Other Snippets of Information:

The Goblins had their best ever Hallowe'en. Not only was their bonfire huge, they had all

those bread rolls. Plus, the Witches sent over a crate of past-the-sell-by-date blackcurrant

brew as a gesture of ill-will. To the Goblins, who live mostly on salt-flavoured water and

boiled nettles, it tasted lovely.

Ali Pali took advantage of the fight that broke out after the fancy dress parade, and

got away. The last time he was heard of, he was flogging secondhand flying carpets to

Zombies, so the likelihood is that by now he is a very rich Genie indeed with a lamp in town

and another one in the country.

Pongwiffy and Sharkadder broke friends again during the party. All over something

Hugo said to Dudley. But that hardly comes as news, does it?

Greymatter's Poem
(All thirty seconds)

What an entertaining, scintillating,

awe-inspiring party!

What a merry celebration, what a spree!

What a cause for jubilation

right across our great Witch nation!

What a nasty look Pongwiffy's giving me…..