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088 creative sparks                   a collection of creative writing by EPTS  089





 THE TRUST

 GAMES





   : RATCHAKIT TREEWITSAWAWATE

 Once upon a time, there was a very   “Behold! Young men, how dare you   seeds  that  I  gave  them  so  they  can’t
 wise ghost called Terry. He was haunting   enter my domain!” the ghost shouted   actually grow flowers”.
 the house he had lived in when he had   at the siblings. The three siblings were   A few months later, those three boys
 been alive. He was protecting his      scared but Michael, who was the oldest,   were back with a pot of flowers. Michael’s
 treasure from other people. He floated   stepped right in and asked the ghost   pot was very big and very tall. It might be
 around his place and thought to himself,   curiously, “ Mr. Ghost, can you show us   even  taller  than  Michael  himself. The
 “I have been protecting this treasure for   your treasure please?” The ghost was   second pot was from Josh. His flowers were
 a long time. Should I give up my        surprised that the boy didn’t seem to   also big and colorful. The last pot was from
 treasure?” “And if I have to give up my   be afraid in any way. “I will not just   Joshua.
 own treasure, who should I give it to?”   show you the treasure but I will give you   The ghost looked at Joshua’s pot and
 he asked himself confusingly. “ Oh! I   my treasure.” Said the ghost. The three   asked, “Where is the flower I gave you,
 have got an idea!” exclaimed the ghost.  siblings were excited. “But you have to   Joshua?” Joshua answered nervously, “I
 On the following day, there were   do something first.” As the ghost was   tried to grow it but it never grew up.” The
 three siblings who had heard about the   talking to them, he gave them three   ghost looked at Joshua’s face and smiled.
 treasure in the haunted house, so they   flower  seeds. “Whoever  grows  the       The ghost finally told the three boys about
 entered the house. The oldest was   biggest and tallest flower will get all of   the boiled seeds. The ghost gave the most
 Michael, the middle one was Josh, and   my treasure,” he said calmly. The boys   treasure to Joshua but he felt bad for the
 the last one was Joshua. Terry, the wise   received the seeds, then walked out.   other two boys so he gave them some too.
 ghost,  saw  this  opportunity  and             When the boys went out, the ghost   The moral: Whatever you are doing you
 appeared in front of these three kids.   thought to himself,“ I have boiled all the   must be trustworthy.
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