Saffy’s Secret Star Swap — Behind the tall treat table, where sugar smelled like marshmallows and paper bats went flap-flap, Saffy invented a game. Read the full story →
Behind the tall treat table, where sugar smelled like marshmallows and paper bats went flap-flap, Saffy invented a game. She called it Secret Star Swap: take one paper star, hide it where someone sad might find it, and never say a peep. Saffy wanted the biggest star for the game’s first round, but it had slid under the table, past the cozy candy bowl and into the dusty dark.
Down she hopped—tap, tap, sticky tap. A crumb stuck to her orange stripe, and a ribbon tickled her face. Under the table waited a jack-o’-lantern whose smile had no sparkle left. Saffy tucked the big star beside him and whispered, “No peeking.” Then she climbed back with two candy corn friends, lighter by one star but fizzing inside. The pumpkin glowed anyway, and if you spot the stars around them, you’ll know which ones are still playing Secret Star Swap.
