Trick or treat!
First they ring the doorbell at Paul's neighbors, Pauline's parents. 'Trick or treat!', the four call in chorus as the front door opens. 'Oh, oh, what creepy witches and vampires are standing at the door?!' Pauline's dad calls with a wink. 'I'd better get the sweets right away!' That puts the first sweet treats into the baskets - and when the four reach the middle of the street, one of them is already full to the brim. Time for a little break. While Paul, Kalle, Kati and Pauline are already thinking about how to divide their loot among themselves, they suddenly hear a frightening sound: 'Uuu-aaa, uuu-aaa!' The four wince in fright and Pauline clings to Kati's arm. 'W-w-w-what was that?' Paul asks, now frightened as well. Then the sound rings out again, even louder and eerier than before.
'Uuu-aaa, uuu-aaa' echoes through the night. 'I think that sound is getting closer!' Kati whispers. 'What are we going to do now?' By now everyone feels quite uneasy and they decide to run home quickly. They run as fast as they can in their costumes, but after only a few meters they suddenly hear peals of laughter. Immediately the four stop and look around - and there they already spot who had given them such a fright. Three little white ghosts appear from behind a tree, clutching their bellies with laughter. 'Ha, ha, very funny,' Paul grumbles. He's a bit annoyed at being tricked like that. And on Halloween of all nights! But when the little ghosts come closer and he recognizes his teammates from the football team, his anger quickly disappears. 'So, did you get that many sweets too?' Paul asks. 'No, unfortunately not,' says one of Paul's football friends, somewhat disappointed. 'We rang several doorbells, but many people weren't home.' Then Paul, Kati, Kalle and Pauline put their heads together and come to a very spontaneous and very nice decision: 'How about we share the sweets?' Kalle suggests. 'We have so much, it's enough for all of us!' The little ghosts are, of course, thrilled about this and they immediately head for Paul's house. For by now Paul's parents have already prepared everything for a spooky-beautiful Halloween party - with jelly, colorfully decorated muffins and a tasty fruit punch.
