LASTautumnmyparentswerestudyinginCanada,andbroughtmeoverwiththem.

Itwassoonmybirthday.ThencameHalloween(万圣节前夕).OnceIaskedMumwhytherewasHalloween.Shetoldmealotaboutghosts(鬼).Icouldn'trememberitall.Ijustrememberthatmanychildrenputoninterestingclothesonthatday.Theygofromdoortodoorandaskforsweets(糖果).

ShengAninCanadalastwinter

"Sweetsarelikegoodwordsforthedead(死去的),"Mumtoldme."Themorethebetter.Theycanhelpthedeadgotoabetterplace."

OnedaybeforeHalloween,Mumboughtmewitches'(女巫的)clothes.Theywereblack,withahat.

Dressingup

Thenextday,atabout6:30pm,Iwentoutwithmyparents.

Itwasdark.Manypeoplegottogetheraroundahouse.Theywereaskingforsweets.Lotsofchildrenweredressedindifferentclothes.

Ipushedinandreachedoutmyhand.Igotsome.

"Wow!There'snothinghardaboutthis,"Ithought.

IwassohappywhenIlookedatthecolourfulsweets.Butthereweresofew.

Somekidshadleftthehouseandstartedtoaskforsweetsdoortodoor.

Idecidedtogowiththem.Iwantedmore.

Iwasalittleafraidatfirst.Butthepeopleateachhousewereverykind.Theygavemelotsofsweets.

AftersometimeIhadenough.IstartedtolookaroundtoseewhatCanadiansdoatHalloween.

Thehousesweresodifferent!Someweremadeveryscary(可怕的).Therewerelife-likeskeletons(骷髅)onthefences.Thereweregraves(坟墓)inthegardens.Bat-like(象蝙蝠的)clothesflewinthewind.Butsomeweren'tsoscary.

WhenIwenthomethatday,Ifoundoutmysweetscouldfillawholebigbox!

"Thesweetscouldlastthroughtheyear!"Ithought,andtheydid.