The Witch From Switch by Nathan Boswell

Have you heard of the town called Switch
Which was visited each Halloween by a terrible witch?
She had a tall, purple hat and long green nails
And would fly on a broom with a cat that wails  

The people in town would run screaming and shouting
“Gather up our children – the witch is on an outing”
They would all run inside and lock the doors tight
And talk of the fear and the worry and the fright

Then one day they decided enough was enough
They would get rid of that witch and her evil stuff
They would think of a plan for next Halloween
To finish off that witch good and clean

The Mayor read a book that was called ‘the Wizard of Oz’
This would be the answer to their cause
They would melt that evil and wicked witch
And she would be gone from the town of Switch

So at Halloween they gathered together buckets and buckets
And prayed for wet weather
They heard the wails and the witch swooped down
They grabbed their pails and ran across the ground

They threw all the water on top of the witch
And shouted “never come back to the town of Switch”
“I’m melting, I’m melting” the witch cried out
And her cat began to sniffle and pout

The witch disappeared, the cat ran away
And were never seen again – hip hip hooray!

Nathan Boswell, Age 11

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Nathan was the winning entry in St John's Shopping Centre's recent short story writing competition.  His award winning poem was given a spooktastic illustration by the wonderful Charlie Doodles and has been scaring up a storm in Waterstone's Window.

Other winners and runners up included:

WINNER: The Witch from Switch by Nathan Boswell, aged 11, Oakbank Primary School

SECOND PLACE: The Skeletons of Haunted Manor by Logan Pillinger, aged 7, Rattray Primary School

THIRD PLACE:    Poltergeist Attack by Katie Currie, aged 11, Inchview Primary School

RUNNERS UP:

The Lion’s Gate by Leiah Maitland, aged 11, Crieff Primary School

Pumpkins on the Doorstep by Emily Kerr, aged 10, Dalgety Bay Primary School

The Spookiest Story Ever by Lily Cartwright, aged 5, The Community School of Auchterarder

The Moonlight Monster by Alexander Malcolm, aged 10, Allan’s Primary School, Stirling

Amy and the Witches by Abigail McLeod, aged 9, North Muirton Primary School

The Super Scary Costume by Samuel Lough, aged 10, St.Ninian's Primary School

The Beast of the Bay by Natasha Norman, Aged 6, Dalgety Bay Primary School