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Name of the Storyteller:
Amy Alanis
Title of the Story:
Insomnia
Story Source Material:
Story Source Material: Story told from the book, Campfire Ghost
Stories, by Jo-Anne Christensen, with permission from Ghost
House Books Publishing Company given on April 1, 2005. Permission to
use the story received from the author on April 2, 2005, as follows:
“Dear Amy,
Your request was forwarded to me by the staff at Ghost House Books.
I just wanted to say yes, absolutely feel free to use that story or
any others of mine in your class. Thank you for taking the time to
inquire, and enjoy your story telling!
Best
Wishes, Jo-Anne
Christensen”
Taletype Classification of the
Story:
Taletype Classification of
the Story: Supernatural Legend
Story Rating:
Story Rating: Young
Adults/Adults
Abstract/Summary
Abstract/Summary: A lady
purchases a bed in a yard sale. When she goes to bed at night,
strange occurrences, including annoying noises and movements, come
from the other side of the bed. Desperate for sleep, the lady visits
the elderly woman from whom she purchased the bed. The elderly woman
shares a strange secret about the bed, while hiding another secret
of her own. |
