The Ghost of the Donner Party: A 15-Minute Ghost Story, Educational Version
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“Is there any decent place to stop between here and the mountains?” I asked the storekeeper.
“You can pretty much camp anywhere along the way,” he said. “The Indians are pretty friendly here abouts.”
“If you’re at all concerned about making it over the mountains, though, I suggest you stop at old lady Williams’ place at the base of the mountains.”
“What’s so special about Old lady Williams’ place,” Charlie asked.
“Well, don’t laugh at me for saying so, but that old lady can tell the future. Some say it’s in her bones. Some say she talks to spirits. Either way, she seems to know when it’s safe to cross the pass and when it isn’t. You’d do best to listen to her.”
I smiled to myself. Living out in the middle of nowhere could really play with a man’s head. Imagine believing in ghosts!
Find out what happens to this wagon train in this short, but creepy tale.
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Ages 9 and up.
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Caitlind L. Alexander
Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.
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The Ghost of the Donner Party - Caitlind L. Alexander
THE GHOST OF THE DONNER PARTY
A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls
By Caitlind L. Alexander
A LearningIsland.com
15-Minute Ghost Story
Editor: Jennifer Robinson
Title Page Picture by Show Us Your Togwotee
Smashwords Edition
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The Ghost of the Donner Party: A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story / Caitlind L. Alexander
Summary: The ghost of a member of the Donner Party tries to help a wagon train safely across the mountains.
1. Ghosts. Juvenile Literature. 2. Donner Party. Juvenile Literature.
Reading Level: 4.3
Words: 2397
Ages 9 and up.
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THE GHOST OF THE DONNER PARTY
We finally reached Fort Bridger in late September. I’m not sure what the exact date was. Our wagon train had been delayed by so many mishaps along the way that we had lost track.
Finally we were nearing the end of our journey. Just another few weeks and we would be through the mountains and down into Sacramento.
We knew we didn’t have much time before winter, so our stop at Fort Bridger was a fast one. We pulled in around noon.
The first wagons in hit the store and stocked up on supplies. We made sure to leave enough for everyone else, though. There were 47 families in this train and we sure didn’t want what happened to the Donner Party to happen to us.
The Donner Party had come through this area about twenty years ago. They had gotten a late start