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    The Canterville Ghost

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    The Otis family moves into Canterville Chase, an old English castle that locals claim is haunted. Upon their arrival, the housekeeper Mrs. Umney warns them about a dark red bloodstain on the library floor that cannot be removed, as it is the blood of Lady Eleanore who was murdered by her husband. Washington easily cleans the stain, angering the ghost. A flash of lightning occurs as Mrs. Umney faints, claiming the ghost is angry, but the American Otis family is not afraid of ghosts.

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    The Otis family moves into Canterville Chase, an old English castle that locals claim is haunted. Upon their arrival, the housekeeper Mrs. Umney warns them about a dark red bloodstain on the library floor that cannot be removed, as it is the blood of Lady Eleanore who was murdered by her husband. Washington easily cleans the stain, angering the ghost. A flash of lightning occurs as Mrs. Umney faints, claiming the ghost is angry, but the American Otis family is not afraid of ghosts.

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    Part 1 of the Canterville Ghost story (simplified version)

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    The Otis family moves into Canterville Chase, an old English castle that locals claim is haunted. Upon their arrival, the housekeeper Mrs. Umney warns them about a dark red bloodstain on the library floor that cannot be removed, as it is the blood of Lady Eleanore who was murdered by her husband. Washington easily cleans the stain, angering the ghost. A flash of lightning occurs as Mrs. Umney faints, claiming the ghost is angry, but the American Otis family is not afraid of ghosts.

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    The Otis family moves into Canterville Chase, an old English castle that locals claim is haunted. Upon their arrival, the housekeeper Mrs. Umney warns them about a dark red bloodstain on the library floor that cannot be removed, as it is the blood of Lady Eleanore who was murdered by her husband. Washington easily cleans the stain, angering the ghost. A flash of lightning occurs as Mrs. Umney faints, claiming the ghost is angry, but the American Otis family is not afraid of ghosts.

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    The Canterville Ghost

    The stain
    Mr Hiram B. Otis was American. He wanted to live in an old castle in England, so he
    bought Canterville Chase. Everyone told him that he was doing something really
    stupid, because Canterville Chase was haunted. I am an American Mr Otis said to
    those who believed in the story of the ghost. And Americans dont believe in ghosts.
    They are an old-fashioned European idea.
    A few weeks later the Otis family started preparing for their new life in England.
    There were six people in the Otis family. Mr Otis himself was a United States
    minister. His wife, Mrs Lucrezia Otis, was a good-looking lady. When she had been
    young in New York, she was famous for her beauty. She was full of energy and very
    healthy. Their eldest son was Washington. He was tall and handsome. His sister,
    Virginia, was fifteen years old. She had large blue eyes and blonde hair. She was very
    lovely. A young English lord, Cecil, was in love with her. The youngest children were
    twins, Ricky and Robby. They were often naughty, but everybody liked them.
    When the family came to live at the house, they drove through the woods in a

    carriage.
    It was a lovely July evening. The birds were singing and rabbits
    ran away over the grass. However, as they got closer to Canterville Chase, the weather
    changed. The sky was suddenly full of dark clouds. Some large black birds flew over
    their heads, It began to rain. In the garden, they saw a black tree with no leaves or
    flowers on it.
    An old woman dressed in black was waiting for them at the door of the house. This

    was Mrs Umney, the housekeeper.


    Welcome to Canterville Chase, she said.
    They followed her into the library, Tea was ready for them,
    Whats that? asked Mrs Otis suddenly. There was a dark red stain on the floor by

    the fireplace.
    It is blood, said the housekeeper. How horrible said Mrs
    Otis. I dont like bloodstains in the sitting room. Remove it. Mrs Umney smiled. It
    is the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville. People say that she was very sick
    because her husband didnt love her any more. One day she disappeared. No one
    knew where she was and everybody thought that it was her husbands fault. Sir Simon
    never came back to the house, but his guilty spirit still haunts the place. And no one
    can remove the stain.
    Nonsense! said Washington. My special cleaner will clean it right away. He
    started rubbing the floor with the cleaner. In a few minutes, the stain was gone. At that
    moment, there was a great flash of lightning.
    Everyone was frightened.
    The Ghost is angry! said Mrs Umney and then fainted. We are Americans said Mr
    Otis. We arent afraid of ghosts. You are safe with us. Now, lets all go to bed.

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