Chapter Think

Capitulo 5

For some days after this, the ghost was very ill. He only left his room when he wanted to replace the blood stain on the library floor. When he began to feel better, he decided to try once more to frighten the Otis family.

The ghost chose Friday the 17th of August for his appearance. He spent most of the day deciding what to wear. In the end, he decided to wear a long white sheet and a large hat with a red feather on it. He also took a rusty old knife with him.

As night fell, a violent storm started. The wind was very strong and made all the windows shake. The ghost was happy. This was his favourite kind of weather. He was planning to scare the wfiole family. He thought, “I will go to Washington’s room first. He started it all when he cleaned up the blood stain. Then, I will terrify Mr and Mrs Otis; they will never be able to give me oil or medicine again! I am not sure about Virginia, though. She has never insulted me. A groan may be enough. But I will teach those terrible twins a lesson they will never forget. I will become a living nightmare for them.”

At half past ten he heard the family going to bed. For some time after that, he could hear the twins laughing, but by a quarter past eleven all was quiet. Just before midnight, the ghost left his room and started walking towards Washington’s room. As he passed a window, the moon disappeared behind a cloud, as if it was hiding from him. When the ghost reached the corridor which led to Washington’s room, he stopped for a moment and thought to himself, “ft is time.” But when he turned the corner, he saw something that made him scream out in terror. A terrible figure was standing in front of him. It had a shiny bald head and a fat round face; out of its eyes came rays of red light and its mouth looked as if it was on fire. Its clothes were similar to the Canterville Ghost’s clothes. It was holding a large sword above its head and round its neck hung a sign with strange letters on it.

The Canterville Ghost realised that it was a ghost too, but as he had never seen a ghost before, he was terrified. He turned around and ran back to his room as fast as he could. He got into his room, lay on a small bed and hid his face under the covers. As the night went on, however, his courage returned and just before dawn he decided to try and make friends with this other ghost. “Two ghosts are better than one,” he thought. “With its help it will be easier to frighten this terrible family.”

He got up and returned to the corridor where he had seen the other ghost. When he arrived there, he got another shock. Something terrible had happened to the other ghost! The light had disappeared from its eyes and mouth and the sword had fallen to the ground. He got closer and took the figure in his arms. But just then the head slipped off and rolled on the floor. It was only a hollow turnip and the body was just a broom and a white bed sheet! Then, the Canterville Ghost saw the sign that had been around the figure’s neck. It read:

“THE OTIS GHOST.

The only true original ghost .

beware of Imitations.

all others are fake”.

The ghost then understood everything. He had been tricked! He was very angry. He raised his hands high and said, “I swear that when the cock crows twice, I will have my revenge!” Just as he said this, a cock crowed in a distant farmhouse. He waited and waited for the second cock crow, but he heard nothing. By half past seven, when the people in the house started to wake up, he had to return to his secret room. He could not understand why the cock had crowed only once. He tried to find the answer in his books of magic. “That is strange, he thought. “All the books say that when this curse is used, the cock always crows twice. Maybe my magic is not working so well because I am very nervous and tired.” He then went to rest in a comfortable coffin and stayed there till the evening.

TRADUCCION

Para algunos días después de esto, el fantasma estaba muy enfermo. Sólo salió de su habitación cuando él quería sustituir la mancha de sangre en el suelo de la biblioteca. Cuando empezó a sentirse mejor, decidió probar una vez más para asustar a la familia Otis. El fantasma eligió Viernes 17 de agosto por su apariencia. Pasó la mayor parte del día para decidir qué ponerse. Al final, decidió usar una sábana blanca larga y un sombrero grande con una pluma roja en él. También tomó un cuchillo oxidado con él. Al caer la noche, una violenta tormenta comenzó. El viento era muy fuerte e hizo todas las ventanas tiemblan. El fantasma estaba contento. Esta era su tipo favorito de tiempo. Él tenía la intención de asustar a la familia wfiole. Él pensó: "Voy a ir a la habitación de Washington primero. Él lo empezó todo cuando limpió la mancha de sangre. Entonces, voy a aterrorizar a los señores Otis; que nunca será capaz de darme el aceite o la medicina de nuevo! No estoy seguro acerca de Virginia, sin embargo. Ella nunca me ha insultado. Un gruñido puede ser suficiente. Pero voy a enseñar a esos terribles gemelos una lección que nunca olvidarán. Me convertiré en una pesadilla viviente para ellos ". En diez y media oyó la familia ir a la cama. Durante algún tiempo después de eso, él podía oír los gemelos reír, sino por las once y cuarto todo estaba tranquilo. Justo antes de la medianoche, el fantasma salió de su habitación y comenzó a caminar hacia la habitación de Washington. Al pasar junto a una ventana, la luna desapareció detrás de una nube, como si se estaba escondiendo de él. Cuando el fantasma alcanzó el pasillo que conducía a la habitación de Washington, se detuvo por un momento y pensó para sí: "Ya es hora". Pero cuando se dio la vuelta de la esquina, vio algo que le hizo gritar de terror. Una figura horrible estaba de pie frente a él. Tenía una cabeza calva brillante y una cara redonda de grasa; fuera de sus ojos llegaron los rayos de luz roja y su boca parecía como si estuviera en llamas. Sus ropas eran similares a las ropas del fantasma de Canterville. Fue la celebración de una gran espada por encima de su cabeza y alrededor de su cuello colgaba un cartel con letras extrañas en él.

El fantasma de Canterville se dio cuenta de que era un fantasma también, pero como nunca había visto un fantasma antes, estaba aterrorizado. Se dio la vuelta y volvió corriendo a su habitación lo más rápido que pudo. Se metió en su habitación, yacía en una cama pequeña y escondió su rostro bajo las sábanas. Como fuimos en la noche, sin embargo, su coraje y regresó poco antes del amanecer, decidió tratar de hacer amigos

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