~~ 12 Days Of Halloween ~~ On the first day of Halloween my true love gave to me, a screech owl in a dead tree. On the second day of Halloween my true love gave to me, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the third day of Halloween my true love gave to me, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the fourth day of Halloween my true love gave to me, four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the fifth day of Halloween my true love gave to me, five scary spooks,...... four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the sixth day of Halloween my true love gave to me, six black cats howling, five scary spooks,....... four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the seventh day of Halloween my true love gave to me, seven pumpkins glowing, six black cats howling, five scary spooks,........ four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the eight day of Halloween my true love gave to me, eight monsters shrieking, seven pumpkins glowing, six black cats howling, five scary spooks,........ four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the ninth day of Halloween , my true love gave to me, nine ghosts a booing, eight monsters shrieking, seven pumpkins glowing, six black cats howling, five scary spooks......four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the tenth day of Halloween, my true love gave to me, ten mummies groaning, nine ghosts a boing, eight monsters shrieking, seven pumpkins glowing, six black cats howling, five scary spooks................four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the eleventh day of Halloween my true love gave to me, eleven witches cackling, ten mummy groaning, nine ghosts a booing, eight monsters shrieking, seven pumpkins glowing, six black cats howling, five scary spooks......... four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. On the twelfth day of Halloween my true love gave to me, twelve bats a flying, eleven witches cackling, ten mummies groaning, nine ghosts a booing, eight monsters shrieking, seven pumpkins glowing, six black cats howling, five scary spooks..............................four skeletons, three ghouls a leering, two trick or treaters, and a screech owl in a dead tree. By Linda Hotger July 2000