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Jokes and Riddles
by Deven Creeth
1. What do ghosts eat for supper?
A: Spooketi
2. How do you make a witch itch?
A: Take away the W
3. How do you fix a jack-o-lantern?
A: A pumpkin patch
4. What room does a ghost not need?
A: Living room
5. What circus performers can see in the dark?
A: Acro-bats
Why Leaves
Change Color
by Lauren Buchanan
Leaves change colors because the
leaves stop taking in water. As they
stop drinking water, the green color
(the chlorophyll) in the leaf or leaves
breaks down. The green color
disappears, and the yellow, orange,
and red colors become visible and
give the leaves part of their fall
splendor. Actually, the leaves don't
actually change colors they just lose
their green color.
WHY DO WE TELL JOKES ON
HALLOWEEN?
by: Grace Rollo
Everyone knows about the tradition of joke-
telling on Halloween, but do you know how
it got started?
Joke-telling on Halloween is not unique to
St. Louis. Apparently, the tradition actually
started in Des Moines, Iowa, where it began
as a Depression-era attempt to curb some
hooligan's antics, which included upending
trash cans, turning on fire hydrants and
shooting out street lights. It ran on the logic
that if you distracted children with the task
of coming up with a joke in exchange for
their candy, they might decide not to smash
the pumpkins on your porch.
This tradition has been long-standing, and it
is likely to go on for much longer.