Fred's Halloween Adventure Part 5

Inside the castle

Once inside the castle walls, Fred soon found the main entrance, the doors wide open and emitting a strange glow. Fred entered and was amazed by what he saw.
The room was full of ancient objects and mysteries, all layered up and piled on top of each other, with thousands of candles littered about.
Fred knew he ought to be scared as anything could be lurking in this place, but under candlelight the room seemed rather beautiful.
Fred had a good look about but he couldn't see any obvious entrances and exits in this room, other than the one he came through, and the pink rabbit was nowhere to be seen.
"Where could he be?" thought Fred.
Fred spotted a small bird and wondered if he was nice and friendly, perhaps it might tell him of the location of the secret entrances.
"Hello?" said Fred to the little kiwi.
It didn't move a muscle.
Fred wasn't sure if the poor thing was too frightened to talk to him or if he maybe spoke another language.
"Erm... kia ora!" he said, trying to remember some Maori "Kei te pehea koe?"
The Kiwi seemed to blink at that, but still said nothing. "He must be very frightened!" thought Fred, concerned that maybe he should be more frightened too...
Soon Fred did find someone who would talk to him, a dainty little fairy trapped inside a globe.
She looked rather content trapped in there but I suppose she was quite safe.
Fred leaned in desperately trying to hear what she was saying to him, but couldn't hear anything through the glass. Fred was disappointed and waved goodbye to the little fairy, and kept on looking for more creatures to talk to.
Soon Fred found an elephant whose belly was intricately carved so you could see a baby inside.
"Hello" said Fred, hopefully.
"Oh hello dear," said the elephant.
Hooray, thought Fred , then saying aloud, "I don't suppose you know where the pink rabbit is, do you?" Fred asked politely.
"The pink rabbit?" said the elephant, "Now let me remember. I think I saw her today, but where she went I've no idea! All my time's taken up with this little one, constantly distracting me."
Almost to prove this point, the baby elephant started whining, and she had to attend to it. Fred sighed and continued on.
Soon enough Fred came to a pool of water and he sat down and looked into it, hoping to find some answers.
Fred sighed again and thought miserably about how it was possible to come through so much struggle only to reach the castle and, having found nothing, to just sit about hoping for answers.
 Whilst Fred was lost in his melancholy thoughts, a voice roused him, shouting "Oi!"
Fred looked up to see a pumpkin glaring at him angrily.
"Do you give up so easily, bunny? Don't be such a wimp! Are you just a waster, you useless, good for nothing?" the pumpkin said quieter but still angrily.
Fred was rather offended by this and asked the pumkin "Why are you being so mean? You don't even know me! Its very rude!"
At this the pumpkin swivelled slowly round to reveal a new face, and burst into tears.
"I'm so sorry!" it said " I don't mean to be mean but its easier than being sad most of the time. I've only got two faces, so that's the only moods I can choose from!"
Fred was no longer angry with the pumpkin, and in fact felt rather bad for it. "It must be tough being a pumpkin," he said.
"You've no idea!" the pumpkin sobbed out.
 Suddenly Fred had a great idea.
"I've got a plan, little pumpkin." he said.
"I'm a munchkin pumpkin," said the pumpkin sadly.
"When I felt really sad, or was acting out because of it, I made myself feel better by putting on a happy face."
"How can I do that?" asked the pumpkin.
"I've just the thing!" said Fred, as he helped the pumpkin over to where he left his bag.
Fred took out his knife and the pumpkin shivered.
Fred said "It might hurt a little bit..." and taking his knife he started to carve a happy bunny face into another side of the pumpkin.
Fred paused, wondering if this was the right thing to do, and whether the spookiness of the castle had hypnotised him into doing something rather cruel and menacing.
Fred asked the pumpkin if it was okay.
"I'm a pumpkin, I'm used to it by now!" snuffled the munchkin pumpkin.
Fred continued, comforted by this and soon enough the pumpkin had a happy bunny face, and bounced about on the spot, glad to have discovered another mood, but one that was far more enjoyable!