Milo and the Friendly Shadow

The friendly shadow. Every night at bedtime, a little shadow appeared on the wall of Milo's room.

It wasn't scary. It wiggled its fingers. Sometimes, it even looked like it was dancing.

Milo whispered, "Hello." The shadow froze, then slowly waved back.

Milo laughed. "You're funny." Each night after that, the shadow came

back. When Milo yawned, it yawned too. When Milo brushed his teeth,

the shadow brushed its teeth, though it didn't have any. One night,

a storm rattled the windows. Thunder boomed. Milo felt a tiny shiver crawl up

his toes. Suddenly, the shadow grew bigger. Milo gulped.