The Shadow Thief

HOOK: Everyone in town thought the old man was crazy… until the day his shadow

disappeared. STORY: Every morning, Mr. Calderon walked the same route—past

the bakery, the bridge, and the old clock tower—mumbling to himself.

Kids laughed at him. Adults ignored him. But he always repeated the same line:

“When the shadow leaves, the world follows.” One afternoon, a teenager named

Rafi secretly filmed him. But when he looked at the footage… Mr. Calderon had

no shadow. None. Not even under direct sunlight. The next day,

the clock tower stopped working. Dogs refused to go outside. People started getting