A Mysterious Night

Last night, I was at the office as usual. I’d had a long and difficult day at work. When I left the office for my home, I noticed that there was a large full moon in the sky and it was quiet everywhere. I was tired and lonely, so I decided to stop by the riverside and look at the moon for a while. I sat on some steps very close to the water’s edge, looked up at the big yellow moon and wondered if it really was made of cheese. I felt very tired, so I closed my eyes, and after a few minutes, I fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was very dark and cold. The wind was blowing and an owl hooted in a tree above me. I rubbed my eyes and started to get up, when suddenly I heard a splash. I looked down at the water and saw something – something terrible and frightening. Something was coming out of the water and moving towards me. It was green, strange and ugly. It was a long green arm, and it was stretching out from the water to grab my legs. I was so scared that I couldn’t move. The cold green hand was moving closer and closer, when suddenly there was a blue flash and a strange noise from behind me. Someone jumped onto the stairs next to me. He was wearing strange clothes and had a crazy look in his eyes. He shouted, ‘Get back!’ and pointed something at the monster in the water. There was a bright flash, and the monster hissed and disappeared.

I looked up at the man. He looked strange but kind. ‘Don’t fall asleep by the river when there’s a full moon,’ he said. ‘The Moon Goblins will get you.’ I’d never heard of the Moon Goblins before. I didn’t know what to do. ‘Who . . . who are you?’ I asked him. ‘You can call me “The Doctor”.’ he said. I was trying to think of something else to say when he turned around and said, ‘Watch the stars at night, and be careful of the full moon.’ I was trying to understand what he meant, when there was another blue flash and closed my eyes. When I opened them again, he had gone.

I couldn’t believe what had happened. What on earth were the Moon Goblins, and who was the mysterious Doctor? And why had he saved me? I was determined to find the answers to these questions. I stood up, looked at the moon and quickly walked home.