The Legend of the Laughing Skeleton

The Legend of the Laughing Skeleton By Elton Camp The real estate agent didn’t want to show the place “The old farmhouse and barn are both a disgrace.” “Since nobody has lived there since way back when It isn’t going to be fit ever to be inhabited again.” We insisted that we wanted to look at just the same And then the agent’s reluctance we couldn’t blame The fields and grounds were overgrown head high To salvage the house and barns would be a hard try But in the barn was an old tractor ready to ride And the house was filled with furniture inside A pile of unwashed dishes lay in the kitchen sink Taken by surprise, we didn’t know what to think So to the realtor we looked with shock and said, “It looks like the family living here suddenly fled.” He flushed, squirmed a bit and loosened up his tie “I can explain, but you will doubtless say it’s a lie.” The agent related how all of them were found dead And that the farm had become a horrid place of dread “Neighbors claim to see lights and hear a tractor roar. But whenever I check, all is exactly as it was before. Trying to sell this place is a major nuisance to me So make any offer, no matter how small it may be.” Then we made a lowball offer on the real estate deal To get it at the price we offered would sure be a steal The heirs didn’t even take a single day to think But accepted the proposal just as quick as a wink The next day, after the transaction was all closed out We visited the farm with delight and a loud shout Suddenly, from the old barn, we heard an engine roar A laughing skeleton on a tractor crashed thru the door “Ever since I saw you come here to look one day, I knew that you would be coming back to stay. Move right on in, as that will give me quite a thrill For now I will have yet another family I can kill.” We jumped into our car and took off up the drive Reaching the town, we were very glad to be alive Our frightening experience on that October morn Is how the legend of the laughing skeleton was born