1. On Halloween Night, It’s Feast or Famine
Old people are either very generous or give you one peanut. There is no in-between.
-Excerpted from Close Encounters of the Third-Grade Kind: Thoughts on Teacherhood, copyright © 2009 by Phillip Done (Center Street/Hachette).
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3. Good Candy?
Tootsie Rolls, Kit Kats, Nerds, Twizzlers, Jolly Ranchers, Starbursts, Skittles, Snickers, and Whoppers.
Bad loot: toothbrushes.
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9. Who Knows Better Than You? No One!
That’s why it’s always better to choose your candy than to have someone else choose it for you.
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12. Know Your Shortcuts
Slide through hedges. Jump over gutters. Dodge strollers. And run, do not walk.
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15. Ask and You Will (Hopefully) Receive
After saying, “Trick or treat!” ask, “How many can I have?”
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