thought Sylvia.
Suddenly, Sylvia saw movement around her. All
of her friends and family
came out of the woods. They had their torches on. But they had something
else in their hands, too –
candles
! And they were singing something. It was
a song she knew well.
At
that moment, Sylvia understood everything. The creature took off its
costume
. It was her father! ‘Happy birthday, Sylvia!’ he said. Then he
joined in the singing.
‘Happy birthday to you!’ everybody sang around her. Sylvia didn’t know
whether to laugh or cry.
‘Dad, were you the creature?’ Sylvia asked in surprise. ‘Was it you this
whole time?’
‘Yes, my love. It was me all along. I had a great time playing the role!’ he
laughed.
Then he continued, ‘We planned the party for yesterday. But then
there was a development at your mother’s office. So we had to move the
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