Hey everyone and welcome back to short stories for kids, the magical podcast of story adventures!

And now it's time for today's story request.

Hi Lucy, we're long time listeners from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

And we'd love a special shout out for our son Wesley.

If you're still taking story requests, Wesley is especially interested in dinosaurs.

And imagine a story involving him and his brother Malcolm exploring a haunted house with their dinosaur and animal friends.

Cheetahs are another favorite.

Where is most people have a dog or a cat as a pet?

Wesley and Malcolm were different, very different.

Malcolm for example did have a cat of sorts, but it was a big one.

A speedy, spotty cheetah called Chuck, having a cheetah as a pet, would be strange enough for most households.

But Wesley's pet was weirder still.

Wesley you see had a dinosaur.

A produce serratops to be exact, called Paxton.

It meant that when Wesley and Malcolm took their pets for a walk, they received quite a few surprise looks along the way.

On one such walk, they'd gone further than usual and ended up in a part of Minneapolis that they'd never been before.

The street itself was lined with trees whose dangling branches reached across the road to create a leafline tunnel beneath.

There were several large old houses widely spaced out with large gardens facing the road.

But where as most of the properties were in need and tidy, the one at the end of the street was very different.

The garden was overgrown and the house needed repainting and several repairs.

Oh, it looks spooky, said Wesley, as they peered past the weeds and thorn bushes.

Look, there's a sign underneath all those creepers and plants pointed out Malcolm.

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