The Night of the Noises / The Noises of the Night. Mar Pavón

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      To Nerea, whose night I imagined

      the right and the wrong way around.

      — Mar Pavón —

       The Night of the Noises

      Text © Mar Pavón

      Illustrations © María José Olavarría

      This edition © 2014 Cuento de Luz SL

      Calle Claveles 10 | Urb Monteclaro | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 28223 | Madrid | Spain

      www.cuentodeluz.com Title in Spanish: La noche de los ruidos English translation by Jon Brokenbrow

      ISBN: 978-84-15784-97-5

      Printed by Shanghai Chenxi Printing Co., Ltd. xxxx 2014, print number xxx

      All rights reserved

      Luke is a very brave little boy, but

      when night falls he hides under his

      sheets, absolutely terrified. The

      snarling of Blubberhead the monster

       makes his hair stand on end…

      Blubberhead, you’re such a bore!

      Get yourself outside that door!

      But in reply, Blubberhead just keeps

       snarling and growling. Luke pulls his

       sheets up higher and higher – and

       the worst thing is the night has only

       just begun!

      Luke, still shaking with fear, can hear Quiltbury

       the ghost creeping up on his bed. He knows it’s

       him because he can hear the clanking of his chains.

       Quiltbury, get out of here!

       I’m going to wet the bed in fear!

      But Quiltbury doesn’t pay any attention, and

       keeps moving towards Luke with his heavy chains.

       Does he want to wrap them around him?

      Things are getting pretty scary in Luke’s room: now it’s Verruca the witch

       who’s trying to open his window with her broomstick!

      Verruca, please, just stay outside,

       While I look for a place to hide!

      But Verruca keeps trying to get into Luke’s bedroom; maybe she’s going to

       turn him into some kind of horrible bug!

      And when Luke had finally calmed

       down a little, who should appear

       but Clankenstein, the evil monster

       made of tin and wires who wanders

       all around the house.

      Your clanking steps and clanking feet

       Are making my heart miss a beat!