Sawubona futhi wamukelekile kimi 31 Ubusuku Bendaba Eyethusayo uchungechunge lokugubha inyanga ye-Halloween nezindaba ezesabekayo zomlilo we-campfire esizaziyo nesizithandayo! Indaba yanamuhla I-Furry Collar inomlando onemibalabala yonke eyayo.

Iqale njengendaba ngaphakathi kwendaba enoveli ethandwayo ebizwa UMnumzane ovela eMelika ngu-Michael Arlen. Inovela ka-Arlen yathatheka yibo bonke ababeyifunda, kubalwa no-Alfred Hitchcock owayenza yafanela i- “Alfred Hitchcock Presents…” ngo-1956.  I-Furry Collar yathuthukisa impilo yayo ngaphandle kwe-novella, kodwa-ke, futhi yaba yindaba edumile yokuxoxa ngobusuku obumnyama nobunesiphepho obushintsha futhi obuvela ngamagama ashintshiwe kanye nesikhathi lapho kwenzeka khona le ndaba.

Ngaphandle kokuqhubeka, ake sibase umlilo wekamu futhi sihlale ukuze sifunde…I-Furry Collar.

Inothi Lomlobi: Lapha e-iHorror singabaxhasi abakhulu bokukhulisa izingane ngendlela efanele. Ezinye izindaba ezikulolu chungechunge zingase zibe ziningi kakhulu kwabancane bakho. Sicela ufunde kusengaphambili bese unquma ukuthi izingane zakho zingayisingatha le ndaba! Uma kungenjalo, thola enye indaba yanamuhla kusihlwa noma umane ubuye uzosibona kusasa. Ngamanye amagama, ungangisoli ngezinkinga zamaphupho ezingane zakho! ***

I-Furry Collar njengoba ilandiswa nguWaylon Jordan

UJulia noBessie babengabangane abakhulu, yize laba bobabili babengeke bahluke kakhulu. UJulia wayenesibindi futhi enobuhlobo ngenkathi uBessie ethule, enamahloni, futhi kubonakala njalo enokwesaba.

Ngobusuku be-Halloween, umndeni kaBessie kwakudingeka ube ungekho futhi wayesaba ukuhlala yedwa ngakho wacela uJulia ukuba alale naye ubusuku. UJulia, yebo, wavuma ukuhlala ukuze avikele umngani wakhe ekwesabeni kwakhe. Ikhaya lomndeni kaBessie lalingekho endleleni eshaywayo, uyabona, futhi kwakubuhlungu kakhulu ngakho-ke noJulia wayeqonda ukuthi umuntu angaba nokwesaba ukuhlala yedwa ngobusuku be-Halloween.

UJulia wafika ntambama kakhulu futhi amantombazane asebenzisa isikhathi sawo ekhuluma ngezinto ezenziwa amantombazane aneminyaka engu-15 ubudala. Bazenzela ukudla futhi babe nesikhathi esimnandi impela njengoba ilanga lishona kancane.

Kungakabiphi, kwase kuyisikhathi sokulala.

“Angisakwazi ukulinda ungibone ingubo yami yokulala entsha,” kubabaza uJulia, athathe ikhandlela lakhe abaleke egumbini ayoshintsha.

UBessie washintsha wagqoka ingubo yakhe yokulala emhlophe okotini, sonke lesi sikhathi ezibuza ukuthi umngane wakhe kungenzeka yini ukuthi angamtshengisa ini.

UJulia ubuyele egumbini egezwe ukukhanya okuncane kwekhandlela lakhe. UBessie wamangala lapho ebona ingubo enhle kasilika ebomvu eyayigqokwe umngane wakhe futhi nakakhulu ngoboya obumnyama obucebile obufaka ukhololo.

Amantombazane agibele embhedeni omkhulu kaBessie futhi alala lapho axoxa isikhathi eside kakhulu. Kwakusekudlule phakathi kwamabili lapho ngokungazelelwe bezwa umsindo ovela ezansi.

ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha…

Amantombazane aphenduka abukana, uvalo lukaBessie lukhanya emehlweni akhe.

"Bekuyini leyo?"

ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha…

UJulia wahlala embhedeni.

“Mhlawumbe yikati…” ephendula.

ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha…

"Ngizokwehla ngiyobona," kusho uJulia.

“CHA!” Akhale uBessie. “Ngeke ungishiye ngedwa lapha.”

“Ungabi ingane,” kusho uJulia ngonya kunalokho ayekuhlosile. “Kuzothatha umzuzwana nje. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi akulutho. ”

“Ngiyacela, Julia!”

"Ngiyazi! Ngizokhiya umnyango ngemuva kwami ​​ukuze kungangeni muntu. Kanjani ngalokho?"

Ukwazi ukuthi akakwazi ukukhuluma nomngani wakhe ukuthi ahlale, uBessie wavuma buthule.

UJulia wehla embhedeni, wakhanyisa ikhandlela, wathatha ukhiye womnyango waphuma waya ehholo. UBessie uhlale ethule ubambe umoya njengoba ezwa ngokuchofoza kokhiye engakhiweni. Wezwa umngani wakhe ehlehla ezitebhisini elandelwa umsindo futhi…

ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha, ukuklwebha…

UBessie wawela embhedeni futhi wazidonsela izembozo ngokulalelisisa ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngemuva kwemizuzu embalwa, wezwa umsindo futhi olandelwa yizinyathelo ezinyuka ngezitebhisi.

Klwebha, Krwela, Krwela...

UBessie waqhaqhazela njengoba yomibili imisindo ime ngaphandle kwekamelo lakhe lokulala. Wezwa ukhiye uphenduka esikhiyeni nakucijana lwamahinji ngenkathi umnyango uvuleka kancane. Wadonsa izembozo ngaphezulu kwekhanda lakhe kuphela lapho wabona ukuthi kumnyama kakhulu egumbini nokuthi uJulia uthathe ikhandlela labo okuwukuphela kwalo.

“Julia? Julia, uwena? ”

Wezwa ukuthamba kwendwangu kuhamba eceleni kombhede…

“Julia, uma kunguwe lowo, khanyisa ikhandlela!” Akhale uBessie.

Lapho kungenamuntu ophendulayo, uBessie welula kancane isandla kuze kube yilapho iminwe yakhe igeza indwangu kasilika yengubo kaJulia.

“Julia…?”

UBessie waphakamisela isandla sakhe phezulu egawini waze wezwa into emanzi. Iminwe yakhe yaqhaqhazela ngenkathi ecindezela isandla sakhe ngaphezulu kukhola woboya obuthambile bese kuthi, ngokuzumayo, kungabikho lutho. Akukho lutho ngaphandle kwesiqu segazi lapho ikhanda lomngane wakhe othandekayo bekufanele ngabe likhona.

Isidumbu sikaJulia sawela phansi ngenkathi ukukhala kukaBessie kuphazamisa ubusuku.

Lapho abazali bakhe bebuya ekuseni, bathola isidumbu sikaJulia phansi egumbini lokulala kanti uBessie ugoqene ekhoneni lekamelo lakhe. Izinwele zakhe zase ziphenduke zaba mhlophe qwa. Ikhanda likaJulia alitholakalanga…

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Siyabonga ngokujoyina nathi ngobusuku bendaba yethu! Siyethemba ukuthi uzophinde usijoyine ngendaba yangakusasa, futhi okwamanje, bafundi abajabulayo bokuzingela!

(Uma uphuthelwe yindaba yayizolo, chofoza lapha!)