This week's [50-word challenge](https://steemit.com/challenge/@jayna/fifty-wordstorychallengefunwritingopportunity-8mugjgabaz) hosted by our dear @jayna, has a funny prompt: **pumpkin**. How can you not think about Halloween and the funny jack-o-lanterns? All the joy pumpkins bring to children. Or at least this is what we, parents, believe. 🙂 The photo I used for this story is a portrait of my son's favourite lamp. --- ![PSX_20181013_230051.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPGinB6QRxHhaWWW7HAHx4qQN968izD1jW9AkLMxF4WAh/PSX_20181013_230051.jpg) ^{Huawei P20, f/4, 1/13 s, 3.81 mm, ISO1600, Photoshop Express edited} *Fear was making his little feet tremble. Those starry eyes seem to follow him everywhere. And the toothless mouth grinning... It was too much to bear, too much to cope with. Why is he supposed to endure this ordeal every single year? "Come on, Chris... It's just a harmless pumpkin."* ![steemit-border](https://img.esteem.ws/av4tt0mlsg.png) [![Picture1.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR9tbB3d48bL3fCq6rtPbcMgumDC5sgKArtr7oP97N1Ug/Picture1.png)](https://steemit.com/@photofriend) ![QvAAKWXl.gif](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdqK476bKydKzPyWfeyLAAhbR59JBWoxWNYQzA1be2Ewy/QvAAKWXl.gif) Member of [The Steemian Directory](https://www.steemiandir.com) ![QvAAKWXl.gif](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdqK476bKydKzPyWfeyLAAhbR59JBWoxWNYQzA1be2Ewy/QvAAKWXl.gif)

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