Intro
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Halloween is a holiday that celebrates all things spooky, from witches and ghosts to full moons. But wait. What’s so scary about a full moon?
There are a lot of superstitions related to full moons. Some think a full moon makes people go insane. There are even legends about men turning into wolves when the moon is full.
Devan believes that strange things happen when there is a full moon. But Jeff thinks she’s freaking out for no reason. Hear their spooky conversation and decide for yourself who is right.
Dialog
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Devan: So all these weird things were happening last night. I crossed the path of a black cat, there was, like, weird people walking on the streets and giving me funny looks, and everything felt off. And then I realized that it was a full moon last night.
Jeff: Hmm. So?
Devan: So, you know how people’s mood changes when it’s a full moon?
Jeff: Well, I think that’s kind of a…an assumption. I don’t know how much truth there is to that.
Devan: You don’t believe that? You don’t think there’s anything spooky or a little bit weird about a full moon?
Jeff: No, not really. I mean, it changes the Earth physically. Like it stretches the Earth, it creates the tides, so it does affect quite a bit. I don’t know, maybe certain animals are sensitive to that. So I guess there could be some truth behind it, but as far as the people going nuts, I’m not so sure on that one. I think maybe you noticed a black cat and then thought of that, and then put it together with the full moon, and then noticed anything else remotely spooky afterwards.
Devan: So I guess a belief in werewolves is out for you then, right?
Jeff: Yeah, not so much. Although that’d be pretty cool.
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Discussion
Recently, Devan noticed a lot of weird and spooky things. She thinks it was because there was a full moon. But Jeff thinks she is just being superstitious.
Jeff says the full moon might affect the Earth or animals in certain ways. But he doesn’t believe that the full moon causes people to go insane. He also doesn’t believe that the full moon turns men into werewolves.
Do you believe that the full moon causes people to behave strangely? Do you find full moons spooky?
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My name is of Greek origin and means Moonlight, so how can the full moon be spooky for me? Full moon is my sister I love full moon nights. |
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