Grandma's Melodies

Sweet Magic

The night around you seems to swallow every sound as you stand, your hands shaky. The great beast before you growls like rolling thunder. You can feel its icy breath on you. Grandma's jam, sticky-sweet on your tongue, sends a rush of sparkling magic coursing through you. It's as if you've grown stronger, taller, more certain.

The moon-eating monster, a terror of shadow and fangs, hesitates in its threatening advance. It seems unsure now. You see surprising gentleness in its vast glowing eyes. Could it be the monster senses something different about you too? Is it the magical song that softly rings in your ears or the power from Grandma’s jam? You clutch the jam jar tighter.

• Feed the monster the jam.
• Fling the jam at the monster.