Student: S.A.Stampoli Teacher: Tziva ChristinaClass: Junior High SchoolSchool year: 2008-2009

The Counterville ghost looks like an old, The Counterville ghost looks like an old, poor man, but it is obviously a ghost.poor man, but it is obviously a ghost.

It's a creation of the famous British It's a creation of the famous British authorauthor

Oscar Wilde,so it’s a literary character. Oscar Wilde,so it’s a literary character. This ghost used to beThis ghost used to be

a man, Sir Simon de Counterville, who a man, Sir Simon de Counterville, who murderedmurdered

his wife. After his death, Sir Simon turned his wife. After his death, Sir Simon turned into ainto a

ghost, which found it funny to play creepy ghost, which found it funny to play creepy jokesjokes

on the owners of his house. This sorry* on the owners of his house. This sorry* ghost isn’tghost isn’t

mean by it’s nature. It just likes behaving mean by it’s nature. It just likes behaving nasty tonasty to

prove that it has the ability to terrify prove that it has the ability to terrify humans, as mosthumans, as most

ghosts do. ghosts do.

The StoryThe Story One day, an American family, called the OtisOne day, an American family, called the Otisfamily, decides to move in the Counterville’s family, decides to move in the Counterville’s house. After this, the ghost tries desperately house. After this, the ghost tries desperately

to to scare them, but without results. It gets furious scare them, but without results. It gets furious and doesn’t come around again. Finally, theand doesn’t come around again. Finally, theyoungest daughter,Virginia,stands by Sir youngest daughter,Virginia,stands by Sir

Simon (the ghost) and helps him go to Simon (the ghost) and helps him go to heaven and find peace.heaven and find peace.

This monster has always This monster has always fascinated me. After all,fascinated me. After all,

despite it’s impolite despite it’s impolite behavior and it’s bad behavior and it’s bad habits, it was just tryinghabits, it was just trying

to find peaceto find peace in death’s in death’s armsarms..